Hèctor Parra
Biography
Hèctor Parra (Barcelona on 1976) has studied composition with Jonathan Harvey, Brian Ferneyhough as well as with Michael Jarrell in Geneva. He has the Master in Arts of the Paris-VIII University with honours. He has been Professor of Electroacoustic Composition at the Conservatory of Music of Zaragoza, in Spain, and actually he is teaching composition at Ircam, in Paris.
Premieres of his works have been performed by the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Klangforum Wien, Ensembe Recherche, the Arditti Quartet, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Freiburger Barockorchester, Concerto Köln, Barcelona National Orchestra, Spain National Orchestra, etc.
He received commissions from the French state, the Ircam-Centre Pompidou, the Berlin Academy of Arts, the Strasbourg Musica Festival, Musée du Louvre, WDR, SWR, Kölner Philharmonie, Mécénat Musical Société Générale and the Selmer Society, among others. His works are premiered at the international festivals of Lucerne, Warsaw Autumn, Wien Modern, Paris Philharmonie, Donaueschingen, Ircam Agora and Manifeste, Witten, Stuttgart Opera House, Bacelona Opera Liceu, Guggenheim NY, San Francisco Arts Festival, Vienna Konzerthaus...
He has composed five operas in close collaboration with writers such as Marie NDiaye and Händl Klaus, that has been staged by Caixto Bieito, Vera Nemirova, Georges Lavaudant, Matthew Ritchie, Benjamin Schad and Robert Pienz at the Berlin Staatsoper 2016, Teatro Real/Teatros de Canal 2017, Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele 2015, Münchener Biennale 2014, Theater Freiburg 2014, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord 2014, Festival Musica Strasbourg 2014, Sophiensaele Berlin and Basel Gare du Nord 2013, Gran Teatre del Liceu 2010, Luxemburg Philharmonie 2010, Kaaitheater Bruxelles 2010, Centre Pompidou 2009, Opera de Hoy 2007, Madrid, etc. His opera ‘Das geopferte Leben, 2014’ was nominated by the prestigious German magazine Opernwelt ‘one of the premieres of the year’, and his last opera, Wilde, has been qualified as ‘a masterpiece’ by the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and the specialized magazine Das Opernglas.
Winner of the Ernst von Siemens Composers Prize 2011 and Catalan National Prize for Culture 2017, in 2009 he won the Tendències Prize of the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. In 2007 he won the Donald Aird Memorial Prize of San Francisco and in 2008 the Impuls/Klangforum Wien de Graz. In 2005 he was unanimously awarded the Tremplin Prize given by the Ensemble Intercontemporain. In 2002 he won the Prize of the National Institute for Performing Arts and Music of Spain.
A monographic CD with his trios and chamber music performed by the ensemble Recherche has been published by the label KAIROS (2008). In 2010 KAIROS publishes his chamber opera Hypermusic Prologue, with a libretto of the renowned Harvard physicist Lisa Randall, played by the Ensemble Intercontemporain and Ircam, and in 2012 Col-legno and the Ernst von Siemens Foundation publishes his fourth monographic CD: Caressant l’Horizon.
His works are published by Durand/Universal Music Publishing Classical, Paris, and Editorial Tritó (Barcelona).
Events
PERCUSSION COMPETITION
FINAL ROUND WITH ORCHESTRA
PART 1 : 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Mr. Till Lingenberg, 22 years old, Switzerland/Germany
- Pierre Jodlowski: 24 Loops
- Anthony Pateras: Mutant Theatre
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Ms. Mariana Bednarska, 25 years old, Poland
- Iannis Xenakis: Psappha
- Vinko Globokar: ?Corporel
- Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor K.141
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Ms. Hyeji Bak, 28 years old, South Korea
- Christos Hatzis: Fertility Rites
- Minas Borboudakis: Evlogitária
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PART 2: 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Mr. Till Lingenberg, 22 years old, Switzerland/Germany
- Peter Eötvös: Speaking Drums
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Ms. Mariana Bednarska, 25 years old, Poland
- Peter Eötvös: Speaking Drums
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Ms. Hyeji Bak, 28 years old, South Korea
- Peter Eötvös: Speaking Drums
With the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Julien Leroy, conductor
Solo trumpet: Olivier Bombrun
--- intermission ---
11:15 PM* - Prize-giving ceremony
*approximative time
Presentation : Rémi Ortega
- Direct broadcast on Espace 2, media partner of the Geneva Competition
- Video streamed on concoursgeneve.ch and our YouTube Channel
Tickets for the final round of the Percussion Competition are available from 30 Sept. on the website of the City of Geneva.
