Manuel Contreras Vázquez
Composer
21 April 2023
Wittener Tage Für Neue Kammermusik,
Witten, Germany
Newcomer Concert.
"Maim ve daf" (2009), for violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
IEMA ENSEMBLE (Ensemble Modern Akademie and HfMDK Frankfurt): Miria Sailer, Violin; Miho Kawai, Viola; Clara Franz, Cello; Riverton Vilela Alves, Double Bass.
Recording by WDR 3, here.
16 March 2023
International Contemporary Music Festival. Córdoba, Spain.
"Mar sin fondo" (2021), José Manuel López López
"Salut für Caudwell"(1977) Helmut Lachenmann
"Música para una habitación propia" (2020) Sofía Martínez
"Lidio" (2020) Manuel Contreras Vásquez
Estelle Lallement & Filipe Marques, guitars.
January 2023
Manuel Contreras Vázquez joins Universal Edition
See complete profile and published works so far here
28 August 2022
International composers meeting.
Santiago, Chile. GAM Centre.
"La Furia del Ermitaño, a theater of sounds about madness".
Taller de MúsicaContemporánea.
Pablo Aranda, dir.
Complete performance here
14 April 2022
"Premio Pulsar de la Música Chilena"
(Pulsar prize of Chilean Music).
Nominated to Best artist of classical and concert music.
For "Lidio", performed by Duo
Lallement-Marques.
1 April 2022
Mismar Cultural Association,
La Serena, Chile.
Marga Marga string orchestra, Quilpué, Chile.
New composition commission by Oboist José Luis Urquieta and Marga Marga orchestra.
Supported by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
20 March 2022, 19:00.
Palazzo Tursi, Genoa, Italy ("La Voce ed il tempo", concert series).
22 March 2022, 19:30.
Chiesa Rossa, Milan, Italy.
"Aswalaq, Zoos Humanos", a voice theater.
VirgoVox Ensemble.
Jacopo Facchini, dir.
With the support of Chilean Government.
March 5, 2022
Such Music.
a program by Resonance Radio,
London, Uk.
"Peripeteia", for 10 instruments.
"Tensor", for ensemble.
Broadcast hosted by Rihards Endriksons, journalist and artistic director of Latvia's Skaņu Mežs festival.
16 October 2021
18.00 (Local time. GMT-5)
Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas.
Xalapa section. Mexico.
"Ddüwéwé",
Synesthetic invasion
(Online)
Preliminary version.
Paola Muñoz, Recorders
Laura Bisotti, Installation
David Velez, video production.
September 2021
RE.CO Lab project.
New York, USA.
CeReNeM, Huddersfield, UK.
"Taiken", for solo Cello.
(online)
Michael Nicolas
International Contemporary Ensemble.
Sept 11, 2020
Festival Mixtur, Barcelona, Spain.
"Lidio", for 2 guitars.
Estelle Lallement, Filipe Marques.
Jul 15, 2020
"Premio Pulsar de la Música Chilena"
(Pulsar prize of Chilean Music).
Best artist of classical or concert music.
"SCD", Chilean Society of authors and editors of music.
March 12, 2020
Saint Paul's Church.
Huddersfield, UK.
"Los Ojos del Pueblo Acusan al Estado Terrorista", for Piano and cello.
Plus-Minus Ensemble.
Jan 14, 2020
University of Huddersfield, UK
Richard Steinitz Building.
"Ddüwéwé", Synesthetic invasion
Preliminary version
Paola Muñoz, Recorders
Laura Bisotti, Scenography/ Installation.