Detlev Glanert
b. 1960
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Detlev Glanert studied with Henze in Cologne * Acclaimed particularly for his operas and orchestral works which demonstrate lyrical gifts and a fascination with the Romantic past viewed from a modern perspective * Admires Mahler for his expressive encompassing of the entire world, and Ravel for his glittering artificial surfaces * Won the prestigious Rolf Liebermann Opera Prize in 1993 for The Mirror of the Great Emperor, staged at Mannheim in 1995 and Mönchengladbach in 1997, and the Bavarian Theatre Prize in 2001 for Jest, Satire, Irony and Deeper Meaning, with numerous stage productions his most successful opera so far * Orchestral output includes three symphonies and concertos for piano and violin * his works are conducted by, among others, Markus Stenz, Oliver Knussen, Kent Nagano, Semyon Bychkov and Jun Märkl
Works by Detlev Glanert include:
Mahler/Skizze (1989) for ensemble
Secret Room (2002) Chamber sonata for ensemble
Jest, Satire, Irony and Deeper Meaning (1999/2000) Comic opera after the play by Grabbe
Four Preludes and Serious Songs (2004/05) for bass baritone and orchestra
Looking Ahead : new CD with Theatrum Bestiarum conducted by Semyon Bychkov, as well as further performances of the work in Milan (Apr.), with the German National Youth Orchestra and Jac van Steen (Aug.) and with the Berlin Philharmonic (2008/09); Austrian premiere of Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung in Vienna (Feb 08); premiere of Double Concerto in Glasgow (Mar 08); new stage work Nijinskys Diary to be premiered at Aachen (Apr 2008); new stage production of The Three Riddles in Hagen (May 2008)
"The language is direct and highly expressive; the mood dark and troubled" — The Independent
