Sorbs composer (1954–2022)
Juro Mětšk
Born (1954-05-01 ) 1 May 1954Died 20 January 2022(2022-01-20) (aged 67) Occupation Composer
Juro Mětšk (1 May 1954 – 20 January 2022) was a Sorbian composer.
Life and career
Born in Bautzen , the son of the Sorbian writer and publicist Frido Mětšk [de ] ,[ 1] he studied at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin until 1976,[ 2] and was a teacher at a music school from 1976 to 1980. From 1980 to 1983, he completed master studies at the Academy of Arts, Berlin with Reiner Bredemeyer . In 1985, he received the Hans Stieber Prize as part of the Hallische Musiktage .[ 2] From 1983 to 1986, he worked as a music dramaturge at the Deutsch-Sorbisches Volkstheater [de ] in Bautzen and has lived there as a freelance composer since 1986.[ 3] [ 4]
His work Syndrom was awarded a prize at the 1989 competition Forum junger Komponisten of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Mětšk died in Herrnhut on 20 January 2022, at the age of 67.[ 8]
Works
Source:[ 9]
accents antiques for string quartet, 1975
musica da camera , 1978/79
Psychogramme for Orchestra
SESTETTO
Canti per Violoncello e Piano
trio…torso…alla…rondo…alla…torso…
mit groteskem riesenbogen … trüb ein pizzicato for viola solo, 1984
KONTRAKTION“ Kontra-aktionen für kammerensemble , 1988.[ 10]
syndrom for chamber ensemble
Retour pour grande orchestra
References
Further reading
Mětšk, Juro. In: Wilfried W. Bruchhäuser: Komponisten der Gegenwart im Deutschen Komponisten-Interessenverband. Ein Handbuch. 4th edition, Deutscher Komponisten-Interessenverband, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-55561-410-X , p. 857.
Mětšk, Juro. In Axel Schniederjürgen (ed.): Kürschners Musiker-Handbuch. 5th edition, K. G. Saur Verlag , Munich 2006, ISBN 3-598-24212-3 , p. 306.
"Ćišinski-Preis an Juro Mětšk" . Start (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2021 .
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