Avner Dorman

nato il 14.4.1975 a Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israele

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Avner Dorman

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Avner Dorman (Hebrew: ) (born April 14, 1975 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-born composer of contemporary classical music.

Biography

Avner Dorman holds a Doctorate in Music Composition from the Juilliard School [1] where he studied as a C.V. Starr fellow with John Corigliano.[2] He completed his Masters degree at Tel Aviv University (where he majored in music, musicology, and physics) studying with former Soviet composer Josef Bardanashvili.[3]

At age 25, Avner Dorman became the youngest composer to ever win Israel's prestigious Prime-Minister's award. Since, he has been awarded the "ACUM" prize from the Israeli performing rights society for his Ellef Symphony.[4]Maariv, the second largest newspaper in Israel, named Dorman Composer of the Year for 2002,[5] and the performance of his song cycle Boaz received the Israeli Cultural Ministry Prize for best performance of Israeli music the same year. Dormans Variations Without a Theme, premiered by Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in November 2003, won the 2004 Best Composition of the Year award from ACUM. This piece led to a commission from Zubin Mehta, PercaDu, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!, a concerto for percussion duo and orchestra that became one of the most performed compositions of the decade.[6] Avner Dorman's music is published by G. Schirmer

Prominent orchestras that have performed Avner Dorman's music include the New York Philharmonic Orchestra[7] the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,[8] San Francisco Symphony, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.

In 2006 Naxos Records released an album dedicated to Avner Dorman's piano works with Eliran Avni at the piano to critical acclaim. Ken Smith of the Gramophone Magazine wrote that Dorman is not just a fresh, young voice, worth following. Hes also a composer whose music, particularly as rendered here by pianist Eliran Avni (for whom several of these works were written), fits well on the instrument and resonates strongly with the musical tradition at large.[9] In 2010 Naxos Records release an album dedicated to Avner Dorman's chamber orchestra concerti. Avi Avital's performance of Dorman's Mandolin Concerto on this recording was nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award in the category of Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra.

Dorman is an Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation (IcExcellence) chosen artist since 2008, which is one of Israel's highest recognition for excellence in the arts.

He is currently a professor of theory and composition at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College. On May 29, 2013 it was announced that Dorman was appointed to be the next music director of CityMusic Cleveland chamber orchestra.

Compositions

Works for Symphonic Orchestra

  • Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu (2012, commissioned and premiere by the Stockton Symphony, led by music director Peter Jaffe)[10]
  • Astrolatry (2011, Commissioned and premiered by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Justin Brown)
  • (not) The Shadow (2010, a Magnum Opus commission, premiered by Marin Symphony conducted by Alasdair Neale)
  • Azerbaijani Dance (2010, premiered by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta)
  • Uriah (2008-9, commissioned and premiered by the San Francisco Symphony conducted by David Robertson)
  • Lost Souls, a Piano Concerto (2009, premiered by Alon Goldstein and the Kansas City Symphony conducted by Michael Stern)
  • Violin Concerto (2006, premiered by Ittai Shappira and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra)
  • Variations Without A Theme (2003, premiered by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta)
  • Ellef Symphony (2000)
  • Chorale for Strings (1999)

Concertos for Chamber Orchestra

  • Mandolin Concerto (2006)
  • Concerto Grosso (2003)
  • Concerto in A (1995)
  • Piccolo Concerto (2001)
  • Saxophone Concerto (2003, Premiered by Joshua Redman and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra conducted by Justin Brown)

Music for Film and Dance

  • Wonderland (2013 film) directed by Avi Nesher
  • Impact (2006)
  • "Falafel" (2001)
  • Accord/Discord (1999)
  • Ben (1997)

Chamber Music

  • Mantra (2013, commissioned by Shuffle Concert)
  • Memory Games (2011, commissioned by Hilary Hahn)
  • Nigunim, Sonata no.3 for Violin and Piano (2011, co-commissioned and premiered by Gil Shaham and Orli Shaham at the 92 Street Y)
  • Prayer for the Innocents for two string quartets (2009, commissioned by Keshet Eilon Masterclasses)
  • Sonata No.2 for Violin and Piano (2008, commissioned and premiered by Sayaka Shoji)
  • Jerusalem Mix (2007 commissioned by the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival and the Chicago Chamber Musicians)
  • String Quartet No.2 (2004)
  • Sonata No.1 for Violin and Piano (2004)
  • String Quartet No.1 (2003 - commissioned by the Jerusalem Music Center for the Jerusalem Quartet)
  • Trio (2001)
  • Tree-yO! (1996)

Piano Solo

  • Three Etudes (2012, commissioned by the Stecher and Horowitz foundation)
  • Karsilama for two pianos (2012, commissioned by duo Amal)
  • Libi Bamizrach - Piano Sonata No.4 (2011)
  • For Jenny (2008)
  • Nocturne Insomniaque (2007, commissioned and premiered by Inon Barnatan)
  • Azerbaijani Dance (2005)
  • Sonata No.3 / Dance Suite (2005)
  • Moments Musicaux (2003)
  • Piano Sonata No.2 (2000)
  • Piano Sonata No.1 (1999)
  • Prelude No.1 (1992)

Concertos for Percussion

  • Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! (2006 premiered April 2,4,6 2006 by PercaDu and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta)
  • "Frozen in Time" (2007 premiered December 2,3 2007 by Martin Grubinger and the Hamburg Philharmonic conducted by Simone Young)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

  • Premiered February 2013 by Inbal Segev conducted by Randall Craig Fleischer

Vocal

  • Letters from Gettysburg (2013)
  • Psalm 67 (2004)
  • Boaz (2002)
  • The fear of men (2006), after two poems by Ronen Altman Kaydar

External links

References

  • Official biography on the G. Schirmer website, above
  • Official biography from his personal site, above
  1. The Juilliard Journal, Feb 2012, Margaret Shakespeare, "Keeping It All in the Family"
  2. Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2009, Ng, "Composer Avner Dorman spices things up"
  3. Jerusalem Post, Feb 23, 2001, Zehavi, "Rock-music 'Brat' moves on
  4. Jerusalem Post, Feb 23, 2001, Zehavi, "Rock-music 'Brat' moves on
  5. Ma'ariv, Sep. 6, 2002, Ora Binur, "Composer of the Year"
  6. Lebrecht, Norman. Last composer standing guess whos top now. Arts Journal. Retrieved on December 14, 2012.
  7. New York Times, March 19, 2009, Schweitzer, "Concerto for Percussion, With a Global Outlook"
  8. Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2009, Ng, "Composer Avner Dorman spices things up"
  9. Smith, Ken, Reviews, September 2006.
  10. Conley, Paul, A Struggling City Finds Inspiration in Classical Music, 7 March 2012. URL accessed on 14 December 2012.
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