Composer, conductor and professor: the Hungarian Peter Eötvös
combines all three roles in a single extraordinarily high-profile career.
Born in 1944, he has long been considered one of the most significant
and influential personalities in the world of music both as an
internationally recognized conductor and a composer of highly acclaimed
operas, orchestral works and concertos written for well-known artists
from all over the world. As a professor, he founded his own institutes
for the future generation of young conductors and composers with
a focus on contemporary music.
News
2020
Golden Mask Award for Péter Eötvös’ opera
Three Sisters opera received the Golden Mask Award in two categories. The production of the Yekaterinburg company won the best opera performance and best direction award.
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New composition
Currently, Peter Eötvös is working on his new opera commissioned by the Berlin State Opera.
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M. Guillot-Marta Grabocz: Modèles naturels et scénarios imaginaires
…in the works of Peter Eötvös, François-Bernard Mâche and Jean-Claude Risset.
The book highlights common traits and explore innovative aspects of their musical creation.
2020
Young talents are mentored by outstanding personalities of music life
The Péter Eötvös Foundation won support for another three years to continue its international mentoring program.
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Eötvös: Three Sisters
In the Opera category, Peter Eötvös’s Three Sisters opera presented in May 2019, was chosen as the most significant musical theatrical performance of the 2018/19 season in Russia.
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compositions in concert
Budapest, Hungary
Course period: 12-18 February, 2021
Professors: György Kurtág, Peter Eötvös, Gregory Vajda
Concert: 18 February, 2021
UMZE Ensemble
Conducted by the participants of the course, Peter Eötvös, Gregory Vajda.
Program:
- 2 new pieces by the composer participants:
Leonardo Marino, Hankyeol Yoon
- György Ligeti: Aventures, Nouvelles Aventures
- György Kurtág: ...pas à pas - nulle part ... op. 36.
- György Kurtág: Four Poems by Anna Akhmatova op. 41.
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Lausanne, Switzerland
Cond: Heinz Holliger
Matthew McDonald (double bass)
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Pécs, Hungary
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Pannon Philharm. Orch.
Programme:
Eötvös: Siren´s song (first performance)
Bartók: Music for strings percussion and celesta
Venue: Kodály Center
Upcoming
conducted works & projects
Pécs, Hungary
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Pannon Philharm. Orch.
Programme:
Eötvös: Siren´s song (first performance)
Bartók: Music for strings percussion and celesta
Venue: Kodály Center
Munich, Germany
Eötvös: Alhambra - violin concerto No 3. (Kristóf Baráti)
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Lachenmann: My melody
Venue: Herkules Hall
Munich, Germany
Eötvös: Senza sangue
Cond: Peter Eötvös
(Viktória Vizin, Russel Braun)
Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
(Viktória Vizin, Krisztián Cser)
Venue: Herkules Hall
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