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'''Klaudia Pasternak''' (born 1980) is a Polish contemporary composer and opera conductor,<ref>[http://www.tygodnikprzeglad.pl/mlode-dyrygentki-czyli-muzyczny-testosteron Music testosterone or young women conductors] interview 2008, ''Tygodnik Przeglad (Weekly Review)''</ref> who has twice been nominated for the prestigious [[Paszport Polityki]] (Policy Passport).

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'''Klaudia Pasternak''' (born [[1980]] in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]) – Polish contemporary [[composer]], [[opera]] [[conductor (music)|conductor]],<ref>[http://www.tygodnikprzeglad.pl/mlode-dyrygentki-czyli-muzyczny-testosteron Music testosterone or young women conductors] interview 2008, ''Tygodnik Przeglad (Weekly Review)''</ref> numerous prize winner, nominated twice to prestigious [[Paszport Polityki]] (Policy Passport).


==Life==
==Life==
Klaudia Pasternak was born in Warsaw, in music family. At the age of 12, she began [[Musical composition|composing]] own music and the result was her first piece ''Suite'' for [[piano]]. At the age of 11, she started playing [[percussion]] and continuing education in the classroom of Bogdan Lauks, in Music High School of [[Józef Elsner]]. At that time, in addition to the composition and percussion interests, her musical attention took [[conducting]]. At the age of 17, she received her first composer award.
Pasternak was born in [[Warsaw]], Poland, to a musical family. At the age of 12, she began [[Musical composition|composing]] her own music, her first piece being a ''Suite'' for piano. At the age of 11, she started playing percussion and studied with Bogdan Lauks, in the Music High School of [[Józef Elsner]]. She also began to conduct at that time. At the age of 17, she received her first composer award.
In 2000 she began studies at [[The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music|The Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music]] in Warsaw, where she graduated two directions: composition in classroom of [[Stanisław Moryto]] and symphony - opera conducting in the classroom of [[Tomasz Bugaj]].
In 2000 she began studies at the [[Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music]] in Warsaw. She studied composition with [[Stanisław Moryto]] and symphony – opera with [[Tomasz Bugaj]].


Artist lives and works in Warsaw. She is also involved in supporting democratic values and woman rights in Poland and abroad.<ref>[http://www.iwoman.pl/na-serio/reportaze-i-wywiady/rodzina;nie;jest;najwazniejsza;a;mezczyzni;tlamsza;w;polsce;tworcze;kobiety;wyznanie;najslynniejszej;polskiej;dyrygentki,72,0,1100616.html Family isn’t most important, confession of the most famous Polish conductor], interview 2010, ''iWoman''</ref>
Pasternak lives and works in Warsaw. She is also involved in supporting democratic values and woman rights in Poland and abroad.<ref>[http://www.iwoman.pl/na-serio/reportaze-i-wywiady/rodzina;nie;jest;najwazniejsza;a;mezczyzni;tlamsza;w;polsce;tworcze;kobiety;wyznanie;najslynniejszej;polskiej;dyrygentki,72,0,1100616.html Family isn’t most important, confession of the most famous Polish conductor], interview 2010, ''iWoman''</ref>


==Events==
==Events==


In 2000 and 2005 Pasternak received scholarship of The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Poland. In 2000 and 2005 she was nominated to Policy Passport in the Music category.<ref>Nominees, [[Paszport Polityki|Policy Passport]]</ref>
In 2000 and 2005 Pasternak received a scholarship from The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Poland. In 2000 and 2005 she was nominated to Policy Passport in the Music category.<ref>Nominees, [[Paszport Polityki|Policy Passport]]</ref>
In 2000, she participated in 20th International Composers Course in [[Radziejowice]], organized by the Society for Contemporary Music, where she met personalities like [[Christina Asher]], [[Zygmunt Krauze]], [[Wojciech Michniewski]], [[Louis Andriessen]] and [[Hanna Kulenty]]. In 2003 conducted lectures about own and Polish contemporary music at [[University of Oregon]]. In 2003 she participated in masterclasses of conducting led by [[Antoni Wit]], in Austria. In 2005 she took part in composition masterclasses led by French composer [[Betsy Jolas]], in France. In 2006 she received two scholarships of prestigious scholarship project ''Młoda Polska'' (Young Polish) founded by The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, and also Creativity Support Fund scholarship founded by Association of Stage Writers and Composers [[ZAiKS]]. In 2010 she became finalist of composer competition ''Unique forms of continuity in space'' organized by [[Italian Institute in Melbourne]], [[Australia]].
In 2000, she participated in the 20th International Composers Course in [[Radziejowice]], organized by the Society for Contemporary Music, where she met [[Christina Asher]], [[Zygmunt Krauze]], [[Wojciech Michniewski]], [[Louis Andriessen]] and [[Hanna Kulenty]]. In 2003, Pasternak conducted lectures about Polish contemporary music (including her own) at the [[University of Oregon]]. In 2003 she participated in masterclasses of conducting led by [[Antoni Wit]], in Austria. In 2005 she took part in composition masterclasses led by French composer [[Betsy Jolas]], in France. In 2006 she received two scholarships from the prestigious scholarship project ''Młoda Polska'' (Young Poland) founded by The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, as well as the Creativity Support Fund scholarship founded by the Association of Stage Writers and Composers [[ZAiKS]]. In 2010 she became a finalist in the composer competition ''Unique forms of continuity in space'' organized by the [[Italian Institute in Melbourne]], Australia.


