HÈCTOR PARRA (*1976)
photo: © Peter Oswald
Hèctor Parra (Barcelona, 1976) studied in the Conservatorium of Barcelona, where he was awarded Prizes with Distinction in Composition, Piano and Harmony. He has studied composition with David Padros, Brian Ferneyhough and Jonathan Harvey, as well as with Michael Jarrell at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva. Master in Composition in the Paris-VIII University, Annual Cursus on Composition at IRCAM and Post-Cursus in the CNSMD Lyon. The Ensemble intercontemporain, the Arditti Quartet, ensemble recherche, musikFabrik, the Philarmonic Orchestra of Liège, Holland Symfonia, National Orchestra of Ile-de-France, KNM Berlin, Ensemble Alternance, Algoritmo Ensemble, Proxima Centauri, have premiered his work. He has received commissions from the French State, from the IRCAM-Centre Pompidou in four occasions, from the Spanish Ministry of culture, from the Government of Catalonia and from institutions such as Berlin Academy of Arts, Ensemble intercontemporain, Klangforum Wien/Impuls, ADK-Berlin, Strasbourg Festival, CDMC (Madrid), National Orchestra of Ile-de-France, IVM (Valencia), Musica de Hoy (X. Güell)-Schauspielhaus Salzburg, Fundación Caja Madrid and the Selmer Society (Paris). His music has been also played at the international festivals of Lucerne, Avignon, Agora-Ircam, Royaumont, Centre Acanthes, Forum Neues Musiktheater of the Stuttgart Opera House, Maison de la Danse de Lyon, Novart de Bordeaux, ADK Berlin, Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, “Nous Sons” Barcelona, Traiettorie-Parma, Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam), Philharmonie Luxembourg.
In 2007 he has been awarded the Earplay Donald Aird Memorial International Composition Prize of San Francisco (USA). In 2005 he was unanimously awarded the “Tremplin Prize” given by the Ensemble intercontemporain and was finalist in the International Gaudeamus Competition. In 2002 he won the “INAEM Prize for Musical Composition” (The National Institute for Performing Arts and Music of Spain). Tritó (Barcelona) publishes his music. Currently, he is Professor of Electro-Acoustic Composition at the Conservatorium of Zaragoza, invited professor at the Conservatorium of the Barcelona Opera House (El Liceu) and composer in research at IRCAM in Paris.
Hèctor Parra (Barcelona, 1976) studierte am Konservatorium in Barcelona, wo er Auszeichnungen in Komposition, Klavier und Harmonielehre erhielt. Er studierte Komposition bei David Padros, Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Harvey und Michael Jarrell an der Haute École de Musique in Genf. Kompositionsstudium an der l’Université de Paris VIII sowie Kurse am Ircam und CNSMD Lyon. Aufführungen unter anderem vom Ensemble intercontemporain, Arditti Quartet, ensemble recherche, musikFabrik, l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Holland Symfonia, l’Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, KNM Berlin, Ensemble Alternance, Algoritmo Ensemble, Proxima Centauri. Kompositionsaufträge vom Ircam, spanischen und französichen Kulturministerium der Regierung Kataloniens, Akademie der Künste in Berlin, Ensemble intercontemporain, Klangforum Wien/Impuls, Strasbourg Festival, CDMC (Madrid), l’Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, IVM (Valencia), Musica de Hoy (X. Güell), Schauspielhaus Salzburg, Fundación Caja Madrid und der Selmer Society (Paris). Aufführungen auch bei den wichtigen internationalen Festivals, wie Luzern, Avignon, Agora (Ircam), Royaumont, Centre Acanthes, Forum Neues Musiktheater of the Stuttgart Opera House, Maison de la Danse de Lyon, Novart de Bordeaux, ADK Berlin, Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, “Nous Sons” Barcelona, Traiettorie in Parma, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Luxembourg.
