Nening Wolfgang
- Allgemeine Information
- Ausbildung
- Tätigkeiten
- Aufführungen (Auswahl)
- Aufträge (Auswahl)
- Auszeichnungen
- Stilbeschreibung
- Pressestimmen
- Kontakt, Links
Allgemeine Information
Received piano lessons during his high school years (Wilhelm Trübler) as well as music theory and composition (Gunter Waldeck) at the Bruckner Conservatory, Linz, Upper Austria. He then studied to be a school music teacher as well as studying history and social studies in Vienna. His focus was on composition (Herbert Tachezi and Heinz Kratochwil) and choir conducting (Herwig Reiter, Johannes Prinz). He graduated with a magister atrium (Master of Arts) in 1992 and in 1992/93 he completed a teaching internship at BG/BRG in Baden, Biondekgasse (musical education, history and social studies). Wolfgang Nening then taught history and social studies in 1993/94 at the Nursery School Education Academy "Mater Salvatoris" in Kenyongasse, Vienna. From 1993 to 2002, he taught musical education, instrument training and choir conducting at the Bildungsanstalt für Kindergartenpädagogik der Schulschwestern in Amstetten (Nursery School Education Academy), Lower Austria. Since 2002 he has been teaching musical education and instrument training at the Bundes-Bildungsanstalt für Kindergartenpädagogik (Federal Academy for Nursery School Education) in Lange Gasse 47, Vienna. He has been commissioned to work with various ensembles, such as the Koehne Quartet in Vienna, the Viennese Chamber Symphony Orchestra, Guitar4mation, Carinthian Summer and several individual performing artists, including organist Martin Nowak (Austria), accordionist Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria), cellist Anmari van der Westhuizen (South Africa), pianist Bernt Hage (Norway), soprano Anna Maria Pammer (Austria), among others.
Wolfgang Nening
Ausbildung
| Zeitraum | Ausbildung | Instrument | AusbildnerIn | Organisation | Ort |
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1982 - 1986
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1982 - 1986
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music theory and composition | ||||
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1986 - 1992
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music education, main focus on composition | ||||
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1986 - 1992
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music education, main focus on composition | ||||
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1989 - 1992
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history and social studies education | ||||
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1992
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graduation as magister artium (Master of Arts) |
Tätigkeiten
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member | |||
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teacher and freelance composer |
Aufführungen (Auswahl)
| Zeitraum | Aufführung | Werk | Organisation | Ort |
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1989
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1991
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1991
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2000
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Aufträge (Auswahl)
| Zeitraum | Auftrag | Werk | Auftraggebende Organisation | Auftraggebende Person |
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Modern Art Quartett/ Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture | ||||
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Michael Knapp | ||||
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2000
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1998
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Commission with a string quartet for the Koehne Quartet | |||
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1999
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Commission for a composition on the occasion of the 250th death anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach in the context of the Carinthian Summer 2000 |
Auszeichnungen
| Time Period | Auszeichnung | Werk | Auszeichnende Organisation |
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1986
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talent promotional award | ||
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1989
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scholarship for composition | ||
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1990
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recognition prize within the context of the state scholarship awards | ||
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1990
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scholarship for composition | ||
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1993
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promotional award for |
Stilbeschreibung
I favour a musical language which mainly flows from my emotional potential. I see my roots as being absolutely true to the occidental European musical tradition, though I attempt to remain open to all influences. Music is an affair of the heart which should move people.
Wolfgang Nening
Pressestimmen
17. May 1990
The guitar concert of Wolfgang Nening, born in Linz in 1966, was, from the start, a skilfully mastered consistent listening experience of the solo instrument marked in the second part with poetry played con sordino.
Linzer Tagblatt (Christiane Grubauer)
16. May 1990
Wolfgang Nening from Linz, born in 1966, with a guitar concert, whose solo part responds to the idiosyncrasy of the instrument and who creates variety through rhythmic accentuation.
Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (Franz Zamazal)
5. June 1993
[...] captivated not least at the world premiere of Erich Fried Song Cycle "von der liebe" by Wolfgang Nening. Nening's music provides rhythmically trenchant, passionate sounds and singable cantilenas to Fried's sometimes tender, sometimes erotically vibrant wonderful words.
Wiener Zeitung (Edwin Baumgartner)
13. April 1994
In Wolfgang Nening's "adagio fragile", he created a polymorphic cello solo piece, which, as indicated by the title, is broken up by pauses and in which, as well as recurring sounds, there is long-winded melodic and motivic development. On the technical side, much use is made of harmonic effects, and the performer is provided with a wide spectrum of possibilities for expression.
Wiener Zeitung (Christian Heindl)
31. December 1997
In his Fried songs, Wolfgang Nening lets himself be led by the words of the poet. He provides not so much an interpretation as a sound carpet and creatively intervenes in "what it is". In these songs, primness and cantability form a personal, highly expressive bond. The bottom line is that one is left with a wish to get to know Wolfgang Nening better.