===Broadcast===
===Broadcast===
Her music was broadcast in Poland and abroad including Polish Public Television [[Telewizja Polska|TVP]], Campus Radio, Polish Radio Second Channel PR 2, Polish Bis Radio, [[Hamburg]] Radio, [[Katowice]] Radio, [[Denmark]] Radio.
Her music was broadcast in Poland and abroad including the public [[Telewizja Polska|Polish Television]] (TVP), Campus Radio, Polish Radio Second Channel PR 2, Polish Bis Radio, [[Hamburg]] Radio, [[Katowice]] Radio, Denmark Radio.
As a composer she was involved with TV production of series ''Dolina Kreatywna, czyli czego szuka mloda sztuka'' (Creative Valley) created by Polish Television [[TVP2]].
As a composer she was involved with the production of the television series ''Dolina Kreatywna, czyli czego szuka mloda sztuka'' (Creative Valley) created by Polish Television [[TVP2]].


==Composition==
==Composition==


Pasternak in her works emphasizes to combine modern composer techniques with traditional means of expression.
Pasternak in her works combines modern composition techniques with traditional means of expression. Piano and vocals play special roles in her work.
A special role in her work plays piano and vocal music.


===Awards===
===Awards===
*1st Prize: Second National Composer Competition ”Patri Patriae” in Katowice dedicated to Pope [[John Paul II]] for piece ''Pictures from Tatry'', for string trio. Chairman of the jury was [[Wojciech Kilar]], 1998
*1st Prize: Second National Composer Competition ”Patri Patriae” in Katowice dedicated to Pope [[John Paul II]] for piece ''Pictures from Tatry'', for string trio. Chairman of the jury was [[Wojciech Kilar]], 1998
*2nd Prize: Third International Composers Competition ”Premio Citta di Pescara”, for piece ''Cogitationes'', for piano, [[Italy]] 2000<ref>[http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/news/mar00.html Pasternak in Citta di Pescara], 2000, ''Polish Music Reference Center''</ref>
*2nd Prize: Third International Composers Competition ”Premio Citta di Pescara”, for piece ''Cogitationes'', for piano, Italy 2000<ref>[http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/news/mar00.html Pasternak in Citta di Pescara], 2000, ''Polish Music Reference Center''</ref>
*3rd Prize: [[Ivan Spassov]] International Composers Competition for piece ''Kayo'', for vocal bass and piano, [[Bulgaria]] 2001
*3rd Prize: [[Ivan Spassov]] International Composers Competition for piece ''Kayo'', for vocal bass and piano, [[Bulgaria]] 2001
*3rd Prize: Composer Competition in memory of [[Adam Didur]], in Sanok, for piece ''Kayo'', for vocal bass and piano, 2001
*3rd Prize: Composer Competition in memory of [[Adam Didur]], in Sanok, for piece ''Kayo'', for vocal bass and piano, 2001
*2nd Prize: Seventh Composers Competition ”Musica Sacra” in Czestochowa, for piece ''Ave vere'', for mixed choir, 2002:
*2nd Prize: Seventh Composers Competition ”Musica Sacra” in Czestochowa, for piece ''Ave vere'', for mixed choir, 2002:
*Three prizes on Composers Competition [[”Waging peace through singing”]] among 700 participation pieces from around the world, [[United States]] 2002:
*Three prizes on Composers Competition [[”Waging peace through singing”]] among 700 participation pieces from around the world, United States 2002:
**Highest Honour - piece ''Sancte Angele Dei'', for mixed choir
**Highest Honour – piece ''Sancte Angele Dei'', for mixed choir
**Top Honour - piece ''The Song'', for female choir
**Top Honour – piece ''The Song'', for female choir
**Honour - emerging composer for piece ''Kayo'', for vocal bass and piano<ref>[http://www.iwagepeace.com/selectedworks.html Waging peace trough singing], awarded pieces ''iwagepeace''</ref>
**Honour – emerging composer for piece ''Kayo'', for vocal bass and piano<ref>[http://www.iwagepeace.com/selectedworks.html Waging peace through singing], awarded pieces ''iwagepeace''</ref>
*2nd Prize - the first was not awarded: Fifth Edition of the International Composer Competition ”Citta di Pescara”, for piece ''Seven faces of... '', for piano, Italy 2006
*2nd Prize – the first was not awarded: Fifth Edition of the International Composer Competition ”Citta di Pescara”, for piece ''Seven faces of... '', for piano, Italy 2006


