Friedrich Cerha

Featuring

Birgit Erz
Ilona Kindt
Karla Haltenwanger
Boulanger Trio
Friedrich Cerha

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Performer Biography

The Boulanger Trio, founded in 2006, is named after sisters Nadia and Lili Boulanger, whose personalities and dedication to music are a great source of inspiration for the trio.

Performer Biography

The Boulanger Trio won the 4th Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in Norway in 2007 and the Rauhe Prize for Modern Chamber Music in 2008.

Composer Biography

Friedrich Cerha, the composer on this album, was politically active as a high school student, deserted twice from the German Wehrmacht, and survived the end of the war as a mountain guide in the Tirol region of Austria.

Composer Biography

Friedrich Cerha co-founded 'die reihe' in 1958, one of the world's first permanent soloist ensembles for new music, which he directed until 1983.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Friedrich Cerha's compositional output is diverse, comprising around 170 works across all genres, from solo pieces and chamber music to symphonies and five full-length musical theatre works.

Cultural Impact

Friedrich Cerha completed the unfinished third act of Alban Berg's opera Lulu, making a significant 20th-century work fully accessible to the music world.

Composer Biography

Friedrich Cerha, the composer, studied violin, composition, music education, musicology, German studies, and philosophy at the Academy and University of Vienna.