| |
Peter Eötvös The Hungarian Peter Eötvös combines the three important artistic roles of composer, conductor and teacher. And his compositions—such as Seven, Replica, Cello Concerto Grosso, Concerto for 2 Pianos, Atlantis and zeroPoints—feature in the repertoires of a great many orchestras and ensembles. Eötvös has led performances of his own works in Europe, Asia and America in his dual role as a composer and a conductor. Eötvös’s successful opera Three Sisters was followed by further important creations in the area of music theatre: Le Balcon, Angels in America, Lady Sarashina and Love and Other Demons. His career as a conductor is characterised by longterm collaboration with important orchestras such as the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the London Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble intercontemporain and Ensemble Modern. From 1985 to 2008, Eötvös held several positions as head conductor or first guest conductor with formations including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, the Radio Kamer Filharmonie Hilversum, the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. As early as the 1970s, Eötvös had managed to make a name for himself as a conductor of contemporary music: among other activities, he appeared with the Stockhausen Ensemble and worked at the WDR Electronic Music Studio in Cologne. In 1978, Pierre Boulez invited him to assume musical direction of Ensemble intercontemporain in Paris. He was to hold this post until 1991. Furthermore, Peter Eötvös has also taught at the music academies of Cologne and Karlsruhe. In 1991, he founded the “International Eötvös Institute and Foundation for Young Conductors and Composers” in Budapest. In 2007 he received the Frankfurt Music Prize, and in 2011 a Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement in Venice. |