===Performances===
===Performances===


Pasternak compositions were performed around the world including [[Germany]], [[Denmark]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Bulgaria]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]], [[United States]], [[Japan]] and [[Sweden]], during such events as:
Pasternak's compositions have been performed around the world including Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, [[Bulgaria]], France, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Japan and Sweden, during such events as:


Young Talented Concert at [[National Philharmonic in Warsaw]] • [[Schumannfest]] Festival 2004 in [[Düsseldorf]], [[Germany]] • [[Oregon Bach Festival]] in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]<ref>Janos Gereben z [[The Register-Guard]] [http://oregonbachfestival.com/obf-blog/1988/20/Choral-contest-yields-some-fine-examples-of-039-Waging-Peace-039], July 2002, ''OBF''</ref> • Choral Festivals in Portland • [[Chicago]] • [[Florida]] • frequently in Polish Radio Recording Studio of [[Witold Lutosławski]] including series of concerts titled “Warsaw Generations” • Music Academy in [[Lucerne]], Switzerland • Organ Seminars in [[Legnica]] • IV Festival of Paschal Music in [[Poznań]] • VII International Festival of Sacral Songs “Lapskie Te Deum” • [[Arizona State University]]<ref>[http://repository.asu.edu/attachments/40284/content/program.pdf repository ASU] piece ''Eleven breaths of...'', concert program, 01.10.2006, ASU</ref> • [[Northern Arizona University]] • I National Choral Competition ”Ars Liturgica” in [[Torun]] • concerts at Music Theatre in [[Lublin]] • XXIV Choral Meetings in [[Gliwice]] • Contemporary Music Festival of Witold Lutoslawski in [[Szczecin]] • Festival of Contemporary Music ”Musikhost” - Polish Days in Denmark • International Festival ”Musica Sacra” in [[Czestochowa]] • VI European Choral Meetings in Warsaw • VIII International Choral Competition in [[Slovenia Republic]] • Lenten Concert at [[Polish National Opera]] in Warsaw • Concert of the Youth of Polish Composer Union [[ZKP]] during [[Warsaw Autumn]]<ref>[http://polmic.pl/index.php?option=com_mwwydarzenia&view=pelnyopis&rok=2008&miesiac=9&id=2859&Itemid=2&lang=en Warsaw Autumn – additional events] piece ''Trans.For.My.Emptines (Transforma)'', 20.09.2008 Warsaw, ''Polish Music Information Center''</ref> • Choral concerts in [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]<ref>[http://www.kcat.zaq.ne.jp/academy/ayumi.html Ensemble Academy Kyoto], piece ''Sancte Angele Dei'', 11.10.2009 Japan, ''kcat''</ref> • Polish Composers Warsaw Branch concert of series ”Musical Seasons – Autumn”<ref>[http://www.warszawska-jesien.art.pl/en/wj2012/program/events/24_09/346711694 Warsaw Autumn - Musical Seasons], program 2012, ''Warsaw Autumn''</ref> • Choral concerts in [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]].
Young Talented Concert at [[National Philharmonic in Warsaw]] • [[Schumannfest]] Festival 2004 in [[Düsseldorf]], Germany • [[Oregon Bach Festival]] in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]<ref>Janos Gereben z [[The Register-Guard]] [http://oregonbachfestival.com/obf-blog/1988/20/Choral-contest-yields-some-fine-examples-of-039-Waging-Peace-039], July 2002, ''OBF''</ref> • Choral Festivals in Portland • Chicago • Florida • frequently in Polish Radio Recording Studio of [[Witold Lutosławski]] including series of concerts titled "Warsaw Generations" • Music Academy in [[Lucerne]], Switzerland • Organ Seminars in [[Legnica]] • IV Festival of Paschal Music in [[Poznań]] • VII International Festival of Sacral Songs "Lapskie Te Deum" • [[Arizona State University]]<ref>[http://repository.asu.edu/attachments/40284/content/program.pdf repository ASU] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202134727/http://repository.asu.edu/attachments/40284/content/program.pdf |date=2 February 2015 }} piece ''Eleven breaths of...'', concert program, 1 October 2006, ASU</ref> • [[Northern Arizona University]] • I National Choral Competition "Ars Liturgica" in [[Toruń]] • concerts at Music Theatre in [[Lublin]] • XXIV Choral Meetings in [[Gliwice]] • Contemporary Music Festival of Witold Lutoslawski in [[Szczecin]] • Festival of Contemporary Music "Musikhost" – Polish Days in Denmark • International Festival "Musica Sacra" in [[Częstochowa]] • VI European Choral Meetings in Warsaw • VIII International Choral Competition in [[Slovenia]] • Lenten Concert at [[Polish National Opera]] in Warsaw • Concert of the Youth of Polish Composer Union [[Polish Composers' Union|ZKP]] during [[Warsaw Autumn]]<ref>[http://polmic.pl/index.php?option=com_mwwydarzenia&view=pelnyopis&rok=2008&miesiac=9&id=2859&Itemid=2&lang=en Warsaw Autumn – additional events] piece ''Trans.For.My.Emptines (Transforma)'', 20 September 2008 Warsaw, ''Polish Music Information Center''</ref> • Choral concerts in [[Kyoto]], Japan<ref>[http://www.kcat.zaq.ne.jp/academy/ayumi.html Ensemble Academy Kyoto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131211246/http://www.kcat.zaq.ne.jp/academy/ayumi.html |date=31 January 2015 }}, piece ''Sancte Angele Dei'', 11 October 2009 Japan, ''kcat''</ref> • Polish Composers Warsaw Branch concert of series "Musical Seasons – Autumn"<ref>[http://www.warszawska-jesien.art.pl/en/wj2012/program/events/24_09/346711694 Warsaw Autumn – Musical Seasons], program 2012, ''Warsaw Autumn''</ref> • Choral concerts in [[Göteborg]], Sweden.


