Benjamin Kobler, pno. (rec. 2013)

work-info: www.baltakas.net/works/pasaka/
recording with score: youtu.be/XZAzUrH8CUU

PASAKA for piano and electronics (1995-97, full recording)

Cond. Zsolt Nagy
Orch. Geidai Philharmonic Orchestra(Tokyo,Japan)
Live recording at 04.06.2021 Sogakudo Concert Hall Tokyo University of the Arts

Loop / Sonic II for Orchestra (2020〜21)

"Copia carbone" (2022, for ensemble)
Commissioned by Ensemble Proton Bern, in the frame of Protonwerk n.11. 
Instrumentation:  B.Fl, Lup, C.Cl, Bsn (+Cf), Midi ctrl, Hp, Vn, Vc
Live Recording:  15 March 2022 @ Dampfzentrale, Bern (CH), WP
Ensemble Proton Bern, Aaron Cassidy (cond.)
Score published by Ricordi, Milan.

Copia carbone (2022)

Recording from the premiere on March 14th, 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Kaja Sešek - Violin
Taja Rijavec - Harp

Synergies for Violin and Harp (2021)

Cond. Toshiaki Umeda
Orch. Geidai Philharmonic Orchestra (Tokyo, Japan)
Live recording at 21.05. 2022 Sogakudo Concert Hall, Tokyo University of the Arts

痕跡/螺旋(差延 II) オーケストラのための Trace/Spiral (Différance II) for Orchestra (2021〜22)

The title is a reminder on how to use my borrowed mic.

The burden of a mic

Open Ya fkng Mouth

-- This recording is posted for promotional purposes only --

大黑天 wurde am 19. April 2024 vom MDR Orchester unter der Leitung von Herrn Michael Wendeberg uraufgeführt. Die aufmerksame und unterstützende Zusammenarbeit mit dem MDR Orchester hat dieses Stück in vielerlei Hinsicht geprägt und verdient daher meinen herzlichen Dank.

大黑天 - für Orchester

7 June (Fri) 20:00 - 21:00
Basiliek van Onze Lieve Vrouwe
Recorded by Nader Adabnejad

Nefelibata Sinfonietta
Conducted by Txemi Etxebarria  & Hon Ning Cheung

Colin Crandal /percussions
Carlos González Lázaro /clarinet
Elena Loaiza /bass clarinet
Edoardo Gatta /voice
Hugo Lomba Fernández /alto saxophone
Joana Albons Caldentey /clarinet
Jorge Gómez Josa /soprano saxophone
Lilian Phan /piano
Lance Weisen /flute
Magali Sturm /clarinet
Marina Mielgo Martin /french horn
Stefanie Kindler /oboe
Tristan Spoor /violin

Gehen (2024)

31.08.2024 KKL Luzern, Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie, Lucerne Festival. Dirigent Daniel Huertes

Choral (2024) für Ensemble mit Klavier

piece for voice ensemble and harp.
(2020)

Lux Aeterna

Concerto for Viola and Ensemble by Haodong Wang
Live recording from the premiere
24/11/2024 at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester, UK

Wenhan Jiang viola solo
Benjamin Voce conductor
Kaoruko Takehara flute
Emma Chan oboe
Johanna Leung clarinet
Josh McKeague trumpet
Tate Cassells trombone
Harriet Kwong percussion
Yonina Liss piano
Lian Yip, Ellie Shek violins
Henry Grant viola
Cillian Hennessy cello
Joana Izabelle double bass

Recorded by Joe Hunt, Patrick Gorry
Mixed by Patrick Gorry

Concerto for Viola and Ensemble

Nikolas Agrafiotis, a Greek composer born in 1998, is currently pursuing a Master's in Composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig, where he studies under the guidance of Professors Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf and Fabien Lévy. He earned his Bachelor of Composition at the Conservatorium Maastricht, where he studied with Professor Vykintas Baltakas.

His compositions have been performed across Europe by several notable orchestras and ensembles, including MDR Sinfonieorchester, Ensemble Recherche, Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Contemporary Insights, Osimun Quartet, and the Philharmonie Zuidnederland Septet. In June 2025, Ensemble Ascolta will premiere his quintet and in July 2025 Roman Quartet will premiere his String Quartet.

He has also been selected to participate in esteemed programs and masterclasses, including the Peter Eötvös Foundation’s Spotlight on Ramon Lazkano (2023), Impuls Academy (2025), the Delian Academy for Contemporary Music (2024), the Sävellyspaja Composition Masterclass (2024), Casa della Musica San Michele(2025), She Lives Budapest Masterclass (2025), and the ContemPlay Workshop in Vilnius (2023).
Through these opportunities, he has worked with renowned tutors such as Peter Eötvös, Mark Andre, Franck Bedrossian, Johannes Kalitzke, Ramon Lazkano, and Jukka Tiensuu, among others. In 2022, his work Two Movements for Ensemble received a Special Mention at the Winds Composition Contest Saxony.

Synergies for Violin and Harp (2021)

Nikolas Agrafiotis

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