Osvaldo Golijov
Argentinian composer born in La Plata on 5 December 1960.
Osvaldo Golijov was born in Argentina to Eastern European Jewish parents. His mother taught piano and his father was a doctor. His musical environment was diverse, including chamber music, Jewish liturgical music, klezmer music, and Astor Piazzolla’s tangos. He studied piano at the local conservatory and composition with Gerardo Gandini.
In 1983, he moved to Israel, where he studied with composer Mark Kopytman at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, while immersing himself in the city’s musical traditions.
In 1986, he moved to the United States, where he earned his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, studying under George Crumb. He joined the Tanglewood Music Center, where he studied with Oliver Knussen and Lukas Foss, and was awarded the Serge Koussevitzky Composition Prize.
In the early 1990s, Golijov began collaborating closely with two string quartets, the St. Lawrence Quartet and the Kronos Quartet. In 1993 and in 1995, he won the chamber music prize in the Kennedy Center-Friedheim Competition, for Yiddishbbuk and The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, respectively. In 1994, he received the Musical Theater Prize at the Munich Biennale for November, and in 1996 was awarded Lincoln Center’s Stoeger Prize in contemporary music.
In 2000, to honor the 250th anniversary of the death of Johann-Sebastien Bach, and by commission from the Internationale Bachakademie, he composed La Pasión según San Marcos. In 2006, the Lincoln Center held a festival devoted to his work, “The Passion of Osvaldo Golijov,” during which his major pieces were performed. In 2007, he was the first composer-in-residence of the Mostly Mozart Festival. In 2012-2013, he held the Barbara Debs Chair in Composition at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Since 1991, he has been the Loyola Professor of Music at the College of the Holy Cross. He also teaches at the Tanglewood Music Center, teaches workshops at Carnegie Hall with Dawn Upshaw, as well as at the Sundance Composers Lab.
He has been a composer-in-residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Spoleto USA Festival, the Music Alive Series of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and at festivals in Marlboro, Ravinia, Ojai, Trondheim, and Holland.
In his compositions, he draws on the raw materials of the repertoires and musical imagery of the places he has lived, ranging from the Western repertoire of various historical periods to traditional Jewish music, as well as tango and other Latin American musical styles. He has also worked extensively with ensembles and musicians from many different backgrounds, such as the Romanian-Romani group Taraf de Haidouks, the Mexican rock band Café Tacuba, tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, clarinettist David Krakauer, and the kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor.
He has received numerous commissions from ensembles and institutions in Europe and the United States, as well as a MacArthur fellowship and the Vilcek prize, among other awards and honors.
His work has been performed by Yo-Yo Ma, the soprano Dawn Upshaw (with whom he regularly collaborates), the Boston, Atlanta, and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, and the Silk Road Ensemble.
His large-scale works include the opera Ainadamar, the recording of which received two Grammy Awards.
He has also written several film scores: Francis Ford Coppola’s Youth Without Youth and Tetro, and Sally Potter’s The Man Who Cried.
His scores are published by Boosey and Hawkes and his compositions have been recorded by Deutsche Grammophon, Nonesuch, Sony Classical, Hänssler Classics, Naxos, Koch, Harmonia Mundi, and EMI Classics.
© Ircam-Centre Pompidou, 2016
Sources
Site personnel du compositeur.
- Solo (excluding voice)
- Omaramor for cello (1991), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Levante for piano (2004), 4 h 40 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- ZZ's Dream for piano (2008), 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Chamber music
- Ballad of the Drowned Solitude for six clarinets (1989), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Yiddishbbuk for string quartet (1992), 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Third World for two pianos (1993), 10 mn, Inédit
- K'vakarat for clarinet and string quartet (1994), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- November dance theater with two pianos (1994), 25 mn
- The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Klezmer clarinet and string quartet (1994), 33 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Din for piano, bells and four instruments (1998), 7 mn [program note]
- Fish Tale for guitar and flute (1998), 10 mn, Inédit
- elec Rocketekya for klezmer clarinet, klezmer violin, electric viola, double bass (1998), 8 mn, Inédit
- Doina for string quartet (1999), 4 mn 30 s, Boosey & Hawkes
- Mariel for cello and marimba (1999), 8 mn [program note]
- Lullaby and Doina for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and double bass (2001), 7 mn 30 s, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- elec Darkness movie soundtrack (2002), 13 mn
- elec K'in Sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadalupe for string quartet, marimba and electronics (2002), 6 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Tenebrae for string quartet (2002), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- elec Radio for hyper accordion, string quartet and laptop (2009), Boosey & Hawkes
- Qohelet for string quartet (2011), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Se Me Hizo Facil for string quartet (2013), Boosey & Hawkes
- Instrumental ensemble music
- Cronicas for string orchestra (1990), 26 mn, Inédit
