23 JANUARY 2019

DOROTHEE EBERHARDT - GERMANY

BORN 23 JANUARY 

Dorothee Eberhardt was born in Memmingen, Southern Germany on the 23rd January 1952. She studied musicology and composition at Goldsmiths College (B. Mus.) and clarinet at Trinity College, London (LTCL). Upon completion of her studies, she worked in London as a composer and music teacher. In 1992, she returned to Germany and now lives near Munich. Dorothee Eberhardt's works are performed and broadcast internationally, and in 1999, her first CD, featuring chamber music, was produced (Melisma no. 07175-2). In the beginning of 2004 her second CD (Cavalli Records CCD 263) and in June 2008 her third CD with chamber music has been released (Cavalli Records CCD 297). 

Her works are published by TRIO Musik Edition, Mühldorf and edition 49 (formerly Vogt&Fritz, Schweinfurt). Pieces in album collections are published by ABRSM Publishing, London, Ricordi and Schott.

♫ LISTEN 

Träume by Dorothee Eberhardt

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LARYSA KUZMENKO  - CANADA
BORN 23  JANUARY

Larysa Kuzmenko is a Toronto-based composer, pianist, and Juno nominee. Her works have been published by Boosey and Hawkes, commissioned, performed, broadcast, and recorded by many outstanding musicians all over the world. Some prominent ensemble and soloists who have performed her works include: the Toronto Symphony Orchestra directed by Peter Oundjian and Jukka-Pekka Saraste, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra directed by Bramwell Tovey, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra directed by Jeffrey Moule, the Gryphon Trio, the Composer's Orchestra directed by Gary Kulesha, the New Hampshire Philharmonic directed by Mark Latham, flutist Susan Hoeppner, pianists Anton Kuerti and Christina Petrowska-Quilico, and cellist Shauna Rolston.

Her works demonstrate a strong affinity towards the mainstream of classical music. She imbues her music with a strong melodic sense, and a firm rooting in traditional, albeit extended tonal processes. She is currently on staff at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music, where she teaches composition and piano.

♫ LISTEN 

A Prayer by Laryza Kuzmenko 

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