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Toufektsis, Orestis (b. 1966, Tashkent). Uzbek-born Greek composer, now resident in
Austria, of orchestral, chamber, choral, piano, and electroacoustic works that
have been performed throughout Europe.
Mr. Toufektsis studied music theory and piano at the Contemporary Conservatory of Thessaloníki from 1985-93, while he simultaneously studied survey engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloníki. From 1993-99, he studied with Herman Markus Pressl and later with Gerd Kühr at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz and graduated with honors.
Among his honors are the
Kompositionspreis from the city of Klagenfurt (1995), Third Prize in the composition
competition of the Hochschulerschaft der Österreichischen Kunst Universitäten (1997,
for für 2 Flöten, Altflöte und Crotales) and First and
Second prizes from the same academy (1999, for Nalos-Ackmi and Arsyon).
He has been a member of the
composers collective Die Andere Saite since 1995 and in 1998, co-founded the new
music ensemble ART-resonanz. His music has been heard in Athens, Bremen, Graz, Klagenfurt,
Thessaloníki, Vienna, and elsewhere, and has been broadcast in Austria and
Germany.
He has taught harmony and music
theory at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz since 1999.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail
address: orestistouf@hotmail.com
Street
address: Mr. Orestis Toufektsis, Mandellstr. 31, A - 8010 Graz, Austria
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Nalos-Ackmi, 2 string
quartets, large orchestra, 1998; Arsyon,
large orchestra, 1998
CHAMBER MUSIC: Duett, 2 violins, 1993; Klein
Ensemblestück, clarinet, 3 saxophones, French horn, 2 celli, 3 double
basses, vibraphone, xylophone, percussion, 1994; OPUS MINUS 7, string quartet, 1994; für 2 Flöten, Altflöte und
Crotales, 1995; AENAON minus 2.13, flute, bass clarinet, soprano
saxophone, violin, cello, double bass (+ bass guitar), piano, marimba,
percussion, 1995; m (3) i (5) k (7) r (11) o, viola, 1995; Streichquintett, string quartet, double
bass, 1996; Duett, 2 violins, 1997; I(11)NT(5)ER(17)F(13)ER(3)EN(7)Z, 2 percussion, 1997; Fraktum 1, clarinet, bass clarinet,
bassoon, French horn, B-flat trumpet, prepared piano, 1999; Aresset 2, string quartet, 2000; Fraktum/Aresset 3, violin, viola, cello, 2001
CHORAL: Asydehlun, 16 mixed voices, 1997
PIANO: Klavierstück, 1995; Fraktum 1.1, 1999; Interferenz 2, 2 pianos, 2002
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Aresset, 4-track tape, 1998; Fraktum/mikro 2, violin, tape, 1999
(Last
updated on February 15, 2003)
