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Grinberg, Alexander (b. 1961, Kharkiv). Ukrainian composer, now resident in Germany, of orchestral, chamber, choral, and piano works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere.
Mr. Grinberg completed his composition studies at the College of Music in Kharkiv in 1980 and later studied composition with Igor Kovach at the Institute of Art in Kharkiv, where he graduated in 1985. He also attended masterclasses with Edison Denisov and Poul Ruders and a workshop with the percussionist Gert Sørensen in Denmark in 1992.
Among his honors is the Ilya Slatin Prize from the City Council of Kharkiv (1999, for From the Abyss, House Plant and Symbols of Time). His music has been performed in Austria, Belarus, Croatia, Germany, Latvia, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the UK, and the USA.
He taught composition, history and music theory at a children's music school in Kharkiv from 1987-95 and at the College of Music in Kharkiv from 1987-94 and 2000-03. He also taught composition, instrumentation and music theory at the Institute of Art in Kharkiv from 1994-2003.
He has lived in Düsseldorf since 2003.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: alexander.s.grinberg@web.de
Street address: Mr. Alexander Grinberg, Pestalozzistr. 41, D - 40549 Düsseldorf, Germany
Telephone: + 4921 1569 2906
Cellular phone: + 4921 1547 5681 or + 4917 9974 6835
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Carillon, orchestra (8 winds, 4 brass, 5 percussion, 12/24 strings), 1990; In Harmony, small orchestra (12 players), 1994, revised 2000; From the Abyss, string orchestra, 1996; Crazy Jingles, flute, string orchestra, 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC: 7 Études, clarinet, 1990; Shimmering, string quartet, 1991; Mantras, 7 recorders, 1992; Music for a Friend, vibraphone, 1992, revised 2002; Circles on the Water, 2 guitars, 1993; House Plant, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone, 1993; Pen Drawing, clarinet, violin, 2 violas, double bass, accordion, 1995; Sounds of the Town, alto saxophone, 1995; At Right Angles, violin, piano, 1996; Roslavets Capriccio, violin, 1996; Symbols of Time, soprano saxophone, cello, 1998; Shifting Mirrors, clarinet, piano, 1999; Tiger's Fantasy, trombone, 1999; Mozart-Veränderung, oboe, 2000; 4 Inventions, cello, 2002
CHORAL: Shulamite (text from the Song of Solomon), 16 mixed voices, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1997; Ein Neues Lied (texts from Psalms 149, 1-2, 115, 12-14, 117), mixed chorus, 1998; By the Rivers of Babylon (text from Psalm 137), female chorus, 2001; Dilexi (text from Psalm 114), mixed chorus, 2003
PIANO: Castles in the Air, 1983, revised 2000; Polyphonic Games, 1987-89; Mobile-Immobile, 1990, revised 1996; Sonatina, 2000
(Last updated on November 22, 2003)
