Otto Zykan

Otto Joseph Matthew Zykan ( born April 29, 1935 in Vienna, † 25 May, 2006 Saxony village) was an Austrian composer, voice artist and pianist.

Life

Otto M. Zykan distinguished himself by his musical and artistic versatility. He was author of many musical works and Dadaist embossed language and versification. The Avant-garde in his works reveals itself not only in the most atonal music, but also in the libretti and dealing with the spiritual creation itself so became the piece State Operetta (1977 ) to a scandal that led to excommunication and debates in Parliament.

Zykan was also opposed to persevering the commercialization of his music. Regularly, the documents went to his compositions after the premiere lost or destroyed - Zykan looked at the work with the first performance than done.

Become famous breakfast was the former choir boy as Schoenberg specialist at the piano. By own work to Zykan made ​​about having Singers sewing machine is the best (Opera, 1966), art comes from Treat (1980 ) or with its Humanic ads a name. In recent decades, he created works with video performances for festivals - Ulysses (1994 ) - such as the Linz Cloud of Sound to the Vienna Festival, etc., chamber music and incidental music for the Vienna Burgtheater, and most recently in December 2005 by Heinrich Schiff and the Vienna Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta premiered Concerto for cello and orchestra entitled Beethoven's cello. In 2003 he composed the music for Nestroys Höllenangst for Nestroy games Schwechat.

Zykan lived until his death as a freelance composer in Vienna. As his partner, confirmed that he died near his home in Saxony village while cycling. Zykan was buried at the cemetery in Reinprechtspölla.