Samy Moussa primarily focuses his compositional attention on large ensembles like orchestras to realize his musical intentions, which are also informed by his experience as a conductor.
Performer Biography
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO Berlin), founded in 1946 as the RIAS Symphony Orchestra, has gained an excellent reputation for its stylistic certainty and commitment to contemporary music.
Performer Biography
Emanuele Torquati, an Italian pianist, is praised by the New York Times as a 'thoughtful musician and a champion of contemporary music' and by the Boston Globe as 'a vibrant pianist, excellent overall'.
Performer Biography
Kent Nagano, a renowned conductor, has been the Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 2006 and will become General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera in 2015.
Performer Biography
The Armida Quartet, named after one of Joseph Haydn's operas, won first prize and the Audience Award at the 61st International Music Competition of ARD in 2012.
Composer Biography
Samy Moussa, born in Montreal in 1984, has had his orchestral music championed by renowned musicians such as Pierre Boulez and Kent Nagano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Samy Moussa's music aims to overwhelm and overpower listeners, valuing an energetic and virile gesture over merely touching them.
