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Heinisch, Thomas (b. December 27, 1968,
Vienna). Austrian composer of orchestral, chamber and piano works that have
been successfully performed across Europe, and that have earned him numerous
awards.
Mr. Heinisch had his
first private piano lessons in 1977 (with Horst Leichtfried), and began French
horn lessons in 1980 (privately, but then with Josef Veleba at the Wiener
Musikhochschule until 1983). He first tried composing in 1981, and studied at
the Musikgymnasium Wien from 1983-88.
In 1985, he began composition
studies with Reinhold Portisch at the Konservatorium der Stadt Wien, graduating
in 1995 with distinction. He then had private composition studies with
Christian Ofenbauer from 1992-95 and after graduation, began further
composition studies at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe with
Wolfgang Rihm from 1995-98.
He participated in seminars given by
Iván Eröd, Karl Heinz Füssl and Ernst Krenek at the Corinthian Summer from
1984-86, by Alfred Schnittke in Salzburg in 1990 and by Friedrich Cerha in
Salzburg in 1996.
Among his many honors
are a working scholarship from Vienna (for his Konzert für Violoncello und grosses Orchester) in 1993, the
Österreichisches Staatsstipendium in 1996 and a recommended work (Abglanz und Schweigen) at the UNESCO
International Rostrum of Composers in Paris in 1997. More recently, he has
received the Prize of the Erste Österreichische Sparcasse-Bank (for Abseits – Aufbruch) in 1999 and was a participant in the European Composers
Network on a tour through the CIS in 2000 given by Ensemble SoNoR and conductors
Roland Freisitzer and Peter Keuschnig.
Since 1991, he has
been an editor for Universal Edition. In 1995, he gave a guest lecture entitled
Musik und Wahrnehmung at the
observational psychology department at the Universität Wien. In 2002, he was a
programmer for the festival Hörgänge in Rahmen (together with Roland
Freisitzer).
His music has been performed by Die
Reihe, Ensemble 13, Ensemble Kreativ, Ensemble SoNoR, the GAGEEGO! Ensemble,
Klangforum Wien, the Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik, and the Wiener
Kammersymphoniker, and conducted by Sylvain Cambreling, Roland Freisitzer, Johannes
Kalitzke, Peter Keuschnig, Christian Ofenbauer, Manfred Reichert, and Ernst
Theis.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: heinisch@universaledition.com
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Konzert für Violoncello und grosses
Orchester, 1993-95; Between the Space,
1996; Abglanz und Schweigen, small
orchestra (16 players), 1996; Die Musik
des Unsichtbaren, oboe, small orchestra (22 players), 1998; ‘…von der Linie des Bogens…’, piano, small
orchestra (16 players), 2000; Outer Dark,
electric guitar, 3 violins (around hall), orchestra, 1997-2002
CHAMBER MUSIC: A Piece of Waste Land I, flute (+
piccolo), trumpet, trombone, cello, double bass, piano, 3 percussion, 1997; A Piece of Waste Land II, flute (+
piccolo, alto flute), trumpet, trombone, harp, cello, double bass, piano, 3
percussion, 1997; …still far distant
voices…, alto flute, A-clarinet, accordion, 1998-99; Notes from the Night-Zone,
flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, viola,
cello, piano, percussion, 2000; Relief,
flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), oboe, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), string
quartet, accordion, 2000; Soon to be a
Major Motion Picture, flute, clarinet, 2001
CHORAL: Abseits – Aufbruch (texts by Aeschylus, Friedrich Nietzsche), 12 mixed
voices, 4 saxophones, 4 percussion, 1999
PIANO: Entnähert – Adieu KHF (in memoriam Karl Heinz Füssl), 1992; Sieben Arten, den Walzer zu beschreiben, 1993; Geheimes Spiel, 1999; Cinq
Après-ludes, 2001; queer, 2001
DISCOGRAPHY
Entnähert – Adieu KHF. Annemie Egri, piano (live
recording)
A
Piece of Waste Land I – Dresdner Tage für zeitgenössische Musik 1997. Manfred Reichert/Ensemble 13
A Piece of Waste Land II. Johannes
Kalitzke/Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik
Geheimes Spiel. Sigrid Trummer, piano (special edition CD)
(Last updated on March 13, 2002)
