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Yoko Saotome-Huber, Rainer Küchl, Robert Pobitschka, Franz Bartolomey and Wolfgang Gürtler
Performance of 2nd Piano Concerto in chamber formation 16 March 2019 at Stadtsaal Waidhofen/Thaya, Austria (Remy Ballot, 2nd Violin) Foto: NÖN |
2nd PIANO CONCERTO
Premiere performance 16 June 2018 Drosendorf Castle Court Yard the composer on piano, strings from Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg under Markus Tomasi and excerpts from other performances
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Premiere performance 10 August 2015 during the serenade concert "1815-1915-2015" at music festival "Carinthischer Sommer" in the court yard of Ossiach Monastery/Austria
The composer on the piano, accompanied by Wiener Concert-Verein (members of Vienna Symphony Orchestra) conductor: Wolfgang Dörner |
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Recording on the occasion of the premiere performance 24 Juni 2015 at the Novalis Art Projekt in Schlöben/Jena/Germany (artisitic director: Barbara Neuhäuser)
The composer on the Novalis-Organ in Schlöben
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Yoko Saotome-Huber, violin accopmpanied on piano by the composer . . . Photograph: Yoko Saotome Huber & Robert Pobitschka, by courtesy of Edith Hofmann, NÖN, 2015 |
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Robert Pobitschka, piano accompanied by Symphony Orchester Miscolc/Hungary Conductor: Laszlo Szelenyi - the composer's son, photograph right
Recording by Duna Televizio, Budapest
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Andrea Brown, soprano - Andreas Jankowitsch, baritone - Wiener Kammerchor - RSO Wien - Conductor: Michael Grohotolsky
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The composer on piano
Picture left: Metamorphosis of the score "Water is Life II" by the artist AquaAqua
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Robert Pobitschka & Norman Shetler, piano four hands
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Tibor Kovac, violin & Robert Pobitschka, piano
Photograph: Tibor Kovac & Rainer Bischof & Robert Pobitschka |
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Robert Pobitschka, piano - Symphony Orchestra Miscolc / Hungary - Conductor: Laszlo Szelenyi
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BIOGRAPHY
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After
completing
his law studies at the University of Vienna ROBERT
POBITSCHKA
re-dedicated himself to his musical studies with the renowned Russian
pianist Tatiana Kravtchenko at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory. He
attended inter alia master classes with Lisa Leonskaja and Lev
Naumov at the Schleswig-Holstein - Music Festival.
Robert Pobitschka has been a guest at prestigeous music festivals such as "Carinthischer Sommer" or the "Eisenstadt International Haydn Festival" and has played as a soloist at the opening orchestra concert of the Haydn Festival in Dolni Lukavice/Czech Republik. He has appeared at the Vienna Cultural Festival in Berlin and Potsdam, at the festival "Evenings in Monrepos" in Vyborg / Karelia as well as Kultursommer Eppan/Italy and “Sommertraum” –Festival at Semmering, Austria. The Vladinmir Spiwakov Foundation invited him to give a concert in Moscow which was held in the hall of the Russian Fund of Culture. His concert tours have taken him to Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa, Peru, the USA and China.
His own compositions address important social and environmental issues. His works include the environmental oratorio "Atlantia awakes" (Text by Fran E. Wright) which recorded by the Vienna Chamber Choir and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under Michael Grohotolsky, "Kyrie eleison - dedicated to nature" and "Water is Life", performed at various venues including the United Nations Vienna to commemorate International World Water Day at the Ceremonial Hall of Vienna’s Hofburg Palace. The Japanese Gardening Society in Tokyo commissioned the piano work "Cosmos Japanese Garden", which was premiered at the opening of the Japanese Garden in Schoenbrunn Palace Park, Vienna. His “Twelve Songs after the telve Assisi Peace Prayers” were first performed in a United Nations celebration to mark International Day of Tolerance. Opera „Sancti Magni vita“ after a libretto by Richard Bletschacher. 24 July 2015 first performance of his composition for organ “Novalis” by the composer on the Novalis Organ in Schlöben/Jena/Germany. 10 August 2015 premiere performance of his piano concerto “Deep blue” after a poem by Fran Wright at Austrian music festival “Carinthischer Sommer”. 2018 first performance of his 2nd piano concerto, the composer on the piano, accompanied by strings from Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg under the lead of Markus Tomasi. Further performances of the concerto 2019, together with members from Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
Robert
Pobitschka is director of the concert series „Kerzenlicht-Konzerte“ in Waldviertel,
Austria (www.kerzenlicht-konzerte.at
- since 2017 including also art exhibitions in the program) and president of UNESCO Club Vienna.