===Performers===
===Performers===
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The performers of Pasternak compositions were outstanding artists and ensembles in Poland and abroad:
The performers of Pasternak compositions were outstanding artists and ensembles in Poland and abroad:


[[Silesia String Quartet]]<ref>[http://www.kwartet-slaski.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=185&lang=pl Silesia Quartet], world premieres 2004</ref> • [[notabu.ensamble.]] under the baton of [[Marek Andreas Schlingensiepen]] • [[Pacific Youth Choir]] conducted by Mia Savage • [[Alla Polacca]] Choir conducted by [[Sabina Wlodarska]] • [[Wilanow String Quartet]] • pianist [[Maria Gabrys]] • organist [[Pawel Wrobel]] • pianist [[Marek Bracha]] • [[Oregon Repertory Singers]] conducted by [[Gil Seeley]] • saxofonist Piotr Wysocki • [[Czestochowa Philharmonic]] • saxofonist [[Dariusz Samol]] • pianist [[Pawel Siwczak]] • double bass player [[Adam Bogacki]] • [[Camerata Silesia]] Choir • bass-baritone Grzegorz Szostak • [[Musica Viva]] Chamber Choir of Economic University in Poznań • soprano Dorota Laskowiecka • orchestra of [[Teatr Muzyczny w Lublinie|Music Theater in Lublin]] • orchestra of [[Mazowiecki Teatr Muzyczny|Mazovian Music Theater]] in Warsaw • [[Camerata Jagellonica]] Academic Choir of Jagiellonian University • [[Vocal Art Ensemble]] • [[Ensemble Academy Kyoto]] • [[Grazyna Szapolowska]].
[[Silesia String Quartet]]<ref>[http://www.kwartet-slaski.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=185&lang=pl Silesia Quartet], world premieres 2004</ref> • [[notabu.ensamble.]] under the baton of [[Marek Andreas Schlingensiepen]] • [[Pacific Youth Choir]] conducted by Mia Savage • [[Alla Polacca]] Choir conducted by [[Sabina Wlodarska]] • [[Wilanow String Quartet]] • pianist [[Maria Gabrys]] • organist [[Pawel Wrobel]] • pianist [[Marek Bracha]] • [[Oregon Repertory Singers]] conducted by [[Gil Seeley]] • saxophonist Piotr Wysocki • [[Czestochowa Philharmonic]] • saxophonist [[Dariusz Samol]] • harpsichordist and fortepianist [[Pawel Siwczak]] • double bass player [[Adam Bogacki]] • [[Camerata Silesia]] Choir • bass-baritone Grzegorz Szostak • [[Musica Viva]] Chamber Choir of Economic University in Poznań • soprano Dorota Laskowiecka • orchestra of [[Teatr Muzyczny w Lublinie|Music Theater in Lublin]] • orchestra of [[Mazowiecki Teatr Muzyczny|Mazovian Music Theater]] in Warsaw • [[Camerata Jagellonica]] Academic Choir of Jagiellonian University • [[Vocal Art Ensemble]] • [[Ensemble Academy Kyoto]] • [[Grażyna Szapołowska]].


