Stolz Josef
- Compositions
- General Information
- Education
- Activities
- Performances (Selection)
- Commissions (Selection)
- Awards
- Description of Style
- Press Reviews
- Teacher of (Person)
- Performer of (Composition)
- Librettist of (Composition)
Compositions
General Information
Born on 27.08.1954 in Vienna, he studied music at the Conservatory in Vienna, majoring in conducting with Karl Randolf and cembalo with Viktor Sokolowski and Marina Mauriello. He studied score playing and instrumentation with Hans Hagen, ensemble directing with Josef Maria Müller, and attended lectures on music theory and music ethnology at Vienna University. He studied composition with Felix Schleiffelder. He graduated with distinction as a conductor in 1980 and as a harpsichord player in 1978, as well as completing a state teaching certificate with distinction for cembalo in 1980. During his studies he acted as secretary for the Franz Schmidt community and toured the Far East as pianist. From that time onwards, he has conducted at the Wiener Festwochen, and with the Vienna Chamber Symphonics, among many others. He lives, teaches, and works as a freelance artist in Vienna.
Education
| Period | Education | Instrument | Teacher | Education Organisation | Location |
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1978
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diploma and state teaching certificate with distinction | ||||
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1980
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diploma conducting with distinction | ||||
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conducting, composition | |||||
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musicology |
Activities
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2002 - 2005
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music director | ||
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Illustrierte Welt: magazine staff member | |||
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conductor at Stadttheater Klagenfurt and Theater der Landeshauptstadt St. Pölten, Wiener Kammeroper, Vienna Chamber Symphonics, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, etc. | |||
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arrangement of various theatre pieces with music together with Helmut Korherr | |||
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accompanist at the Salzburg Festival, at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt and at Landestheater Tübingen | |||
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professor for composition | |||
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solo accompanist |
Performances (Selection)
| Period | Performance | Composition | Organisation | Location |
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1984
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1984
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19. Woche zeitgenössischer österreichischer Musik | |||
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1992
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Loos-Haus: performance of several works such as | |||
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1993
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1997
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1997
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Salzburger Festspielsommer: Fest in Hellbrunn, "Das Treiben der Sand" | |||
Commissions (Selection)
| Period | Commission | Composition | Commissioner (Organisation) | Commissioner (Person) |
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Culture Group Looshaus: various works (see also CD: Josef Stolz - Musik im Looshaus; sto records) | ||||
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1993
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1996
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1996
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1997
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Society Hellbrunn |
Awards
| Period | Award | Composition | Awarding Organisation |
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1994
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Music Department: composer in residence |
Description of Style
Tonal composition techniques with specific late-romantic Viennese idioms. The innovative sides are directly connected to the old musical craft. From this contradiction arises a Musica nova through an Ars rediviva.
Josef Stolz 1994
Press Reviews
14. August 1997
The music is light and airy, as is fitting to summer theatre. [...] This is music to enjoy for the entire family.
Die Furche (Michael Krassnitzer)
18. March 1997
World premiere of "Ich trag im Herzen..."
[...] The music of Josef Stolz has its qualities in any case: whether it highlights some scenes or is boosted by a ravishing aria. The setting of the music is, stylistically speaking, mainly "traditional" of the 19th century. There are passages of charming sensuality and sometimes it sounds as if Erich Wolfgang Korngold had written "Rheingold". This definitely does not mean that Josef Stolz's music is not of outstanding originality.
Wiener Zeitung (H. G. Pribil)
1993
A harmonic "die-hard"? In any case one who can effortlessly win the audience over [...] confident possibilities of instrumental associations paired with lovely melodies.
Die Presse (Wilhelm Sinkovicz)
