LEONARDO IDROBO
COMPOSER
AGENDA / UPCOMING CONCERTS
caminos
Collegium Novum Zürich
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October 12, 2024, 7:30pm, Theater STOK Zürich
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«un camino es un camino» (2002) for flute, clarinet (also bass clarinet) and piano.
«small oils» (2011) for clarinet and cello.
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Desprazamentos da codia
Vertixe Sonora​
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October 27, 2024, Vigo
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«crust shifting» (2024) for ensemble, world premiere
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PAST CONCERTS
Konzert Master Performance zeitgenössische Musik
zone expérimentale basel
Marcus Weiss (supervision)
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April 22, 2024, 7:30pm, Don Bosco Basel
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«wood table stainless steel» (2018) for alto saxophone (also baritone), percussion, prepared piano, cello and electronics.
Also works by S. Steen-Andersen, R. Saunders, A. Sysoev and T. Kessler.
subgeneres: new wave
Dini Mueter Trio
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April 2024, Albecete
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«fool me into power» (2023) for flute, alto saxophone and semi-modular synthesizers.
Other pieces by Salvatore Sciarrino and Matthias S. Krüger
subgeneres: new wave
Dini Mueter Trio
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November / December 2023 Basel, Biel, Fribourg, Madrid
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«fool me into power» (2023) for flute, alto saxophone and semi-modular synthesizers
World premiere
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lunático
klangundszene
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June 15 2023, 7:00pm, Festsaal Kunsthaus Zürich
«versunken — música para una isla incierta» (2022/23) for saxophone, mezzo-soprano and percussion
World premiere
L'IVRESSE DE LA VITESSE
im Geschwindigkeitsrausch
Camerata variabile
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June 1 2023, 7:30pm, Rhyality Immersive Art Hall Neuhausen
June 2 2023, 7:30pm, Don Bosco Basel
June 3 2023, 7:30pm, Konservatorium Zürich
June 4 2023, 2:00pm, Neubad Luzern
«phantasmata» (2022/23) for small ensemble and live electronics
World premiere
10 Jahre neuverBand!
Ensemble neuverBand, Mike Svoboda
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05/17/23, 8pm, Gare du Nord
05/22/23, 8pm, PROGR, Bern
«sne r a de» (2019-20) for ensemble and electronics
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https://www.garedunord.ch/de/programm/2632/10-jahre-neuverband
TIM HODGKINSON, WANG LU & SCHWEIZER KOMPONISTEN
Ensemble Phoenix Basel
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04/01/23, 8pm, Gare du Nord
04/02/23, 8pm, Gare du Nord
«kerekere» (2022-23) for bass flute, bass clarinet, percussion, prepared piano and double bass
World premiere
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Migrants
Duo Riveiro/Moronta
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01/22/2023, Sala Romulo Gallegos, Caracas
01/26/2023, Teatro Acto Latino, Bogotá
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works for oboes and electronics by Michèle Rusconi, Mela Meierhans, Lukas Huber and Leonardo Idrobo
Konzert Polytempo
Soyuz 21
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November 4 2022, 7:30pm, Walcheturm, Zurich
An event of the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). New works by Leonardo Idrobo, Alessandro Perini, Andres Guadarrama, Philippe Kocher.
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As part of the residence program "Polytempo" we were asked to write pieces for the great Soyuz 21 employing the Polytempo application developed by Philippe Kocher at the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
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«law abiding citizens (cranked up)» for alto saxophone, electric guitar, keyboard and live electronics (2022)
World premiere
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Migrants
Duo Riveiro/Moronta
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11/24/2021, Ackermannshof, Basel | 7:30pm
11/25/2021, Progr Aula, Bern | 7:30pm
11/26/2021, Neubad, Luzern | 7:30pm
11/29/2021, La Voirie, Biel/Bienne | 7:30pm
11/30/2021, Kulturhaus Helferei, Zürich | 7:30pm
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New works** for oboes and electronics by Michèle Rusconi, Mela Meierhans, Lukas Huber and Leonardo Idrobo
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**World Premiere // Uraufführung // Création Mondiale
La persistencia de la memoria
neuverBand
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1/03/2021, SMC Lausanne | 20:00
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Donnacha Dennehy Glamour Sleeper* (2002)
Franck Bedrossian I Lost a World the Other Day* (2016)
Leonardo Idrobo s n er a de** (2020) for ensemble and electronics
Fausto Romitelli La Sabbia del Tempo (1991)
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Conductor: Friederike Scheunchen (Mike Svoboda)
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*Swiss Premiere // Schweizer Erstaufführung // Création Suisse
**World Premiere // Uraufführung // Création Mondiale
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Migration
10/18/2019, 20h
Museum Tinguely,Basel, Switzerland
«wood table stainless steel» for saxophones, percussion, piano, cello and electronics (2018) Swiss first performance
Ensemble Vertixe Sonora (ES)
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Also works by Paul Clift (AUS/CH), Katharina Rosenberger (CH), Lula Romero (ESP) and Ramón Souto (ESP)
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This concert is kindly supported by
Allgemeiner Wohlfahrtsfonds der Bürgergemeinde Basel-Stadt
Fachausschuss Musik BS/BL
Sulger-Stiftung
Forum Wallis
Lateinamerika heute
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6/06/2019, 19h, Leuk, Switzerland
«macchina» for ensemble (2015/16)
Ensemble Aventure (Freiburg, Germany)
Commissioned by and written for Ensemble Aventure.
Supported by UBS Culture Foundation
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Also Works by Javier Alvarez, Natalia Salomonoff, Graciela ParaskevaÃdis,, José Manuel Serrano, Mariano Etkin and Jorge Horst.
