Svitlana Azarova facts for kids

Svitlana Azarova, a talented composer.

Svitlana Azarova (born on January 9, 1976) is a Ukrainian-Dutch composer. She writes contemporary classical music, which is a style of music created in recent times. Svitlana was born in Ukraine, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR.

Early Life and Musical Journey

Svitlana Azarova was born in a city called Izmail in Ukraine. She started her musical journey by studying music at the Odesa Pedagogical Institute. She finished her studies there in 1996.

Learning to Compose

After her first degree, Svitlana went to the Odesa Conservatory. This is a special school for music. There, she focused on musical composition, which means learning how to create music. She had two teachers for composition: first Oleksandr Krasotov, and then Karmella Tsepkolenko until the year 2000.

International Opportunities

Svitlana's talent led her to many exciting opportunities. In 2003, she received a special scholarship called Gaude Polonia. This allowed her to study for six months at the Frédéric Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland. Later that same year, she was invited to another scholarship project in Dresden, Germany. This project, called pass_ПОРТ, also met again in Munich in 2007.

In 2005, Svitlana received another grant from KulturKontakt Austria. This helped her attend the 9th International Academy for New Composition and Audio-Art in Seefeld, Tirol, Austria. After this, she moved to The Hague in the Netherlands. In 2006, she began advanced studies at the conservatoire in Amsterdam. She studied with Theo Loevendie and earned her Master of Music degree in December 2007.

Svitlana has also been a composer-in-residence at several places. This means she was invited to stay and create music there. These places include:

• The Visby International Centre for Composers (VICC) in Gotland, Sweden (in 2007, 2015, 2016, and 2023)
• The Czech Music Information Centre in Prague, Czech Republic (in 2008)

Her Music Around the World

Svitlana Azarova's music is played by many different groups and orchestras all over the world. This shows how popular and respected her compositions are.

Who Performs Her Music?

Some of the talented musicians and groups who have performed her works include:

• Petra Stump, a clarinet player from Austria
• Mariko Nishioka and Yuka Sugimoto, percussionists from Japan
• The Nieuw Ensemble from the Netherlands
• Stephan Vermeersch from Belgium
• Marcel Worms from the Netherlands
• The Ensemble pass_ПОРT (a group from Ukraine, Germany, Brazil, and France)
• The Sinfonia Iuventus orchestra from Poland
• The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, led by Toshiyuki Shimada
• The Orchestre national d'Île-de-France (ONDIF)
• The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (NedPho)
• The Royal Danish Opera

What Music Has She Written?

Svitlana Azarova has written many different types of musical pieces. Here are some of her notable compositions:

Grand Opera and Orchestral Works

• Momo and the time thieves (2015-2016): This is a full-length opera, which is a big musical play with singing and an orchestra. It's based on the famous book Momo (novel) by Michael Ende. The Royal Danish Opera asked her to write it, and it was first performed in 2017 at the Copenhagen Opera House.
• Hoc Vinces! (2019): A piece for a large orchestra.
• Hundred thirty one Angstrom (2014): A symphony, which is a long piece for a large orchestra.
• Mover of the Earth, Stopper of the Sun (2011): An overture (a short piece played at the beginning of a larger work) for a symphony orchestra. The ONDIF asked her to write this one.
• Pure thoughts transfixed (2010): Another symphony for a large orchestra.
• Beyond Context (2008): Written for a chamber orchestra, which is a smaller orchestra.

Other Interesting Pieces

Svitlana has also composed many other unique pieces for different instruments and groups:

• I fell into the sky... (2011): For a solo viola, which is like a violin but a bit bigger.
• From this kind... (2008): For a choir, brass instruments, and percussion.
• 300 steps above (2007): For a carillon, which is a musical instrument made of bells.
• Trojaborg (2007): For a solo clarinet.
• Epices (2007): For a soprano singer (a high female voice) and several instruments like bass clarinet, trumpet, and piano.
• Sounds from the Yellow Planet (2006): For an ensemble (a small group of musicians) and recordings of throat singing.
• Model Citizens (2006): For a violoncello (cello) and piano.
• Valentina's Blues (2006): A piano piece that was released on a CD.
• Hotel Charlotte (2005): For a string quartet, which is a group of four string instruments.
• Outvoice, outstep and outwalk (2004): For a bass clarinet.
• Go-as-you-please (2003): For an ensemble.
• Symphonic Lana Sweet (2003): For a large symphony orchestra.
• In the Icy Loneliness (2002): For two cellos.
• The Dance of Birds (2000): For a string orchestra.
• Chronometer (2000): For piano.
• Punished by Love (1999): A vocal cycle (songs) for a soprano and piano.

See also

In Spanish: Svitlana Azarova para niños