Lukas Hurník
Encyclopedia
Lukáš Hurník is a Czech composer
. He graduated from Charles University with a degree in Music Studies
. He learned to compose from his father, composer Ilja Hurník
. He works as director manager of Czech Radio 3 - Vltava
. In 1990 his composition entitled Hot-Suite for piano duo won first prize at the Piano Duo Association of Japan contest. His compositions have been awarded a number of honors at Czech
and international competitions. A strong rhythm and melody and polyphonic voice parts are typical of Hurník's synthesis.
He has written a "Toccata and Prelude" for orchestra, which is designed to be played as an introduction to the Violin Concerto in E minor
by Felix Mendelssohn
, with the concerto commencing without a break.
Globus - symphony for percussion and orchestra
Girl and Machine - symphony
Trigon - concerto for violin, two string orchestras, 3 winds and percussion
The Angels - opera/musical for rock and opera singers, children's choir, symphony orchestra, rock band and electronic sounds in surround
Fusion Music for winds and piano (fl, cl, bassoon, pno)
Magnificat for mixed choir and basso continuo)
Křížová cesta oratorium (passion) for soloists, choir, speakers, children´s choir and orchestra
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He graduated from Charles University with a degree in Music Studies
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. He learned to compose from his father, composer Ilja Hurník
Ilja Hurník
Ilja Hurník is a contemporary Czech composer and essayist. He entered the Prague Conservatory, then went on to the Prague Academy of Arts, where he studied with Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová, daughter of Vilém Kurz.His 1953 sonata da camera, for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord, has been recorded on...
. He works as director manager of Czech Radio 3 - Vltava
Ceský rozhlas
Český rozhlas is the Czech Republic's publicly funded radio broadcasting organization.It offers the following radio channels:*ČRo 1 – Radiožurnál: news and information*ČRo 2 – Praha: talk and family programmes...
. In 1990 his composition entitled Hot-Suite for piano duo won first prize at the Piano Duo Association of Japan contest. His compositions have been awarded a number of honors at Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and international competitions. A strong rhythm and melody and polyphonic voice parts are typical of Hurník's synthesis.
He has written a "Toccata and Prelude" for orchestra, which is designed to be played as an introduction to the Violin Concerto in E minor
Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 is his last large orchestral work. It forms an important part of the violin repertoire and is one of the most popular and most frequently performed violin concertos of all time...
by Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text...
, with the concerto commencing without a break.
Selected works
Variations on Frank Zappa's theme for two saxophones and orchestraGlobus - symphony for percussion and orchestra
Girl and Machine - symphony
Trigon - concerto for violin, two string orchestras, 3 winds and percussion
The Angels - opera/musical for rock and opera singers, children's choir, symphony orchestra, rock band and electronic sounds in surround
Fusion Music for winds and piano (fl, cl, bassoon, pno)
Magnificat for mixed choir and basso continuo)
Křížová cesta oratorium (passion) for soloists, choir, speakers, children´s choir and orchestra