Yamaha et Bergerault, partners of the percussion competition
PERCUSSION - SEMI-FINAL ROUND
(max. 6 candidates, with electronics, max. 40')
14:00 - Mr. Richard PUTZ, 26 years old, Germany
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Olivier Vivarès, clarinette basse
- Franco Donatoni: Omar I pour vibraphone
- Javier Alvarez: Temazcal pour maracas et électronique
- Tobias Broström: Arena pour multi percussion
14:45 - Ms. Marianna BEDNARSKA, 25 years old, Poland
- Luis Naón: Caprices 5 et 6 pour percussion et électronique
- Hèctor Parra: Mineral Life pour multi percussion
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Olivier Vivarès, clarinette basse
15:30 - Ms Hyeji BAK, 28 years old, South Korea
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Olivier Vivarès, clarinette basse
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II pour vibraphone
- Salvatore Sciarrino: Il legno e la parola pour marimba et cloche
- Javier Alvarez: Temazcal pour maracas et électronique
19:00 - Mr. Till LINGENBERG, 22 years old, Germany
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Ernesto Molinari, clarinette basse
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen Drums pour multi percussion
- Till Lingenberg: Corpus pour vibraphone et bande
- Pierre Jodlowski: Time and Money, 1er mvt., pour percussion et électronique
19:45 - Mr. Yao-Te HSIEH, 26 years old, Taiwan
- Isabel Urrutia Rasines: Mara-Mara pour marimba
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Ernesto Molinari, clarinette basse
- J. Manuel López López: Cálculo secreto pour vibraphone
- Per Nørgård: I Ching: IV. Fire over Water pour multi percussion
20:30 - Mr. Oliver XU, 22 years old, United States
- Alejandro Vinao: Khan Variations pour marimba
- Per Nørgård: I Ching: III. The Gentle, The Penetrating
pour multi percussion
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Ernesto Molinari, clarinette basse
- Keith Jarrett: The Köln Concert, Part IIc pour marimba, trans. M. Barrueco
PROGRAMME OF THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND:
- Compulsory work, commissioned from the Competition :
Pierre Jodlowski : I.T. for percussion, bass clarinet and electronics
Soloists : Ernesto Molinari and Olivier Vivarès (clarinet)
- Solo programme at free choice, with possibility of pieces with electronics
Session 1 : 2 PM - 4:45 PM
Session 2 : 7 PM - 9:45 PM
Centre des Arts, International School of Geneva (Route de Chêne 62)
All competition sessions are open to the public !
Yamaha et Bergerault, partners of the percussion competition
PERCUSSION - RECITAL 2
(max. 16 candidates, max. 30' in total)
10:30 - M. Yao-Te HSIEH, 26 years old, Taiwan
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Frédéric Durieux: Incidences (1996)
(multi percussion) - Georges Aperghis: Le corps à corps (1978)
(théâtre musical)
11:00 - M. Miguel FILIPE, 24 years old, Portugal
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Matthew Shlomowitz: Hi hat and me (2010)
(un percussioniste et sa voix) - Iannis Xenakis: Psappha (1975)
(multi percussion)
11:30 - M. Till LINGENBERG, 22 years old, Germany
- Michael Jarrell: Assonance VII (1992)
(multi percussion) - Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Vinko Globokar: ?Corporel (1984)
(un percussioniste et son corps)
16:00 - Ms. Sungyeon KONG, 19 years old, South Korea
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Karlheinz Stockhausen: N° 9 Zyklus (1959)
(multi percussion) - Junghae Lee: Buk (1996)
(multi percussion)
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Frédéric Durieux: Incidences (1996)
(multi percussion) - Maki Ishii: Beatessence 1 (2002)
(O-daiko, gros tambour japonais)
19:00 - Ms. Hyeji BAK, 28 years old, South Korea
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Norio Fukushi: Ground
(multi percussion) - Jacob Druckman: Reflections on the nature of water (1986)
(marimba) Mouvements 3 et 6
19:30 - Mr. Richard PUTZ, 26 years old, Germany
- Franco Donatoni: Omar II (1985)
(vibraphone) - Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Iannis Xenakis: Psappha (1975)
(multi percussion)
Session 1 : 10:30 AM - 12:30 AM
Session 2 : 4 PM - 6 PM
Session 3 : 7 PM - 9 PM
Centre des Arts, International School of Geneva (route de Chêne 62)
All competition rounds are open to the public !