- Yiddish Ruakh for clarinet, two horns, piano and strings (1990), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Deaths of the Angel for string orchestra (1996), 6 mn 40 s, Boosey & Hawkes
- Last Round for string orchestra (1996), 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Last Round - Deaths of the Angel for two string quartets and double bass (1996), 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- elec Tekyah for instrumental ensemble (2004), 5 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Air to Air for bagpipes, pipa, sheng, ney, kamânche, percussion and strings (2006), Boosey & Hawkes
- ZZ's Dream for orchestra (2008), 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Phœnix for orchestra (2010), 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Sidereus for orchestra (2010), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Concertant music
- The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Klezmer clarinet and string orchestra (1994), 33 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Azul for solo cello, "hyper accordion", traditional percussions and orchestra (2006), 27 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Rose of the Winds for cello, small ensemble (Silk Road Ensemble) and orchestra (2007), 22 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Youth Without Youth movie soundtrack (2007), 60 mn
- Youth Without Youth Suite for three soloists and ensemble (2007), 25 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Mariel for cello and orchestra (2008), 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Sign of the Leviathan for horn and string orchestra (2015), 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Vocal music and instrument(s)
- Ballad of the Drowned Solitude for two voices and four clarinets (1989), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Mournes for choir and instrumental ensemble (1989), 16 mn
- Amor Americano for narrator and two string ensembles (1991), 25 mn, Inédit
- There is Wind and there are Ashes in the Wind for clarinet, piano and narrator (1991), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- elec Av Horachamin for singer and electric string quartet (1994), 12 mn
- K'vakarat for singer and string quartet (1994), 8 mn [program note]
- Oceana for soloists, choir and orchestra (1996), 27 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Demos Gracias for mixed choir and two percussionists (2000), 5 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- La Pasión según San Marcos for soloists, choir and orchestra (2000), 1 h 27 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- La Pasión según San Marcos - Tres Arias for a Brazilian jazz singer, soprano, choir and chamber orchestra (2000), 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- The Man Who Cried movie soundtrack (2000), 1 h 38 mn
- How Slow the Wind for voice and string quartet (2001), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- How Slow the Wind for voice and orchestra (2001), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Luce for two pianos and soprano (or baritone) (2001), 8 mn 30 s, Boosey & Hawkes
- Lúa Descolorida for soloist and string ensemble (2002), 6 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Night of the Flying Horses for soprano and orchestra (2002), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Tenebrae for soprano, clarinet and string quartet (2002), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra for soprano and orchestra (2002), 23 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- elec stage Ainadamar opera for solo voices and orchestra (2003), 1 h 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Rumba Mariana for mezzo-soprano, twelve female voices and orchestra (2003), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- elec Ayre for soprano and ensemble (2004), 40 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- She Was Here four lieder by Schubert, orchestrated and with an introduction by Osvaldo Golijov, for voice and orchestra (2008), 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Tetro movie soundtrack (2009), 44 mn 38 s
- La Pasión Suite for voice and piano (2014), Boosey & Hawkes
- Drag Down the Sky for baritone and string quartet (2016), 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- A cappella vocal music
- Cantata de los Inocentes for choir and accompaniment (1990), 30 mn, Inédit
- Coral del Arrecife for double choir a cappella (1996), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 2016
- Drag Down the Sky for baritone and string quartet, 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 2015
- Sign of the Leviathan for horn and string orchestra, 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 2014
- La Pasión Suite for voice and piano, Boosey & Hawkes
- 2013
- Se Me Hizo Facil for string quartet, Boosey & Hawkes
- 2011
- Qohelet for string quartet, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- Mariel for cello and orchestra, 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- She Was Here four lieder by Schubert, orchestrated and with an introduction by Osvaldo Golijov, for voice and orchestra, 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- ZZ's Dream for piano, 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- ZZ's Dream for orchestra, 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- 2007
- Rose of the Winds for cello, small ensemble (Silk Road Ensemble) and orchestra, 22 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Youth Without Youth movie soundtrack, 60 mn
- Youth Without Youth Suite for three soloists and ensemble, 25 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 2006
- Air to Air for bagpipes, pipa, sheng, ney, kamânche, percussion and strings, Boosey & Hawkes
- Azul for solo cello, "hyper accordion", traditional percussions and orchestra, 27 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 2004
