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Laurent Mettraux
7+ albums
switzerlandClassicalswissgammarecswiss contemporary
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Laurent Mettraux was born on May 27th, 1970, in Fribourg (Switzerland). He completed the studies of analysis, counterpoint, harmony and fugue with René Oberson at the Music Academy of Fribourg, as well as piano, violin and singing. He continued his studies in Geneva (composition with Prof. Eric Gaudibert, conducting with Prof. Liang-Sheng Chen), while following also courses of ancient music and musicology. He received a prize of the Kiefer-Hablitzel Foundation (Association of Swiss Musicians). Counsels and courses with, among others, Klaus Huber, Luis de Pablo, Heinz Holliger, Arvo Pärt, Paul Méfano. His Symphony for chamber orchestra won in 1993 the 1st Prize and Public Prize of the 1st Competition for young composers, organized by the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. He has been laureate of several foundations, and finalist of, among others, the European Competition of Choral Composition (Amiens, France). His work “Ombre” (“Shadow”) for orchestra, won 1998 the prize of the prestigious Donaueschinger Musiktage, given for the first time (among the members of the Jury: Wolfgang Rihm, Sylvain Cambreling, Gérard Grisey, Christian Wolff). He is also honoured in 2000 with a contribution ad personam from the UBS Kulturstiftung for his “remarkable partaking to the musical life in Switzerland and abroad”. First compositions in 1982. He receives numerous orders, as much from the interpreters as from concert associations, festivals, broadcasting and foundations. His work
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292Traces gravees dans le Sable: I. Hiuan-Kiue de Yong-Kia
133Traces gravees dans le Sable: V. —
124Traces gravees dans le Sable: II. Wei Ying-Wou
115Traces gravees dans le Sable: VI. —
116Traces gravees dans le Sable: III. Sosan
107Traces gravees dans le Sable: IV. Wang Wei II
108Symphonie de chambre
49Vision immanente, M. 464
310Emergences
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