Sofia Gubaidulina co-founded the 'Astreya' Ensemble, which specialized in improvising on rare Russian, Caucasian, Central Asian, and East Asian folk and ritual instruments, influencing her creative work.
Composer Biography
Sofia Gubaidulina, a composer born in the Tatar Republic, studied piano with Grigory Kogan and composition at the Kazan and Moscow Conservatories.
Composer Biography
Sofia Gubaidulina is considered one of the leading representatives of New Music in the former Soviet Union, alongside Schnittke, Denisov, and Silvestrov.
Performer Biography
Anders Loguin, a percussionist and conductor, was a founding member of the percussion ensemble Kroumata and later co-founded Glorious Percussion.
Performer Biography
Geir Draugsvoll is recognized as a pioneer on the bayan, an accordion-like instrument, and has given world premieres of many works, including Sofia Gubaidulina's concerto Fachwerk, which was dedicated to him.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The vast majority of Sofia Gubaidulina's compositions have an extra-musical dimension, such as a poem, a ritual, or instrumental 'action,' and often reflect mystical ideas and Christian symbolism.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sofia Gubaidulina states that Dmitry Shostakovich and Anton Webern had the greatest influence on her work, teaching her "to be myself."
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Creation
Oquin, Parker & Rouse: Organ Concertos
In Memoriam Pehr Henrik Nordgren
Ronnefeld: Miracles / Sextet / Sonatine
Kancheli: Styx / Gubaidulina: Viola Concerto
Kancheli: Magnum Ignotum
Klaus Ospald: Más raíz, menos criatura & Quintett von den entlegenen Feldern
