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Abras Juan Manuel

General Information

Year of Birth:  1975
Date of Birth:  1. February 1975
Place of Birth:  Stockholm
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Education

PeriodEducationInstrumentTeacherEducation OrganisationLocation

postgraduate course in composition

studies at the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música Carlos-López-Buchardo

studies at the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música Carlos-López-Buchardo

composition, degree with distinction (Roberto García Morillo) at the Conservatorio de Superior de Música "Manuel de Falla"

orchestra conducting, degree with distinction at the Conservatorio de Superior de Música "Manuel de Falla"

bachelor and master in history at the University of Deusto

master's degree in history at the Universidad del Salvador

master course for composition

postgraduate courses in composition

postgraduate courses for orchestra conducting

private lessons in conducting (Guillermo Scarabino)

private lessons in orchestral conducting (Guillermo Scarabino)

numerous master classes in composition, orchestral conducting, piano, music education and music history in Argentina and Europe

numerous master classes and internships for piano, harpsichord, music education, music history, musicology, marketing, and culture politics

numerous master classes and internships for composition (Alexander Müllenbach, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Helmut Lachenmann, Wolfgang Rihm)

numerous master classes and internships for orchestral conducting (Dominique Fanal, Ervin Acél, Michael Gielen - with the last at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin)

Activities

PeriodActivityOrganisationLocation
1995

Trio Deusto: piano player

1997

Conciertos del Caracol: co-founder, concert manager, composer, piano player at the Conservatorio de Superior de Música "Manuel de Falla"

1998

Mudrub-Mudrus: co-founder of the composer group

2000

AAC-Argentine Association of Composers: member

2000

Ibero American Chamber Orchestra: 2. conductor

2000

SADAIC Argentine Authors and Composers Society: member

2001

music arranger and score writer

2003

International Forum for Culture & Economics: guest composer

2004

Symphony Orchestra of the Province of Tucumán: conductor, artistic director

2006

Ensemble Aleph - Europäisches Zentrum der Künste Hellerau: composer in residence

2006

Ensemble Aleph: guest composer

2006

Festival XIII - Laboratory of Contemporary Music: guest composer

2006

guest composer

2007

CUDA-Compositores Unidos de Argentina: member

2008

International Festival of Contemporary Music "Warsaw Autumn": guest composer

Group Drangosch for the Preservation and Dissemination of Musical Heritage in Argentina: member

Performances (Selection)

PeriodPerformanceCompositionOrganisationLocation

Centro Cultural: General San Martin Hall

Beethoven Hall

Argentinian National Radio

California State University

Lerner Hall

at the University of Deusto

at the La Scala de San Telmo

Freiman, Pérez Hall

Glendon College, York Hall

Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn Hall

Wiener Saal

Awards

PeriodAwardCompositionAwarding Organisation
2001

Medalla de Oro: award

2002

Mención Tribuna Argentina de Música: award

2002

Mención Tribuna Nacional de Compositores: award

2002

2. prize at the composition competition

2003

promotional prize for science and arts