===Records===
===Records===


In 2005, the composition ''Ave vere'' was released on CD by the publisher [[Acte Prealable]]<ref>[http://www.acteprealable.com/albums/ap0196.html Acte Prealable] AP0196</ref> and on the album “Credo” by the choir “Musica Viva” in 2006.<ref>musicaviva.pl, media, record collection, Credo 2005 Item 11</ref> In 2006, the composition ''Ave Stella Matutina'' was released on “Songs of Light“ album by the Pacific Youth Choir in United States. In 2007, Pasternak completed a series of recordings of her works in the [[Radio Katowice|Recording Studio of Radio Katowice]]. In 2010, composition ''Sancte Angele Dei'' was released on DVD by Ensemble Academy Kyoto in Japan.
In 2005, the composition ''Ave vere'' was released on CD by the publisher [[Acte Préalable]]<ref>[http://www.acteprealable.com/albums/ap0196.html Acte Prealable] AP0196</ref> and on the album "Credo" by the choir "Musica Viva" in 2006.<ref>musicaviva.pl, media, record collection, Credo 2005 Item 11</ref> In 2006, the composition ''Ave Stella Matutina'' was released on "Songs of Light" album by the Pacific Youth Choir in United States. In 2007, Pasternak completed a series of recordings of her works in the [[Radio Katowice|Recording Studio of Radio Katowice]]. In 2010, composition ''Sancte Angele Dei'' was released on DVD by Ensemble Academy Kyoto in Japan.


==Conducting==
==Conducting==


* 2003: cooperation with Baden Sinfonietta, Austria (conducting ''[[Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)|5th Symphony]]'' by [[Beethoven]], ''Chain I'' by [[Lutosławski]], ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' by [[Johann Strauss]])
* 2003: cooperation with Baden Sinfonietta, Austria
* 2005: cooperation with Czestochowa Philharmonic (conducting ''Piano Concerto B-minor'' by [[Tchaikovsky]], ''2nd Symphony'' by [[Robert Schumann]], ''Fantasy on the Theme of Schumann'' by Pasternak)
* 2005: cooperation with Czestochowa Philharmonic
* 2005: cooperation with [[Warsaw Philharmonic]] (conducting ''Coriolan'' overture by Beethoven)
* 2005: cooperation with [[Warsaw Philharmonic]]
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* 2007/2008: cooperation with Music Theatre in Lublin, including [[Verdi]]'s ''[[La Traviata]]'' directed by [[Waldemar Zawodzinski]] and Janina Niesobska (titled role played by [[Jaonna Wos]]); series of performances of ''[[Der Zigeunerbaron]]'' by Johann Strauss; ''[[Der Vogelhändler]]'' by [[Carl Zeller|Zeller]], ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' by [[Jerry Bock]], ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' by Strauss; conducting her own overture titled ''Operture'' in order of The Jubilee Concert of the 60th Music Theatre Anniversary
* 2005: conducting a concert during [[Betsy Jolas]] masterclasses in France
* 2008/2009: cooperation with Mazovian Music Theatre in Warsaw, conducting concerts and performances including ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' with famous Polish actor [[Daniel Olbrychski]]; preparing premiere of ''[[Gräfin Mariza]]'' by [[Kálmán]], contained her own jazz arrangement ''Orpheum'', performed by [[Grażyna Szapołowska]]
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* 2007/2008: cooperation with Music Theatre in Lublin, preparing premiere of ''[[La Traviata]]'' by [[Verdi]] directed by [[Waldemar Zawodzinski]] and Janina Niesobska (titled role played by [[Jaonna Wos]]); preparing series of performances of ''[[Der Zigeunerbaron]]'' by Johann Strauss; conducting performances of ''[[Der Vogelhändler]]'' by [[Carl Zeller|Zeller]], ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' by [[Jerry Bock]], ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' by Strauss; conducting her own overture titled ''Operture'' in order of The Jubilee Concert of the 60th Music Theatre Anniversary
* 2008/2009: cooperation with Mazovian Music Theatre in Warsaw, conducting concerts and performances, including ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' with famous Polish actor [[Daniel Olbrychski]]; preparing premiere of ''[[Gräfin Mariza]]'' by [[Kálmán]], contained her own jazz arrangement ''Orpheum'', performed by [[Grazyna Szapolowska]]
* 2009: cooperation with [[Opera Łódź|Grand Opera]] in [[Łódź]], preparing premiere of [[Carl Maria Weber]]'s ''[[Der Freischütz]]''
* 2009: cooperation with [[Opera Łódź|Grand Opera]] in [[Łódź]], preparing premiere of ''[[Der Freischütz]]'' by [[Carl Maria Weber]], directed by Waldemar Zawodzinski and Janina Niesobska.