Yamaha et Bergerault, partenaires du concours de percussion
PERCUSSION - RECITAL 2
(max. 16 candidates, max. 30' in total)
10:30 - Mr. François VALLET-TESSIER, 24 years old, France
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Jacob Druckman: Reflections on the nature of water (1986)
(marimba) Mouvements 1 et 4 - Michael Jarrell: Assonance VII (1992)
(multi percussion)
11:00 - Ms. Jiyeon KIM, 28 years old, South Korea
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Iannis Xenakis: Psappha (1975)
(multi percussion) - Arr. Jiyeon Kim: Samdo Seol Jang-gu
(arrangement tiré de la musique traditionnelle)
11:30 - Mr. Yinzhi YANG, 24 years old, China
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - François Sarhan: Homework - In the Garage (2009)
(un percussionniste chantant) - Yoshihisa Taïra: Monodrame 1 (1984)
(multi percussion)
16:00 - Mr. Oliver XU, 22 years old, United States
- Philippe Manoury: Solo de vibraphone (Livre des Claviers) (1988)
(vibraphone) - Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - James Wood: Rogosanti (1986)
(multi percussion)
16:30 - Mr. Nikolay IVANOV, 23 years old, Bulgaria
- David Lang: The Anvil Chorus (1991)
(multi percussion) - Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Frédéric Durieux: Incidences (1996)
(multi percussion)
19:00 - Mr. Garrett MENDELOW, 29 years old, United States
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - François Sarhan: Homework - In the Garage (2009)
(un percussionniste chantant) - Iannis Xenakis: Psappha (1975)
(multi percussion)
19:30 - Ms. Marianna BEDNARSKA, 25 years old, Poland
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Georges Aperghis: Le corps à corps (1978)
(théâtre musical) - Frédéric Durieux: Incidences (1996)
(multi percussion)
20:00 - Ms. Kazusa IYONAGA, 22 years old, Japan
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Per Nørgård: I Ching: III. The Gentle, The Penetrating (1982)
(multi percussion) - Norio Fukushi: Ground
(multi percussion)
Session 1 : 10:30 AM - 12:30 AM
Session 2 : 4 PM - 6 PM
Session 3 : 7 PM - 9 PM
Centre des Arts, International School of Geneva (route de Chêne 62)
All competition rounds are open to the public !
Yamaha et Bergerault, partenaires du concours de percussion
PERCUSSION - RECITAL 1
(max. 40 candidates, max. 23 minutes)
10:00 - Mr. Elliott HARRISON, 26 ans, Canada
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
- Franco Donatoni: Omar I and II, pour vibraphone
10:25 - Ms Kazusa IYONAGA, 22 ans, Japon
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
- Franco Donatoni: Omar II, pour vibrphone
10:50 - Mr. Richard PUTZ, 26 ans, Allemagne
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
11:40 - Ms Seongyeon KONG, 19 ans, Corée du Sud
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
12:05 - Mr. Till LINGENBERG, 22 ans, Allemagne
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
12:30 - Ms Alice RICOCHON, 27 ans, France
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
14:30 - Ms Ling LU, 29 ans, Taïwan
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
14:55 - Ms Ayami OKAMURA, 29 ans, Japon
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
15:20 - Mr. Koichi KAMEO, 24 ans, Japon
- Franco Donatoni: Omar I, pour vibraphone
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
15:45 - Mr. Nikolay IVANOV, 23 ans, Bulgarie
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
18:15 - Mr. Jaouen RUDOLF, 23 ans, France
- Alejandro Viñao: Khan variations, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
18:40 - Mr. Erik KRANJC, 24 ans, Slovénie
- Franco Donatoni: Omar I, pour vibraphone
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
19:05 - Mr. Miguel FILIPE, 24 ans, Portugal
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
19:30 - Mr. Jan ČIBEJ, 20 ans, Slovénie
- Franco Donatoni: Omar I, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
Session 1 : 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Session 2: 2:30 PM - 4 PM
Session 3: 6:15 PM - 7:55 PM
Centre des Arts, International School of Geneva (Route de Chêne, 62)
Yamaha and Bergerault, percussion competition partners
PERCUSSION - RECITAL 1
(max. 40 candidates, max. 23 minutes)
10:00 - Mr. Naoto SATO, 22 ans, Japon
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
10:25 - Mr. Shingo TAKASE, 25 ans, Japon
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
10:50 - Ms Yibing WANG, 25 ans, Chine
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
11:40 - Ms Marianna BEDNARSKA, 25 ans, Pologne
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
12:05 - Mr. Yao-Te HSIEH, 26 ans, Taïwan
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
12:30 - Mr. Garrett MENDELOW, 29 ans, Etats-Unis
- Franco Donatoni: Omar II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
14:30 - Mr. Yi CHEN, 25 ans, Taïwan
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
14:55 - Mr. Meng-Fu HSIEH, 23 ans, Taïwan
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
15:20 - Ms Sarah AMAR, 24 ans, France
- Franco Donatoni: Omar II, pour vibraphone
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
15:45 - Mr. Yinzhi YANG, 24 ans, Chine
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
18:15 - Mr. Wei WANG, 27 ans, Taïwan
- Yoshihisa Taïra: Convergence I, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
18:40 - Mr. Oliver XU, 22 ans, Etats-Unis
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
19:05 - Ms Hyeji BAK, 28 ans, Corée du Sud
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
19:55 - Mr. Ti-Hsien LAI, 27 ans, Taïwan
- Akira Miyoshi: Ripple, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
20:20 - Ms Jiyeon KIM, 28 ans, Corée du Sud
- Alejandro Viñao: Khan variations, pour marimba
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
20:45 - Mr. François VALLET-TESSIER, 24 ans, France
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
Session 1 : 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Session 2: 2:30 PM - 4 PM
Session 3: 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Centre des Arts, International School of Geneva (Route de Chêne, 62)
Yamaha and Bergerault, percussion competition partners