2007 erhielt Hèctor Parra den Earplay Donald Aird Memorial International Composers Prize of San Francisco. 2005 wurde er einstimmig mit dem Tremplin Prize des Ensemble Intercontemporain und war Finalist beim internationalen Gaudeamus Wettbewerb. 2002 gewann er den INAEM Preis für Komposition. Hèctor Parra ist Professor für Elektroakustische Komposition am Konservatorium in Zaragoza und Gastprofessor am Konservatorium der Oper in Barcelona. Weiters ist er forschend am Ircam tätig.
photo: © Peter Oswald
Hèctor Parra (Barcelona, 1976) studied in the Conservatorium of Barcelona, where he was awarded Prizes with Distinction in Composition, Piano and Harmony. He has studied composition with David Padros, Brian Ferneyhough and Jonathan Harvey, as well as with Michael Jarrell at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva. Master in Composition in the Paris-VIII University, Annual Cursus on Composition at IRCAM and Post-Cursus in the CNSMD Lyon. The Ensemble intercontemporain, the Arditti Quartet, ensemble recherche, musikFabrik, the Philarmonic Orchestra of Liège, Holland Symfonia, National Orchestra of Ile-de-France, KNM Berlin, Ensemble Alternance, Algoritmo Ensemble, Proxima Centauri, have premiered his work. He has received commissions from the French State, from the IRCAM-Centre Pompidou in four occasions, from the Spanish Ministry of culture, from the Government of Catalonia and from institutions such as Berlin Academy of Arts, Ensemble intercontemporain, Klangforum Wien/Impuls, ADK-Berlin, Strasbourg Festival, CDMC (Madrid), National Orchestra of Ile-de-France, IVM (Valencia), Musica de Hoy (X. Güell)-Schauspielhaus Salzburg, Fundación Caja Madrid and the Selmer Society (Paris). His music has been also played at the international festivals of Lucerne, Avignon, Agora-Ircam, Royaumont, Centre Acanthes, Forum Neues Musiktheater of the Stuttgart Opera House, Maison de la Danse de Lyon, Novart de Bordeaux, ADK Berlin, Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, “Nous Sons” Barcelona, Traiettorie-Parma, Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam), Philharmonie Luxembourg.
In 2007 he has been awarded the Earplay Donald Aird Memorial International Composition Prize of San Francisco (USA). In 2005 he was unanimously awarded the “Tremplin Prize” given by the Ensemble intercontemporain and was finalist in the International Gaudeamus Competition. In 2002 he won the “INAEM Prize for Musical Composition” (The National Institute for Performing Arts and Music of Spain). Tritó (Barcelona) publishes his music. Currently, he is Professor of Electro-Acoustic Composition at the Conservatorium of Zaragoza, invited professor at the Conservatorium of the Barcelona Opera House (El Liceu) and composer in research at IRCAM in Paris.
Hèctor Parra (Barcelona, 1976) studierte am Konservatorium in Barcelona, wo er Auszeichnungen in Komposition, Klavier und Harmonielehre erhielt. Er studierte Komposition bei David Padros, Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Harvey und Michael Jarrell an der Haute École de Musique in Genf. Kompositionsstudium an der l’Université de Paris VIII sowie Kurse am Ircam und CNSMD Lyon. Aufführungen unter anderem vom Ensemble intercontemporain, Arditti Quartet, ensemble recherche, musikFabrik, l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Holland Symfonia, l’Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, KNM Berlin, Ensemble Alternance, Algoritmo Ensemble, Proxima Centauri. Kompositionsaufträge vom Ircam, spanischen und französichen Kulturministerium der Regierung Kataloniens, Akademie der Künste in Berlin, Ensemble intercontemporain, Klangforum Wien/Impuls, Strasbourg Festival, CDMC (Madrid), l’Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, IVM (Valencia), Musica de Hoy (X. Güell), Schauspielhaus Salzburg, Fundación Caja Madrid und der Selmer Society (Paris). Aufführungen auch bei den wichtigen internationalen Festivals, wie Luzern, Avignon, Agora (Ircam), Royaumont, Centre Acanthes, Forum Neues Musiktheater of the Stuttgart Opera House, Maison de la Danse de Lyon, Novart de Bordeaux, ADK Berlin, Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, “Nous Sons” Barcelona, Traiettorie in Parma, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Luxembourg.
2007 erhielt Hèctor Parra den Earplay Donald Aird Memorial International Composers Prize of San Francisco. 2005 wurde er einstimmig mit dem Tremplin Prize des Ensemble Intercontemporain und war Finalist beim internationalen Gaudeamus Wettbewerb. 2002 gewann er den INAEM Preis für Komposition. Hèctor Parra ist Professor für Elektroakustische Komposition am Konservatorium in Zaragoza und Gastprofessor am Konservatorium der Oper in Barcelona. Weiters ist er forschend am Ircam tätig.
