(b. 7 May 1979, Ljubljana).
Slovenian composer, now resident in both Germany and Slovenia, of mostly orchestral, chamber and vocal works that have been performed in Europe and elsewhere.
Mr. Žuraj studied composition with Marko Mihevc at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, where he graduated in 2002. He later had postgraduate studies with Lothar Voigtländer at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden and with Wolfgang Rihm at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe.
Among his honours are a recommended work at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers in Stockholm (2012, for Warm-Up), the Kompositionspreis from the city of Stuttgart (2012, for Changeover) and a residency at the Deutsche Akademie at the Villa Massimo in Rome (2014). His music has been performed in Austria, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
He has lectured on Gregorian chant and instrumentation at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE:
Orlando.Schloss. (opera in 1 act), 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, 5 mixed voices, orchestra (9 winds, 10 brass, harp, piano, harpsichord, 2 percussion, 25 strings), 2012–13
ORCHESTRAL:
Torklja (overture), orchestra/large orchestra (minimum 60 players), 1999
Burlesque, 2000
Tango, flute, orchestra, 2000 (version of chamber work)
Musica da camera, musical saw, small orchestra (18 players), 2001
In medias res, large orchestra (85 players), 2003–04
Concerto, alto saxophone, orchestra (6 winds, 9 brass, harp, timpani, 3 percussion, 40 strings), 2006
Concerto, A-clarinet, orchestra (6 winds, 9 brass, harp, timpani, 3 percussion, 40 strings), 2006–09
Tiebreak, large orchestra (70 players), 2010
Overgrip, orchestra (8 winds, 7 brass, timpani, percussion, 36 strings), 2010
Changeover, small orchestra (19 players), large orchestra (96 players), 2011
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Wind Quintet, 'In stile orientale', flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1998
Space Echoes, flute (+ gong), synthesizer, 5 percussion, 1999
Tango, flute, piano, 2000 (also versions for flute, orchestra; clarinet/violin/cello, piano, 2002)
Cloop, alto flute, musical saw, percussion, 2001
Ruée, clarinet, 2002, revised 2010
Kontra, clarinet, French horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 2002 (one section may be performed separately: Cadenza per corno, French horn)
Want to Practise... (musical scene), flute, French horn, 2003
Concertino, French horn, ensemble (flute [+ piccolo], oboe, bass clarinet, bassoon), 2005
Nachspiel zur Letzten Hoffnung, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, bassoon, French horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 2005
Fragment, string quartet, 2006
Relief, tenor saxophone, ensemble (English horn, French horn, trumpet, trombone, viola, cello), 2006
Oktett, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 French horns, 2006
Airphones, 4 saxophones, 2007
Reflections, recorder, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, harpischord, 2007
Quadriptych, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, 2008
Crosscourt, flute (+ piccolo), bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, trumpet, 13-string koto (zither from Japan), violin, cello, electronic keyboard, percussion, fixed media, 2008
Deuce, tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, marimba (+ conga), 2008
Dropshot, 2 French horns (2nd + Wagner tuba), ensemble (flute [+ piccolo], clarinet [+ bass clarinet], trumpet, 2 violins, cello, 2 pianos, 2 percussion), 2010
CourtNr2, flute (+ voice, piccolo), clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, 2 pianos, 2 percussion, 2010
The French Open, French horn, 2010
Net Cord, 6 violins, 2 violas, cello, double bass, 2010
Top Spin, 3 percussion, 2011
Framed, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 2011
Warm-Up, French horn, 2 percussion, 2012
Silhouette, accordion, 2012
Contour, flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), oboe (+ English horn), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), French horn, bassoon (+ contrabassoon), 2012
Re-Slide, trombone, ensemble (flute [+ piccolo, alto flute], oboe [+ English horn], clarinet [+ bass clarinet], bassoon [+ contrabassoon], French horn, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos, double bass, piano, percussion), 2012
Scratch, string quartet, 2012
Restrung, flute (+ piccolo, bass flute), oboe (+ English horn), clarinet (+ contrabass clarinet), tenor saxophone (+ B-flat tubax [modified saxophone]), bassoon (+ contrabassoon), 2 French horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos, double bass, piano, harpsichord (+ clavichord), 2 percussion, 2012
Fired-Up, flute (+ piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bassoon (+ contrabassoon), French horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 2013
Matrix, Disklavier, live electronics, 2013
CHORAL:
O Magnum Mysterium, mixed chorus, 2001
Pegam & Lambergar, mixed chorus, organ, live electronics, 2005
Sprich auch Du (text by Paul Celan), mixed chorus, 2006
Zur Freude, children's chorus, French horn, 2 B-flat trumpets, tenor-bass trombone, tuba, 2010
VOCAL:
Memento Mori (text by France Prešeren), soprano, piano, 2000
Chopo muerto (text by Federico García Lorca), soprano, large orchestra (92 players), 2002
The Cat (text by Svetlana Makarović), soprano, piano, 2004
Vocalise, soprano, viola da gamba, harpsichord, 2006
Trilogus (text from a source in Latin), 3 sopranos, 2008
Zgübleni (texts from folksongs from Prlekija region, Slovenia), alto, flute, clarinet, viola, cello, percussion, live electronics, 2010–11
Insideout (episode, text by Alexander Stockinger), soprano, baritone, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon (+ contrabassoon), French horn, trumpet, trombone, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, 2 percussion, 2013
Recitativi, high voice, harpsichord, 2012
Übürall (farces, text by Alexander Stockinger), soprano, flute (+ piccolo, bass flute), oboe (+ English horn, lupophone [modified heckelphone by Guntram Wolf]), clarinet (+ contrabass clarinet), tenor saxophone (+ B-flat tubax), bassoon (+ contrabassoon), 2 French horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos, double bass, piano, harpsichord (+ clavichord), accordion, 2 percussion, 2013
PIANO:
Pianofonics, piano, live electronics, 2002
Čmrlj, 2011
ORGAN:
Perpetuum, organ, live electronics, 2006
Mouvement, 2007
Best-of-Five, 2011
ELECTROACOUSTIC:
iSlider, fixed media (8 tracks), 2007
ODTRG, fixed media (8 tracks), 2008
Fluctus, fixed media (8 tracks), 2009