L'art pour l'Aar
50 Jahre 1968
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3/01/2019, Bern, Switzerland
«macchina» for ensemble (2015/16)
Ensemble Aventure (Freiburg, Germany)
Commissioned by and written for Ensemble Aventure.
Supported by UBS Culture Foundation
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Also works by Ulrike Mayer-Spohn, Max E. Keller, Matthias S. Krüger, Martin Jaggi and Hans E. Frischknecht.
Latin America Project
2/28/2019, 20:00h, ONO Bern, Switzerland
3/01/2019, 20:00h, Unternehmen Mitte Basel, Switzerland
3/03/2019, 19:00h, Zeughaus Kultur Brig-Gliss, Switzerland
3/04/2019, 20:00h, Kunstraum Walcheturm Zurich, Switzerland
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«Sandkorn» for recorder, counter-tenor and electronics (2017-18)
UMS'n JIP (CH)
CHORTROMMEL
02/21/2019, 8pm, Reithalle, Kaserne Basel
02/22/2019, 8pm
02/23/2019, 8pm
02/24/2019, 5pm
«unspoken (scene V)» for percussion trio and vocal ensemble (2017) WP
Trio Klick (CH)
Basler Madrigalisten (CH)
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Also nine more works by Olivier Cuendet, Fritz Hauser,Christian Henking, Vera Kappeler, Lucas Niggli, Katharina Rosenberger, Denis Schuler, and Mike Svoboda.
50 Jahre 1968
10/26/2018, Freiburg i.B., Germany
10/27/2018, Winterthur, Switzerland (Concert Series Musica Aperta)
«macchina» for ensemble (2015/16) Swiss Premiere
Ensemble Aventure (Freiburg, Germany)
Commissioned by and written for Ensemble Aventure.
Supported by UBS Culture Foundation
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Also works by Ulrike Mayer-Spohn, Max E. Keller, Matthias S. Krüger, Martin Jaggi and Hans E. Frischknecht.
Biennale di Musica 2018
10/04/2018, Venice, Italy
«defiendo el viento» for small ensemble (2018) WP
Ensemble Itinéraire (FR)
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also works by Marco Suárez-Cifuentes, Luis Rizo-Salom, Daniel Zea, Juan Camilo Hernandez and Daniel Alvarado.
Lucerne Festival 2018
08/18/2018, 9pm, KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall
«unspoken (scene V)» for percussion trio and vocal ensemble (2017) WP
Trio Klick (CH)
Basler Madrigalisten (CH)
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Also nine more world premieres of works by Olivier Cuendet, Fritz Hauser,Christian Henking, Vera Kappeler, Lucas Niggli, Katharina Rosenberger, Denis Schuler, Mike Svoboda, and Helena Winkelman.
Correspondencias Sonoras 2018
19/06/2018, CGAC in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
«wood table stainless steel» for saxophones, percussion, piano, cello and electronics (2018) WP
Ensemble Vertixe Sonora (ES)
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commissioned and written for Ensemble Vertixe Sonora
Latin America Project UMS'n JIP
03/14/2018, 20:00h, Unternehmen Mitte Basel, Switzerland
03/15/2018, 20:00h, Kunstraum Walcheturm Zurich, Switzerland
03/18/2018, 20:00h, Zeughaus Kultur Brig-Gliss, Switzerland
03/19/2018, 20:00h, ONO Bern, Switzerland
«Sandkorn» for recorder, counter-tenor and electronics (2017-18) WP
UMS'n JIP (CH)
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Also works by Oña, Delgado, Galperin, Cury, Oliver a.o.
Le Balcon - musique de chambre colombienne
10/6/2017, 8pm, Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet
Grand Salle
EP of «murmullos» for string quartet and electronic sounds (2015)
Le Balcon (France)
El Juego y el Fin – Ensemble Itinéraire
10/4/2017, 8pm, La Marbrerie, Montreuil
«un camino es un camino» for flute, clarinet and piano (2002)
L'Itinéraire (France)
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Reihe Neue Musik Mannheim
4/22/2016 Reihe Neue Musik Mannheim, Germany
4/29/2016 Reihe Ensemble Aventure, Freiburg, Germany
«macchina» for ensemble (2015/16)
Ensemble Aventure (Freiburg, Germany)
Commissioned by and written for Ensemble Aventure.
Supported by UBS Culture Foundation
Hommage à Ligeti
3/19/2016 Festival Archipel, Alhambra, Genève «Pareidolie» for chamber orchestra (2015/16) Geneva Camerata (Ludovic Morlot, cond.) Commissioned by Festival Archipel / supported by Pro Helvetia Swiss Culture Foundation. Written for Geneva Camerata. Further support by Fondation Christiane & Jean Hennerberger-Mercier.
VIEL GLÃœCK!
12/7/2015 Dampfzentrale, Bern, 7.30pm
«BEP» for ensemble (2015)
Ensemble Proton Bern
Written for Ensemble Proton Bern for its 5th anniversary
Grandes cuartetos del mundo en el Colón
11/24/2015, 7pm, Teatro Colón, Bogotá
WP of «murmullos» for string quartet (2015)
Quatuor Voce (France)
Commissioned by Teatro Colón Bogotá
Musikfestival Bern
9/9/2015, 8pm, Dampfzentrale Bern
WP of «adrift» for ensemble (2015)
Ensemble Proton Bern, Matthias Kuhn (cond.)
Commissioned by Musikfestival Bern
Written for Ensemble Proton Bern