- 2003
- elec stage Ainadamar opera for solo voices and orchestra, 1 h 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Rumba Mariana for mezzo-soprano, twelve female voices and orchestra, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 2002
- elec Darkness movie soundtrack, 13 mn
- elec K'in Sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadalupe for string quartet, marimba and electronics, 6 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Lúa Descolorida for soloist and string ensemble, 6 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Night of the Flying Horses for soprano and orchestra, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Tenebrae for string quartet, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Tenebrae for soprano, clarinet and string quartet, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra for soprano and orchestra, 23 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 2001
- How Slow the Wind for voice and string quartet, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- How Slow the Wind for voice and orchestra, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Luce for two pianos and soprano (or baritone), 8 mn 30 s, Boosey & Hawkes
- Lullaby and Doina for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and double bass, 7 mn 30 s, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- 2000
- Demos Gracias for mixed choir and two percussionists, 5 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- La Pasión según San Marcos for soloists, choir and orchestra, 1 h 27 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- La Pasión según San Marcos - Tres Arias for a Brazilian jazz singer, soprano, choir and chamber orchestra, 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- The Man Who Cried movie soundtrack, 1 h 38 mn
- 1999
- Doina for string quartet, 4 mn 30 s, Boosey & Hawkes
- Mariel for cello and marimba, 8 mn [program note]
- 1998
- Din for piano, bells and four instruments, 7 mn [program note]
- Fish Tale for guitar and flute, 10 mn, Inédit
- elec Rocketekya for klezmer clarinet, klezmer violin, electric viola, double bass, 8 mn, Inédit
- 1996
- Coral del Arrecife for double choir a cappella, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Deaths of the Angel for string orchestra, 6 mn 40 s, Boosey & Hawkes
- Last Round for string orchestra, 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Last Round - Deaths of the Angel for two string quartets and double bass, 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Oceana for soloists, choir and orchestra, 27 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1994
- elec Av Horachamin for singer and electric string quartet, 12 mn
- K'vakarat for clarinet and string quartet, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- K'vakarat for singer and string quartet, 8 mn [program note]
- November dance theater with two pianos, 25 mn
- The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Klezmer clarinet and string quartet, 33 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Klezmer clarinet and string orchestra, 33 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- 1993
- Third World for two pianos, 10 mn, Inédit
- 1992
- Yiddishbbuk for string quartet, 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- 1991
- Amor Americano for narrator and two string ensembles, 25 mn, Inédit
- Omaramor for cello, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- There is Wind and there are Ashes in the Wind for clarinet, piano and narrator, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1990
- Cantata de los Inocentes for choir and accompaniment, 30 mn, Inédit
- Cronicas for string orchestra, 26 mn, Inédit
- Yiddish Ruakh for clarinet, two horns, piano and strings, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1989
- Ballad of the Drowned Solitude for six clarinets, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Ballad of the Drowned Solitude for two voices and four clarinets, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Mournes for choir and instrumental ensemble, 16 mn
Liens Internet
- Site personnel du compositeur, http://www.osvaldogolijov.com (lien vérifié en décembre 2016).
- Site de l’éditeur, http://www.boosey.com (lien vérifié en décembre 2016).
Discographie sélective
- Osvaldo GOLIJOV, La Pasión según San Marcos. 2 cds et un DVD Deutsche Grammophon, 2010, 477 7461.
- Osvaldo GOLIJOV, Tetro. Claudio Ragazzi, Michael Ward-Bergeman, Octavio Brunetti, Bernardo Monk, Guillermo Vadala, Dante Anzolini, Dawn Upshaw, Schola Cantorum de Caracas, Maria Guinand. 1 cd Deutsche Grammophon, 2009, 477 8531.
- Osvaldo GOLIJOV, Youth Without Youth. Bucharest Metropolitan Orchestra, Radu Popa, Kalman Balogh, Kayhan Kalhor, Michael Ward-Bergemann. 1 cd Deutsche Grammophon, 2007, 477 6603.
- Osvaldo GOLIJOV, Oceana ; Tenebrae ; Three Songs pour soprano et orchestre. Luciana Souza, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Dawn Upshaw, chœur et orchestre de l’Atlanta Symphony, Robert Spano. 1 cd Deutsche Grammophon, 2007, 000906902.
- Osvaldo GOLIJOV, Ainadamar. Dawn Upshaw, Kelley O’Connor, Jessica Rivera, les femmes du chœur de l’Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano. 1 cd Deutsche Grammophon, 2006, 0006429-02.
- Osvaldo GOLIJOV, Ayre. Dawn Upshaw, The Andalucian Dogs. 1 cd Deutsche Grammophon, 2005, 0004782-02.
- Osvaldo GOLIJOV, Last Round ; Lullaby and Doina ; Yiddishbbuk;The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, quatuor St. Lawrence, Ying Quartet, Tara Helen O’Connor, Todd Palmer, Mark Dresser. 1 cd EMI Classics, 2002, 57356-2.
- Osvaldo GOLIJOV, La Pasión según San Marcos. 2 cds Hänssler Classic, 2001, 98404.
- Osvaldo GOLIJOV, The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, Kronos Quartet, David Krakauer. 1 cd Nonesuch, 1997, 79444.