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Weber Katharina

(30. 09. 1958)

Weber Katharina
Gewerbestrasse 18
CH-3012 Bern (BE)
Schweiz

Tel: +41 (0)31 371 12 38

www.katharinaweber.ch

Genre: Classical Music

Professional activity: Composers, Interpreters, Authors

Biography

* 30. 09. 1958.

- Born in Bern, Switzerland
- Piano studies in Basel and Bern with Jürg Wyttenbach, Urs Peter Schneider, Erika Radermacher and Jörg Ewald Dähler
- Master courses with György Kurtág and others
1987 - Soloist's prize awarded by the Swiss Association of Musicians
- Appearances at home and abroad in solo programmes as soloist (under the direction of Jürg Wyttenbach and Heinz Holliger amongst others) or in chamber music concerts
- Free improvisation concerts (together with Irene Schweizer, Paul Lovens, Rajesh Mehta, Alfred Zimerlin and others)
- Collaboration with artists from other disciplines (acting, pantomime, dance, action painting) forms a large part of her work
- Radio and CD recordings
Katharina Weber teaches piano and improvisation at the music school and college of Bern.

Work list

an und für... (1995-1998)

5 piano pieces

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

8 kleine Szenen (8 small scenes) (1996)

Instrumentation: for 2 pianos

One piano part is fully notated, the other has instructions for improvisation.

Duration: 24' 00"

Certosa Verlag

Karthause 10
D-55270 Klein-Winternheim
BRD
Isolde.weiermueller-backes@gmx.de
www.certosaverlag.de/

Ankunft-Abkunft (1997)

Instrumentation: for viola solo

Duration: 11' 00"

Certosa Verlag

Karthause 10
D-55270 Klein-Winternheim
BRD
Isolde.weiermueller-backes@gmx.de
www.certosaverlag.de/

5 Lieder (1997)

Instrumentation: for soprano and piano

Texts: Ilse Aichinger, Paul Celan

Duration: 6' 00"

Certosa Verlag

Karthause 10
D-55270 Klein-Winternheim
BRD
Isolde.weiermueller-backes@gmx.de
www.certosaverlag.de/

Was näht an dieser Stimme (1998)

Instrumentation: for soprano, mezzo-soprano and piano

Texts: Paul Celan

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

Mutterstimme Innen - Aussen (1999)

Instrumentation: for soprano, flute, violoncello and tape recorder

Texts: Shintoku, Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs

Duration: 22' 00"
Manuscript

Prolet-Haru (2001)

Instrumentation: for voice, clarinet, cello, double bass, accordion, piano and percussion

Texts: Urs Peter Schneider

Duration: 4' 00"

Certosa Verlag

Karthause 10
D-55270 Klein-Winternheim
BRD
Isolde.weiermueller-backes@gmx.de
www.certosaverlag.de/

Flux (2002)

Instrumentation: for flute solo

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript

7 Studien (7 studies) (2004)

Instrumentation: for small orchestra (e.g. 19 instruments) and 2 pianos

Texts: Prediger und Laotse

The piece is partly notated, for the most part, however, it is written as a concept piece. The pianists should have experience with improvisation.

Duration: variabel

Certosa Verlag

Karthause 10
D-55270 Klein-Winternheim
BRD
Isolde.weiermueller-backes@gmx.de
www.certosaverlag.de/

ein mozärtlicher Auftakt zum 2007 (2006)

Instrumentation: for violin and piano

Duration: 6' 00"-7' 00"

Certosa Verlag

Karthause 10
D-55270 Klein-Winternheim
BRD
Isolde.weiermueller-backes@gmx.de
www.certosaverlag.de/

"Ich muss die schwarzen Worte der Schwäne aufschreiben" (2008)

Concept piece

Instrumentation: for mixed choir

Texts: Meret Oppenheim

Requires improvisational engagement by the choir.

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

9 Lieder (2014)

auf Gedichte von Martin Merz aus "Zwischenland"

Instrumentation: for soprano and piano

Texts: Martin Merz

SME/EMS

Postfach 7851
CH-6000 Luzern 7
Schweiz
info@musinfo.ch
www.musinfo.ch

Klaviertrio II (2018-2019)

Ten new Scenes

Instrumentation: for violin, cello and piano

1. Waldesweben/Woodwebs
2. Kleine Explosionen/Little Explosions
3. Wild/Wild Deer
4. Vorahnung/Presentiment
5. Schwere Bürde/Heavy Burden
6. Windhauch in den Blättern/Gentle Breeze in the Leaves 7. Aufbruch/Awakening
8. Vogelkreisen/Bird Circles
9. Energiespiel/Energy Game
10- Nachklang/Resonance

SME/EMS

Postfach 7851
CH-6000 Luzern 7
Schweiz
info@musinfo.ch
www.musinfo.ch

Lauschen und Rauschen (2018-2019)

Einstimmung und Coda zum Klaviertrio II

Instrumentation: for violin, cello and piano

um die instrumentierten Waldscenen (Neun Klavierstücke) von Robert Schumann, op 82 (1848/49) ergänzt mit einerum die instrumentierten Waldscenen (Neun Klavierstücke) von Robert Schumann, op 82 (1848/49) ergänzt mit einer Einstimmung und einer Coda mit Publikumsbeteiligung

SME/EMS

Postfach 7851
CH-6000 Luzern 7
Schweiz
info@musinfo.ch
www.musinfo.ch

Waldszenen (R. Schumann) (2018-2019)

Arr. Katharina Weber

Instrumentation: for violin, cello and piano

SME/EMS

Postfach 7851
CH-6000 Luzern 7
Schweiz
info@musinfo.ch
www.musinfo.ch

Repertory

Brian Agro: A Hole in the Ice

Grazyna Bacewicz: Klaviersonate Nr. 2

Alban Berg: Klaviersonate, op. 1

Hanns Eisler: 2 Ouvertures for 2 Pianos

Katrin Frauchiger: Mimicri for two pianos