Oskar Aichinger
Oskar Aichinger (* 1956 in Vöcklabruck ) is an Austrian composer and pianist of the Modern Creative Jazz.
Life and work
Aichinger grew up in Puchheim. In 1974 he began studying at the University of Leoben. From 1976 to 1983 he studied music at the Mozarteum at Salzburg University. From 1979 he headed various ensembles; between 1984 and 1986, he worked as ballet at the Vienna State Opera. Since 1990, he turned to jazz and improvised music; First he played in a duo with stone Aich Irrding Hans Steiner and in a duo with Walter Malli. He also worked as a pianist and conductor until 1996 Burkhard Stangl maxixe. In 1996 he formed a private octet (including with Max Nagl, Lorenz Raab, Joanna Lewis, Andrew Jeszek, Achim Tang and Patrice Héral ). He also worked with Franz Koglmann, Oswald Eggers, Franz Koglmann and Paul Skrepek. In the trio Blood he interpreted with Michael Moore and John Edwards Music by Carla Bley, Annette Peacock, Paul Bley and Jimmy Giuffre. For the Vienna Mozart Year 2006, he wrote the commissioned composition Suedama JIXX he. Ensemble with the XX aufführte century. He also wrote music for the dance theater ( Maja Slattery and Compagnie Smafu ) and for the Attensam quartet. 2009, his chamber opera premiered " The Purloined Taler ".
Prizes and awards
Aichinger's solo album Cosmos Lutosławski, on which he based improvised works Witold Lutosławski was awarded the 2008 Pasticciopreis Radio OE1
Disco Graphical Notes
- Stone Aich Irrding: On the long Lüssen. Extraplatte 1992
- Oskar Aichinger: Poemia. Durian 1999
- Oskar Aichinger: Elements of Poetry. Between the Lines 2000
- Oskar Aichinger: To Touch a Distant Soul. Between the Lines 2001
- Oskar Aichinger: Synapsis. Between the Lines 2003
- Oskar Aichinger, Franz Koglmann: The Bridal Suite. Hand roll 2004
- Oskar Aichinger: Cosmos Lutosławski. turning sounds 2008
- Oskar Aichinger, Hannes Löschel, Christian Muhlbacher, Max Nagl: Wean jazz. ORF Vienna 2009