René WOHLHAUSER
| 1954 | Born 24th March in Zürich, grew up in Brienz. Many years
experience as rock and jazz musician and composer for radio plays. |
| 1975-79 | Basel Conservatory: harmony, counterpoint, analysis,
score-reading, improvisation, instrumentation and composition with
Thomas KESSLER, Robert SUTER,
Jacques WILDBERGER and Jürg WYTTENBACH.
Further courses in electronic music, film music, non-european music and
conducting, as well as philosophy (with Hans SANER). Music theory
teaching diploma. Composition courses with Kazimierz SEROCKI,
Mauricio KAGEL, Herbert BRÜN and Heinz HOLLIGER.
In depth composition studies with Klaus HUBER and
Brian FERNEYHOUGH. |
| 1978 | `Valentino Bucchi´ Composition Prize, Rome, for Souvenirs de
l'Occitanie for solo clarinet. |
| 1981 | Association of German Music Schools Composition Prize, Bonn, for
Stilstudien for piano, four guitars and two percussionists. |
| 1983 | VJMZ Composition Prize, Zürich. |
| 1984 | City and Canton Fribourg Composition Prize for Fragmente für
Orchester. |
| 1987 | Salzburg Cathedral Chapter Composition Prize for Orgelstück. |
| 1988 | Kranichsteiner Stipendienpreis at the Internationale Ferienkurse
für Neue Musik Darmstadt for Adagio assai for string
quartet (premiered by the Arditti Quartet). |
| 1990 | Eastern Swiss Foundation for Music and Theatre Composition Prize,
St. Gallen: 1st Prize for Klarinettentrio Metamusik. |
| 1991 | Bursary from the Luzern Department of Education. |
| 1992 | Commendation Prize of the Swiss Society for the Furtherance of
Musical Education, Zürich, for the often published essay
From Simple Graphic Notations and Text Compositions
to Thought in Music. |
| 1996 | `Selection´ prize from Swiss Radio International for the portrait CD
in statu mutandi. |
| 1998 | Bursary from the Basel-Landschaft Departement of Education.
Many performances in Switzerland and abroad, e.g., Toronto, Newcastle,
Basle, Luzern, Klangforum Vienna, Scandinavia, Tokyo, Frankfurt,
Aachen, Munich, Weimar, Notre-Dame de Paris, Speyrer Dom, Russia,
Azerbaijan, Glinka Hall St. Petersburg, Herkulessaal der Residenz in
M’nchen, Schauspielhaus Berlin, amongst others and also often at
festivals such as the Schweizerisches Tonkünstlerfest, Tage für Neue
Musik Zürich, the international festival of Odessa and the Darmstadt
Ferienkurse für Neue Musik; several portrait concerts.
Active as lecturer, above all on own works (including since 1988
regular invitations as guest lecturer at the Internationale Darmstädter
Ferienkurse für Neue Musik).
Publications on compositional, aesthetic and philosophical aspects of
new music, in among others MusikTexte Cologne,
Neue Zürcher Zeitung and the
Darmstädter Beiträge zur Neuen Musik.
Many existing unpublished texts.
Co-founder together with Mathias STEINAUER of the Basle Composers
Forum and the worldwide score distribution agency Adesso.
Commissions from Switzerland and abroad from various ensembles,
orchestras, institutions, ministries and arts organisations.
Studio recordings by home and foreign radio stations, as well as
portrait concerts and guest lectures on radio.
Articles on his compositional work published by many musicologists.
His works are available on various CDs.
Since 1979 teacher of music theory and composition at the Basle Music
Academy (and 1979-91 at the Luzern Academy). Lives as freelance
composer in Basle. |
English translation: James CLARKE
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