==Selected works==
==Selected works==
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*''Ave vere'' for mixed choir, 1998
*''Ave vere'' for mixed choir, 1998
*''Cogitationes'' for piano, op. 1, 1999
*''Cogitationes'' for piano, op. 1, 1999
*''Piesn'' (The Song) for female choir , 1999
*''Piesn'' (The Song) for female choir, 1999
*''Diabolicus'' for violin, cello, electric guitar and piano, 2000
*''Diabolicus'' for violin, cello, electric guitar and piano, 2000
*''Preludium 2000'' for orchestra, nr 1, 2000
*''Preludium 2000'' for orchestra, nr 1, 2000
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*''Dawid i Goliat'' for double bass, op. 4 nr 2, 2002
*''Dawid i Goliat'' for double bass, op. 4 nr 2, 2002
*''Ave stella matutina'' for female choir, op. 2 nr 2, 2003
*''Ave stella matutina'' for female choir, op. 2 nr 2, 2003
*''Siedem twarzy...'' (Seven faces of…) for piano, op. 6, 2003
*''Siedem twarzy...'' (Seven faces of...) for piano, op. 6, 2003
*''Devil’s elbow'' for string quartet, op. 8, 2004
*''Devil's elbow'' for string quartet, op. 8, 2004
*''Fantazja na temat Schumanna'' (Fantasy on the Theme of Schumann) for piano and chamber orchestra, op. 1 nr 2, 2004
*''Fantazja na temat Schumanna'' (Fantasy on the Theme of Schumann) for piano and chamber orchestra, op. 1 nr 2, 2004
*''Jedenascie oddechow...'' (Eleven breaths of…) for sax,<ref>[http://repository.asu.edu/items/6172 repository ASU] audio file, right column, ASU 2006</ref> 2005
*''Jedenascie oddechow...'' (Eleven breaths of...) for sax,<ref>[http://repository.asu.edu/items/6172 repository ASU] audio file, right column, ASU 2006</ref> 2005
*''Trans.For.My.Emptiness'' (Transforma) for church organ, 2008
*''Trans.For.My.Emptiness'' (Transforma) for church organ, 2008
*''Tule Cie do serca'' (Cuddling to the heart) lullaby for soprano and string quartet (lyrics by composer), 2009
*''Tule Cie do serca'' (Cuddling to the heart) lullaby for soprano and string quartet (lyrics by composer), 2009
*''Misterium Iniquitatis'' oratorio for mezzo-soprano, male voice and church organ, 2015
*''Jekyll & Hyde-case study'' for two violins, 2015
*''Piesni do slow wlasnych'' (Songs to own words) for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone and string orchestra, 2016
*''Nowele rzymskie'' (Roman stories), ballet triptych, 2016


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.klaudiapasternak.com Official website] {{link language|pl}}
* [http://www.klaudiapasternak.com Official website] {{in lang|pl}}
* [http://www.polmic.pl Pasternak page] at the Polish Music Center
* [http://www.polmic.pl Pasternak page] at the Polish Music Center
* [http://culture.pl/pl/tworca/klaudia-pasternak Klaudia Pasternak], Culture.pl
* [http://culture.pl/pl/tworca/klaudia-pasternak Klaudia Pasternak], Culture.pl


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Klaudia Pasternak, 2010

Klaudia Pasternak (born 1980) is a Polish contemporary composer and opera conductor,[1] who has twice been nominated for the prestigious Paszport Polityki (Policy Passport).

Life

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Pasternak was born in Warsaw, Poland, to a musical family. At the age of 12, she began composing her own music, her first piece being a Suite for piano. At the age of 11, she started playing percussion and studied with Bogdan Lauks, in the Music High School of Józef Elsner. She also began to conduct at that time. At the age of 17, she received her first composer award. In 2000 she began studies at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. She studied composition with Stanisław Moryto and symphony – opera with Tomasz Bugaj.

