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Mauricio Sotelo and David Sawer Celebrate 60

Oct. 01, 2021

Mauricio Sotelo (1961) is one of Spain’s most prominent and internationally recognized composers. The première of his opera El Público, commissioned by Gerard Mortier for Madrid’s Teatro Real in February 2015, was met with critical acclaim by the international press and an enthusiastic reception by the audience.

Mauricio Sotelo began his composition studies in Madrid, followed by studies with Francis Burt at the Music University in Vienna. After graduating University, he attended Roman Haubenstock-Ramati’s composition classes and subsequently studied with Luigi Nono. 


(El Público/Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor; Robert Castro, director/Klangforum Wien/Teatro Real, 2015)

Mauricio Sotelo’s works have been performed by many of the world's finest orchestras and ensembles including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Bamberg Symphony, the SWR Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna RSO Symphony Orchestra, Klangforum Wien as well as by soloists including Juan Manuel Cañizares, Enrique Morente, Nicholas Hodges, Juan Carlos Garvayo, Joan Enric Lluna, Benjamin Schmid, Tabea Zimmermann and Patricia Kopatchinskaja, to name but a few. Since March 1991, his music has been published by Universal Edition who have created a celebratory page in honor of his milestone birthday here.

Listen to Mauricio Sotelo's Luz sobre lienzo:
(Mauricio Sotelo/Luz sobre lienzo/Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin/Fuensanta La Moneta/
Agustín Diassera, percussion/Fernando Villanueva, electronics)

To learn more abiout Mauricio Sotelo, visit: universaledition.com.

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David Sawer's music captures its listener's ear and interest from the very first sound. His compositions have often been inspired by ideas drawn from theater and the dramatic arts. "I write a piece of music, but I think it's about what you don't say.", he once stated in an interview. "Many of my compositional decisions are dictated by theater, by what is lying underneath the surface." This becomes evident for instance in his orchestral compositions Byrnan Wood and Flesh and Blood, in his ensemble works Hollywood Extra to accompany a silent film and The Lighthouse Keepers and his ballet Rumpelstiltskin, existing also in a shorter version as a Suite. A film version of Rumpelstilskin is currently in the making. Among his most performed compositions are his orchestral work the greatest happiness principle and the ensemble piece Tiroirs. 

Universal Edition has created a page on their website filled with well-wishes from conductor and musician colleagues for his 60th birthday. Read them here.


Listen to David Sawer's Rumpelstiltskin Suite: II. Straw into Gold:
(Rumpelstiltskin Suite: II. Straw into Gold/David Sawer/Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Martyn Brabbins, conductor)

To learn more about David Sawer, visit: universaledition.com.

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