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Zwettl Monastery/Austria 2019 Opening of the exhibiktion Raffaele de Rosa/Italy Curator: Francesca Comtessa Pilati - Filo della Torre |
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Opening
of the exhibition „Eine Märchenwelt“ with paintings byRaffaele de Rosa
followed by an Orchestra Concert at Zwettl Monastery (15 June 2019) The series „Kerzenlicht-Konzerte“ for the first time included a concert with orchestra in its program: 15 June 2019 the prestigious Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg under the lead of Markus Tomasi gave a concert at Zwettl Monastery. The event took place in the Main Hall of the Monastery, 15 June 2019. It was under the patronage of the Italian Culture Institute (Italian Embassy), Vienna. The concert began with Ignaz Biber's "Battalia". It is music that illustrates war and battles and lamentos with sounds and melodies. The orchestra gave a brilliant and lively impression about old knights and their fights. Biber shows certain parallels with De Rosa's paintings of medieval knights and phantasy castles. After the opening Robert Pobitschkas 2nd piano concerto, composed 2017/2018, was on the program, the composer himself playing the solo part. The composition is written in a very personal style, but also shows up features of 20th Century music from Russia and reminds sometimes even of Jazz. The concerto consists of three movements and leads the audience through a wide range of emotions and marks a poetic development from melancholy to triumph. Being a brilliant pianist himself, Pobitschka in his composition took advantage of all the possibilities a piano can offer and also impressed the audience with his sensitive as well as virtuoso performance. The rhythmical difficulties were certainly a challenge for the interplay between soloist and orchestra but were mastered with a high degree of professionalism. The numerous audience reacted with stormy applaus.... Anton Cupak
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Simonetta Puccini (grand doughter of Giacomo Puccinis) & Robert Pobitschka |
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KULIMU - Journal for Art & Literature & Music (41. Jg. 2015 Heft 1/2 - Lappersdorf/Regensburg/Germany)
BRILLANCE AND ESPRIT Robert Pobitschka’s piano concerto „Deep blue“ gains a win for music festival „Carinthischer Sommer (Ossiach/Austria) The motto for the serenade concert of the Wiener Concert-Verein, 10 August at the Monastery of Ossiach was '1815 (Vienna Congress) - 1915 (World War I) - 2015 (crisis in Europe)'. Therefore under the outstanding lead of conductor Wolfgang Dörner, music was presented to the audience that has been composed during these periods of time. The range of music included Beethoven (2 movement from his 8 Symphony) Lanner (Hofballtänze) Johann Strauß, Ravel (Rigaudon from 'Le Tombeau de Couperin') as well as Prokofjew (3 movement from his 'Symphonie classique'). The main attraction on the program of the serenade concert was the premiere performance of Robert Pobitschka’s piano concerto 'Deep blue', the composer himself performing the solo part on the piano. Fran Eve Wright’s poem „Deep blue“ that one could read in the program, had inspired him for the composition. He transformed the poem’s atmosphere colourful into music. Panels of sounds were followed by repeating elements and an almost percussive rhythm in the last movement. The pianist’s play included power as well as poetical expression, specially in the second movement. His virtuosity never contradicted the subtleness of his tone. But also the mental flexibility of the musicians of the Wiener Concert-Verein must be seen as responsible for the premiere performance’s success. Under the lead of conductor Wolfgang Dörner they executed the composition’s complex dynamic contrasts in a natural as well as precise manner. They seemed to enjoy the pleasure of exploring new grounds and received friendly applaus from the audience that obviously seemed to be in good spirits. Ulrich Alberts
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NÖN - Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (Lower Austria News) (Week 17/2019) CHOPIN BY CHANDEL LIGHT Premiere | Gars Castle, Main Hall proves to be suitable for concerts Robert Pobitschka performed with heart and technique brilliantly on the piano GARS | As part of the series "Kerzenlicht-Konzerte" pianist Robert Pobitschka gave a solo recital with works by Chopin on April 13th. The program included a representative selection of works by the Polish composer. "Today we have a premiere, the first concert in our series in the Main hall of Gras Castle", greeted the renowned pianist and composer his audience: "It is dedicated to the greatest composer of music for piano". He then spoke about Chopin's life and about the history of Poland, that had influence on Chopin's compositions. He spoke briefly about the works performed in the concert. From Mazurka to the "Marche funèbre" Pobitschka opened his recital with the Polonaise in c-minor. It was followed by the Sonata II in b-minor. It's third movement is known as the famous "Marche funèbre", that - said Pobitschka - has appeared millions of times at funerals all over the world. The fourth and last movement of the sonata contrasts sharply with its fast scales. After the intermission Pobitschka performed Nocturne in c sharp minor, Fantaisie-Impromptu c sharp minor, Mazurka b minor and Ballade no. 4 in f minor, all typical and well known samples from Chopin's musical universe. In all his interpretations Pobitschka impressed, not only through his technical perfection, but by the way he used his heart and his sensitivity in producing sounds and atmospheres on the Yahama concert grand. The knowledgeable audience in the fully occupied hall applauded intensely and the artist thanked with an encore: the Waltz in a minor. Gerhard Baumrucker |
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Ostthüringen News (Monday, 20 Juli 2015)
PREMIERE PERFORMANCE ON THE NOVALIS ORGAN ON KIRCHBERG IN SCHLÖBEN (Germany) The finale of the International Novalis Art Project and the premiere performance of a composition to commemorate the poet Naovalis brought an artistic highlight to Schlöben and opened up perspectives for the future Schlöben
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quoted the poet Friedrich von Hardenberg who under the pseudonym Novalis
became a symbol figure of mental development and breaking out of old
patterns… When
the Mayor spoke to the audience at Schlöben Church and honoured the
successful workshop of artists under the lead of Barbara Neuhäuser,
artist from nearby Gröben, the sound of a musical premiere performance
that had taken place right before seemed to be still in the room. On
the Novalis Organ Robert Pobitschka, international renowned pianist and
composer had given his own composition, which had been inspired by
Novalis’ “Hymns to the night”. …
like the Novalis’ work this composition was written in a cyclical order.
