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Artist
Clemens Gadenstätter
12+ albums
contemporary classicalClassicalcomposeraustrianintermedia artist
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Born 1966. Austrian composer of mostly chamber works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere; he is also active as an intermedia artist. Mr. Gadenstätter studied transverse flute with Urs Wollenmann in Basel and Salzburg and music theory at the Carl-Orff-Institut in Salzburg from 1979-84. He then studied flute with Wolfgang Schulz and composition with Erich Urbanner at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna from 1984-92 and graduated with excellence. He finished his studies in composition with Helmut Lachenmann at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart from 1992-95. Among his honors are the Arbeitsstipendium from the city of Vienna (1987, 1994), a prize at the Forum junger Komponisten (1992), the Staatsstipendium der Republik Österreich für Komposition (1993, 1999), and the Jahresstipendium des Landes Salzburg für Komposition (1995). More recently, he has received the Publicity-Preis of the SKE-Fond (1997), the Förderungspreis from the city of Vienna (1997) and the Erste Preis (2003). Deutschlandradio Berlin, Donaueschingen, ensemble recherche, Klangforum Wien, the Musikbiennale Berlin, ORF, the Salzburg Festival, Sender Freies Berlin, Steirischer Herbst, SWF, Trio Accanto, and the Wiener Konzerthaus-Gesellschaft have commissioned works from him. His works have been performed at Darmstadt, Donaueschingen, the ISCM World Music Days (1994, Stockholm), and the Salzburg Festival, as well as two portrait concerts at the Hörgänge festival (2001, 2003).
