plano de levantamiento, for C flute, Bass clarinet, piano, violin, viola, and cello. Commissioned and performed by Ensamble Contemporáneo UC, Aliocha Solovera, conductor. With the support of Ernst von Siemens Foundation (Germany). Composition based on the Poem "Ameredia", published in Chile in 1967.  (Text and images used with the authors' permission).

Plano De Levantamiento (Grabacion 2)

Manuel Contreras Vázquez is a Chilean–Spanish composer based in Italy. Is a four-time recipient of the Ernst von Siemens Foundation commissioning program, alongside awards and fellowships including the Turing Scheme of the UK Government, the Alban Program of the European Union, the Ibero-American General Secretariat, the Italian Government, the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation, the Castiglioni Prize in Milan, The Luis Advis Prize in Chile and the Pulsar Prize to the best artist of classical music in Chile of the year 2020. Manuel served as composer-in-residence for the Spanish Academy in Rome, the Center Les Récollets – Institut Français in Paris, the Cinenomada Foundation in Bolivia, and the Kone Foundation in Finland.

World-class orchestras and ensembles performed Manuel's music recently, such as the International Contemporary Ensemble and Mivos Quartet (New York); Plus-Minus (London); Modern Akademie (Frankfurt Main) Iberoamericano (Weimar); La Serena Symphony; Taller de Música Contemporánea and Ensamble Contemporáneo (Santiago), Lallement Marques duo (Paris); Algoritmo Ensemble (Rome); Divertimento Ensemble, VirgoVox Ensemble and Sconfinarte Orchestra (Milan); as well as by world-class soloist as Mario Caroli and Diego Castro. Contreras's music has premiered at festivals such as Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik, Mixtur of Barcelona, La Nuit d’Atempo of Paris, Expresiones Contemporáneas of México, Via Stellae of Santiago de Compostela, de Música Contemporánea de Córdoba, La Voce ed il Tempo of Genoa, among others. His interdisciplinary projects involve exhibitions and performances in La Paz, Guatemala City, Milan, Madrid, New York, Huddersfield, and Santo Domingo.

Manuel holds a PhD in Composition from the University of Huddersfield (UK). He also studied at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, the Milan Conservatory, and the Santa Cecilia’s Academy. His teachers were Alejandro Guarello, Pablo Aranda, Alessandro Solbitati, Gabriele Manca, Ivan Fedele, Bryn Harrison, and Aaron Cassidy. His works appear on CDs and DVDs in Chile and Italy, while his scores are available in Universal Edition, Suvini Zerboni, Edizioni Sconfinarte, and Babel Scores. In 2024, Manuel is working on his second monographic CD with KAIROS (Vienna) and on a new interdisciplinary project commissioned by CIMA centre and the Ernst von Siemens Foundation.
further information on current projects: 
www.macontreras.com