Pasternak lives and works in Warsaw. She is also involved in supporting democratic values and woman rights in Poland and abroad.[2]

Events

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In 2000 and 2005 Pasternak received a scholarship from The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Poland. In 2000 and 2005 she was nominated to Policy Passport in the Music category.[3] In 2000, she participated in the 20th International Composers Course in Radziejowice, organized by the Society for Contemporary Music, where she met Christina Asher, Zygmunt Krauze, Wojciech Michniewski, Louis Andriessen and Hanna Kulenty. In 2003, Pasternak conducted lectures about Polish contemporary music (including her own) at the University of Oregon. In 2003 she participated in masterclasses of conducting led by Antoni Wit, in Austria. In 2005 she took part in composition masterclasses led by French composer Betsy Jolas, in France. In 2006 she received two scholarships from the prestigious scholarship project Młoda Polska (Young Poland) founded by The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, as well as the Creativity Support Fund scholarship founded by the Association of Stage Writers and Composers ZAiKS. In 2010 she became a finalist in the composer competition Unique forms of continuity in space organized by the Italian Institute in Melbourne, Australia.

Broadcast

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Her music was broadcast in Poland and abroad including the public Polish Television (TVP), Campus Radio, Polish Radio Second Channel PR 2, Polish Bis Radio, Hamburg Radio, Katowice Radio, Denmark Radio. As a composer she was involved with the production of the television series Dolina Kreatywna, czyli czego szuka mloda sztuka (Creative Valley) created by Polish Television TVP2.

Composition

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Pasternak in her works combines modern composition techniques with traditional means of expression. Piano and vocals play special roles in her work.

Awards

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  • 1st Prize: Second National Composer Competition ”Patri Patriae” in Katowice dedicated to Pope John Paul II for piece Pictures from Tatry, for string trio. Chairman of the jury was Wojciech Kilar, 1998
  • 2nd Prize: Third International Composers Competition ”Premio Citta di Pescara”, for piece Cogitationes, for piano, Italy 2000[4]
  • 3rd Prize: Ivan Spassov International Composers Competition for piece Kayo, for vocal bass and piano, Bulgaria 2001
  • 3rd Prize: Composer Competition in memory of Adam Didur, in Sanok, for piece Kayo, for vocal bass and piano, 2001
  • 2nd Prize: Seventh Composers Competition ”Musica Sacra” in Czestochowa, for piece Ave vere, for mixed choir, 2002:
  • Three prizes on Composers Competition ”Waging peace through singing” among 700 participation pieces from around the world, United States 2002:
    • Highest Honour – piece Sancte Angele Dei, for mixed choir
    • Top Honour – piece The Song, for female choir
    • Honour – emerging composer for piece Kayo, for vocal bass and piano[5]
  • 2nd Prize – the first was not awarded: Fifth Edition of the International Composer Competition ”Citta di Pescara”, for piece Seven faces of... , for piano, Italy 2006

Performances

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Pasternak's compositions have been performed around the world including Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Japan and Sweden, during such events as:

Young Talented Concert at National Philharmonic in Warsaw • Schumannfest Festival 2004 in Düsseldorf, Germany • Oregon Bach Festival in Portland[6] • Choral Festivals in Portland • Chicago • Florida • frequently in Polish Radio Recording Studio of Witold Lutosławski including series of concerts titled "Warsaw Generations" • Music Academy in Lucerne, Switzerland • Organ Seminars in Legnica • IV Festival of Paschal Music in Poznań • VII International Festival of Sacral Songs "Lapskie Te Deum" • Arizona State University[7] • Northern Arizona University • I National Choral Competition "Ars Liturgica" in Toruń • concerts at Music Theatre in Lublin • XXIV Choral Meetings in Gliwice • Contemporary Music Festival of Witold Lutoslawski in Szczecin • Festival of Contemporary Music "Musikhost" – Polish Days in Denmark • International Festival "Musica Sacra" in Częstochowa • VI European Choral Meetings in Warsaw • VIII International Choral Competition in Slovenia • Lenten Concert at Polish National Opera in Warsaw • Concert of the Youth of Polish Composer Union ZKP during Warsaw Autumn[8] • Choral concerts in Kyoto, Japan[9] • Polish Composers Warsaw Branch concert of series "Musical Seasons – Autumn"[10] • Choral concerts in Göteborg, Sweden.

