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Batik Roland
- Compositions
- General Information
- Education
- Activities
- Performances (Selection)
- Commissions (Selection)
- Awards
- Description of Style
- Press Reviews
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Compositions
General Information
Education
| Period | Education | Instrument | Teacher | Education Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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piano (W. Fleischmann) | |||||
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private studies | |||||
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specialisation Jazz pianist |
Activities
| Period | Activity | Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
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1975
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debut as a pianist | ||
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1977
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founder, Roland Batik (piano), Heinrich Werkl (bass) and Walter Grassmann (drums) | ||
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1982 - 1988
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collaboration with Paul Gulda, concerts with the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra, the Polish Chamber Orchestra, the Mozarteum Orchestra and many more in all important cities and concert halls throughout Europe (such as Wiener Musikverein, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Herkulessaal Munich, Tonhalle Zurich, Hamburger Musikhalle) | ||
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1987
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teacher (piano) | ||
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1991
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complete recording of Mozart's sonatas for piano | ||
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1999
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complete recording of Joseph Haydn's sonatas for piano | ||
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performances as a pianist with Classical, romantic and impressionist repertoire and original compositions, numerous radio and television recordings, CD productions | |||
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? composer for chamber music ensembles and symphony orchestras | |||
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organisation and artistic director |
Performances (Selection)
| Period | Performance | Composition | Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1975
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debut as a pianist | |||
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1993
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world premiere | |||
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2001
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world premiere | |||
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2004
|
world premiere | |||
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2007
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MusicChina, Shanghai: | |||
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Tours through Japan |
Commissions (Selection)
| Period | Commission | Composition | Commissioner (Organisation) | Commissioner (Person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards
| Period | Award | Composition | Awarding Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
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1991
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Wiener Flötenuhr (record industry award) for the best interpretation of the year: complete recording of W.A. Mozart's sonatas for piano | ||
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2000
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cultural award for extraordinary services as a performer and composer | ||
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2003
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granting of the title "Professor" as acknowledgment for his complete musical works |
Description of Style
In my compositions, I am looking for a fusion of classic-traditional form elements with sound ideas influenced by Jazz and Ethno.
Attempting to keep the formal balance, I am also always looking for the possibility to give improvisation some room, i.e. apart from the two fully instrumented compositions (Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 and Sechs Intermezzi for chamber orchestra). My compositions for piano (e.g. Impressionen, Bagatelle, Little piece for Chick Corea, Little Waltz, Pannonische Romanzen, etc.) include lyric-songlike elements as well as influences from folklore, popular music and sound images of the avant-garde.
Roland Batik, 1996
Press Reviews
Roland Batik had to repeat entire movements as an encore at the highly acclaimed world premiere of his piano concert, something not happening everyday [...] It was delightful to see Batik's compositional victory arriving at a seamless development between Jazz elements and Classical patterns [...] Something attempted by quite a few people, but hardly ever accomplished so well.
Die Presse
The duty when playing Mozart or Bach: sparkling fluency, smooth, perfect, feather-light touch. The programme began with Ravel and the keys basically began to spark in the cleverly delayed three-fourths-pattern. Even the audience joined in enthusiastically and kept its breath.
Hamburger Abendblatt
The Triumph of this selection was undoubtably Batik's own composition "Impressions". It echoed the romantic density of chamber jazz piano heavy-weight Keith Jarrett.
The Star, USA
The composition impresses with completeness, and despite its musical novelty the composition's path and message can be clearly followed. Classical elements of style and Jazz forms find together to form a congenial complement expressing the emotions and feelings of the Viennese in many motifs.
Manual
Various pianist styles from Bach over Debussy to Jazz - technically, as well as creatively top-notch.
Schwäbische Zeitung
Batik is a talented composer. His music is tuneful and easy on the ear. The "Bagatelle" for solo piano is a gem.
The News, USA
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