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Safronov, Anton
(b. May 19, 1972, Moscow). Russian composer, now resident in both Russia and
Germany, of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed
throughout Europe and elsewhere.
Mr. Safronov studied composition
with Edison Denisov and Vladimir Tarnopolski
and musicology with Yuri Kholopov at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow from 1991-96 and
graduated with a diploma of excellency. He was then an assistant to Vladimir Tarnopolski
at the same conservatory from 1996-99.
He has also studied abroad, first as
a fellow in Rheinsberg from 1994-98, where he attended masterclasses with
Paul-Heinz Dittrich, Joël-François Durand, Dieter Schnebel, and Mathias
Spahlinger. From 1996-98, he was a follow of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
at the Universität der Künste in Berlin and the Institut für Neue Musik, where
he attended courses with Walter Zimmermann.
In 1998, he was a fellow of the Berliner Kultursenat and then had further
post-graduate studies with Wolfgang Rihm
in Karlsruhe.
His awards include First Prize at
the Concours International de Composition Musicale de Besançon (France, 1996,
for L’espace de sentiment continu) and First Prize at the P. Jurgenson
Young Composers Competition in Moscow (2001, for blätter von gestern – blätter
von morgen).
His works have been heard throughout
Russia and in France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, The Netherlands,
and Sweden. His music has also been heard at notable festivals, including the
Moscow Autumn (1993, 1995, 1997, 2001), the Dresdner Tage für Zeitgenössische
Musik (1997), the Festival International de Musique de Besançon (1997), Toward
the 21st Century (Jerusalem, 1998), and the Gaudeamus Music Week
(2001), among others.
Among the performers of his music are the Düsseldorfer Ensemble, Ensemble Berlin, Ensemble Modern, ensemble mosaik, the Moscow Studio of Contemporary Music, l’Orchestre National de Lille, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin, among others.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail
address: antonsafronov@hotmail.com
Street
address (Russia): Mr. Anton Safronov, Leninsky Prospect 37/A - 68, 119334
Moscow, Russia
Telephone (Russia): + 709 5958 5167
Street address (Germany): Mr. Anton Safronov, Neuer Weg 54, D - 76228 Karlsruhe, Germany
Telephone
(Germany): + 4907 2147 63241
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Adagio Concertante, flute, string orchestra, 1991, revised 1992; L’espace
de sentiment continu, large orchestra (62 players), 1996; blätter von gestern – blätter von morgen, small orchestra (13
players), 1999, revised 2001
CHAMBER MUSIC: String Quartet, 1987, revised 1990; Spring – …concerto,
flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1992; 3 Fragments, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1994; …riflessioni…, viola, cello, double bass,
1995; Bird of Farewell, flute (+ bass
flute), 1997, revised 1998; CHRONOS…
– DREAM (Ever Wrath of Running Time), clarinet (+ E-flat clarinet, bass
clarinet), bassoon (+ contrabassoon), French horn (+ tenor tuba), string
quartet, double bass, 2000, revised 2001; sentimento
– …CODA (in memoriam Edison Denisov),
piano, ensemble (flute [+ bass flute], clarinet [+ bass clarinet], trombone,
violin, viola, cello, double bass, accordion, percussion), 2001 (version of
piano work)
CHORAL: Vom See (text by Francisco Tanzer), 8 mixed voices, 1998
VOCAL: 3 Verses by Rafael Alberti, alto/baritone, piano, 1993
PIANO: sentimento – …CODA (in
memoriam Edison Denisov), 1997, revised 2001 (also version for piano, ensemble)
(Last
updated on February 16, 2003)