Performers

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The performers of Pasternak compositions were outstanding artists and ensembles in Poland and abroad:

Silesia String Quartet[11] • notabu.ensamble. under the baton of Marek Andreas Schlingensiepen • Pacific Youth Choir conducted by Mia Savage • Alla Polacca Choir conducted by Sabina Wlodarska • Wilanow String Quartet • pianist Maria Gabrys • organist Pawel Wrobel • pianist Marek Bracha • Oregon Repertory Singers conducted by Gil Seeley • saxophonist Piotr Wysocki • Czestochowa Philharmonic • saxophonist Dariusz Samol • harpsichordist and fortepianist Pawel Siwczak • double bass player Adam Bogacki • Camerata Silesia Choir • bass-baritone Grzegorz Szostak • Musica Viva Chamber Choir of Economic University in Poznań • soprano Dorota Laskowiecka • orchestra of Music Theater in Lublin • orchestra of Mazovian Music Theater in Warsaw • Camerata Jagellonica Academic Choir of Jagiellonian University • Vocal Art Ensemble • Ensemble Academy Kyoto • Grażyna Szapołowska.

Records

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In 2005, the composition Ave vere was released on CD by the publisher Acte Préalable[12] and on the album "Credo" by the choir "Musica Viva" in 2006.[13] In 2006, the composition Ave Stella Matutina was released on "Songs of Light" album by the Pacific Youth Choir in United States. In 2007, Pasternak completed a series of recordings of her works in the Recording Studio of Radio Katowice. In 2010, composition Sancte Angele Dei was released on DVD by Ensemble Academy Kyoto in Japan.

Conducting

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Selected works

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  • Obrazki z Tatr (Pictures from Tatry) for string trio, 1998
  • Ave vere for mixed choir, 1998
  • Cogitationes for piano, op. 1, 1999
  • Piesn (The Song) for female choir, 1999
  • Diabolicus for violin, cello, electric guitar and piano, 2000
  • Preludium 2000 for orchestra, nr 1, 2000
  • Sancte Angele Dei for mixed choir, op. 2 nr 1, 2001
  • Kayo for vocal bas and piano, op. 3, 2001;
  • Outsiede for cello, op. 4 nr 1, 2002
  • Psalmy 42/22/11 (Psalms No. 42/22/11) for baritone and church organ, 2002
  • Dawid i Goliat for double bass, op. 4 nr 2, 2002
  • Ave stella matutina for female choir, op. 2 nr 2, 2003
  • Siedem twarzy... (Seven faces of...) for piano, op. 6, 2003
  • Devil's elbow for string quartet, op. 8, 2004
  • Fantazja na temat Schumanna (Fantasy on the Theme of Schumann) for piano and chamber orchestra, op. 1 nr 2, 2004
  • Jedenascie oddechow... (Eleven breaths of...) for sax,[14] 2005
  • Trans.For.My.Emptiness (Transforma) for church organ, 2008
  • Tule Cie do serca (Cuddling to the heart) lullaby for soprano and string quartet (lyrics by composer), 2009
  • Misterium Iniquitatis oratorio for mezzo-soprano, male voice and church organ, 2015
  • Jekyll & Hyde-case study for two violins, 2015
  • Piesni do slow wlasnych (Songs to own words) for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone and string orchestra, 2016
  • Nowele rzymskie (Roman stories), ballet triptych, 2016

References

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  1. ^ Music testosterone or young women conductors interview 2008, Tygodnik Przeglad (Weekly Review)
  2. ^ Family isn’t most important, confession of the most famous Polish conductor, interview 2010, iWoman
  3. ^ Nominees, Policy Passport
  4. ^ Pasternak in Citta di Pescara, 2000, Polish Music Reference Center
  5. ^ Waging peace through singing, awarded pieces iwagepeace
  6. ^ Janos Gereben z The Register-Guard [1], July 2002, OBF
  7. ^ repository ASU Archived 2 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine piece Eleven breaths of..., concert program, 1 October 2006, ASU
  8. ^ Warsaw Autumn – additional events piece Trans.For.My.Emptines (Transforma), 20 September 2008 Warsaw, Polish Music Information Center
  9. ^ Ensemble Academy Kyoto Archived 31 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, piece Sancte Angele Dei, 11 October 2009 Japan, kcat
  10. ^ Warsaw Autumn – Musical Seasons, program 2012, Warsaw Autumn
  11. ^ Silesia Quartet, world premieres 2004
  12. ^ Acte Prealable AP0196
  13. ^ musicaviva.pl, media, record collection, Credo 2005 Item 11
  14. ^ repository ASU audio file, right column, ASU 2006
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