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Birkenkötter, Jörg (b. May 19, 1963, Dortmund). German composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Asia, Europe and the USA.
Mr. Birkenkötter studied composition with Nicolaus A. Huber and piano with Detlef Kraus and Catherine Vickers at the Folkwang-Hochschule Essen from 1982-89 and studied composition with Helmut Lachenmann at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart from 1990-94.
Among his honors are residencies at the Künstlerhof Schreyahn (1989-90), on a fellowship from the state of Niedersächsen, and the Villa Massimo in Rome (1994-95), as well as the Beethovenpreis Bonn, the Gaudeamus Composition Prize and the Schneider-Schott-Musikpreis. His works have been performed throughout Germany, as well as in Australia, Belgium, China, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Korea, Switzerland, and the USA.
He taught music theory at the Musikhochschule Dortmund from 1990-2002 and has taught at the Musikhochschule Frankfurt/Main since 2002.
Breitkopf & Härtel publishes his music.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: j.birkenkoetter@dokom.net
Street address: Mr. Jörg Birkenkötter, Buddenacker 8E, D - 44309 Dortmund, Germany
Telephone: + 4923 1477 1065
Fax: + 492 3120 6674
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: ...zur Nähe – voran, large orchestra (80 players), 1987-88; Klänge Schatten, small orchestra (16 players), 1989-90; Halt!, small orchestra (16 players), 1995; gekippte Genauigkeiten, piano obbligato, large orchestra (63 players), 1995-96; Vier Stücke, small orchestra (16 players), 1996; gekoppelt – getrennt, 2 pianos, 4 violins (around hall), large orchestra (75 players), tape, 1997; Tripelkonzert, saxophone, piano, percussion, small orchestra (13 players; around hall), large orchestra (69 players), 2001-03; Schumann ist der Dichter, large orchestra (66 players), 2004
CHAMBER MUSIC: Solo für Violoncello, 1986; ...kaum einen Hauch, clarinet, cello, piano, 1988; Vier Stücke für Akkordeon, accordion, 1989; Entwurf einer Landschaft, 5 percussion, 1990-92; Wiederholte Annäherung, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), trombone, cello, piano, 1992-93; Spiel/Abbruch, oboe, trombone, cello, piano, accordion, 2 percussion, tape, 1993-94; getrennt – untrennbar, flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, cello, piano, 1998; ins weite..., alto flute (+ piccolo), bass clarinet, percussion, 1998; in nomine..., flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 1999; Schwebende Form, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 1999-2000; Streichtrio, violin, viola, cello, 1999-2000; Drei Sätze und Coda, baritone saxophone (+ soprano saxophone), piano, percussion, 2000-01; paysage neuf, percussion, 2001
CHORAL: Sieben Stücke nach Gedichten von Friedrich Hölderlin und Paul Celan, 10 mixed voices, flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 1994-95; Départ (text by Arthur Rimbaud), 4 mixed voices, 2000; Départ – zweiter Versuch über Rimbaud, 6 mixed voices, trombone, percussion, 2002-03
VOCAL: Vorgespräch über Fragment, soprano, piano, 1997
PIANO: Schwebung und Strenge, 1991
DISCOGRAPHY
paysage neuf; Schwebung und Strenge; Solo für Violoncello; Vier Stücke für Akkordeon. Matthias Lorenz, cello; Hwa-Kyung Yim, piano; Teodoro Anzellotti, accordion; Thomas Oesterdiekhoff, percussion (Cavalli Records: CCD 247)
Schwebung und Strenge. Hwa-Kyung Yim, piano (Col Legno: WWE 20055)
gekoppelt – getrennt. Sven-Thomas Kiebler, Hwa-Kyung Yim, pianos; Bernhard Kontarsky/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Col Legno: WWE 20082)
...kaum einen Hauch. Ensemble SIC (Disque van d'oeuvre: 9508)
Sieben Stücke nach Gedichten von Friedrich Hölderlin und Paul Celan. Manfred Schreier/Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Ensemble Varianti (Koch/Schwann: 5037)
...kaum einen Hauch. Ensemble SIC (Semantic: 860)
Spiel/Abbruch; Wiederholte Annäherung; ...zur Nähe – voran. Quartett Avance; Johannes Kalitzke/Musikfabrik; Dennis Russell Davies/Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester (Wergo: 6536)
getrennt – untrennbar. Ives Ensemble (Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik 2002, documentation CD)
Départ – zweiter Versuch über Rimbaud. Uwe Dierksen, trombone; Dirk Rothbrust, percussion; Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik 2003, documentation CD)
(Last updated on November 7, 2004)
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