Sergej Newski
Sergej Pavlovich Newski is a Russian composer.
Life
Born in Moscow, Nevsky studied music theory at the Moscow Conservatory. He then continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden with Jörg Herchet and at the Berlin University of the Arts with Friedrich Goldmann. There, he additionally studied music theory and music education with Hartmut Fladt from 2000 to 2005.Nevsky's music will be performed at the Donaueschinger Musiktages, the Wien Modern, Eclat festivals, among others, MaerzMusik,, and Warsaw Autumn.
He has received commissions from the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, the Staatstheater Stuttgart, the Opergruppa, the Klangforum Wien, Deutschlandradio and the Südwestrundfunk. His opera Franziskus premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow in September 2012. In February 2020, his music theatre Secondhand-Zeit premiered at the Staatsoper Stuttgart.
Awards and scholarships
- Berliner Kunstpreis.
- Golden Mask.
- Stipendium Villa Aurora in Los Angeles.
- 1st prize in the composition competition of the state capital Stuttgart.
- Deutsche Akademie Casa Baldi.
- Cité internationale des arts Paris.
Compositions
Stage work
- 2021 music performance »Die Einfachen«, Stuttgart, Venice, BerlinSecondhand-Zeit based on texts from the eponymous novel by Svetlana AlexievichFrancis chamber opera in four scenes based on the play "Saint Francis" by Claudius Luenstedt.Autland for six soloists and mixed chamber choir
Orchestral work
18 Episodes for Orchestra Heath for viola and string orchestraCloud Ground for violin and OrchestraWork for ensemble
Letter to H. Marx for baritone and 14 instrumentsGalileo: Messenger for violin and 14 instrumentsRules of Love for soprano, low alto and five instrumentalistsOpening Gesture for solo violin, five percussionists and chamber orchestraWorking Surface for solo percussion, solo piano, solo tuba and three instrumentalistsAlles for speaker and eight instrumentalistsFluss for voice and ensembleVocal work
Island. Three pieces for mixed choir, accordion and percussion to Die Nibelungen by Friedrich Hebbel.Dolze mio drudo. Scenic cantata for five voices, three brass groups and noise instruments. Alternative scoring: madrigal for five voices and four trombones ad libitum. Text: Friedrich IIWhat flee hare and hedgehog.... . for six voices. Text Einar SchleefGenerator for four vocal soloists.Vray dieu d'amours. for bass and alto voice. Text Matthaeus PipelareChamber music
Wut for flute, cello, percussion and piano- Tcas' for violin and five stringschannel surfing for alto saxophone, accordion and double bass
- String quartet no. 3 blind alphabet for various instrumentations