After a bright and light entrée and passages that follow romantic
intentions came long parts that seemed to be depressive and dark and did
not lead into harmonious solution… ... followed the principle of complete dedication to the circumstances, the room and the instrument, which created bows of sound that ranged from harmonious to chaotically. Thus, part of the audience was enthusiastic, another part seemed confused…
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2nd PIANO CONCERTO Piano and strings Premiere performance 16 June 2018 in the opening concert at International Summer Academy Drosendorf in the Court Yard of the Castle Strings of Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg under Markus Tomasi - Robert Pobitschka, piano
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"A MANI STRETTE" after the poem by Natale Porritiello for violin (solo), piano (solo) and speaker Premiere performance 26 October 2015 in the Karl Schiske Memorial Hall at Orth Castle Museum in presence of the poet by Yoko Saotome-Huber ,violin & Robert Pobitschka, piano and speaker . Photograph: Yoko Saotome-Huber, Bertha Schiske, Natale Porritiello & Robert Pobitschka after the concert |
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1st PIANO CONCERTO "DEEP BLUE" after the poem by Fran Eve Wright Premiere performance 10 August 2015 during the serenade concert "1815-1915-2015" at music festival "Carinthischer Sommer" in the court yard of Ossiach Monastery, Austria The composer on the piano accompanied by Wiener Concert-Verein (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) - conductor: Wolfgang Dörner |
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"NOVALIS" for Organ 1. A joung poet 2. A path into the night 3. Night 4. Epilog Premiere performance 24 Juni 2015 by the composer on the Novalis-Organ during the International Novalis Art Project in Schlöben/ Jena/Germany (Director: Barbara Neuhäuser)
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"LULLABY FOR ADULTS" - For Yoko violin and piano Premiere performance 15 April 2014 in Tokyo by Yoko Saotome-Huber, violin and Kumi Miyagawa, piano
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"REKLAME FÜR DROSENDORF" ("Advertisement for Drosendorf") after a text by Julian Schutting for voice and piano Premiere performance 13 Juli 2013 on occasion of the opening of International Summer Akademy Drosendorf in presence of the poet by Flaka Goranci, mezzosoprano, accompanied on piano by the composer
Photograph: Julian Schutting, Flaka Goranci & Robert Pobitschka
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"SANCTI MAGNI VITA" - ACTUS ET MIRACULA Opera in Latin language, libretto by Richard Bletschacher after the medevial vita of Saint Magnus (9th Century) Composed 2009 - 2011
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"ATLANTIA ERWACHT" ("Atlantia awakes") Oratory for the protection of the environment (Ballet) after a libretto by Fran Eve Wright for soprane, baritone, choir and orchestra Premiere performance as a ballet 29 Juli 2007 during the opening ceremony of the Ballet Seminar of the International Theatre Institute of UNESCO (ITI) in Wolfsegg/Austria by the dancer Alain Michigan Andrea Brown - soprano, Andreas Jankowitsch - baritone, Vienna Chamber Choir, Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, conductor: Michael Grohotolsky
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"WATER IS LIFE II" for piano after a painting by Zhao Yusheng Premiere performance 2 Mai 2007 in Vienna by the composer
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"WATER IS LIFE I" after a poem by Liu Ding Guo for soprano und string orchestra Premiere performance 21 März 2007 by Andrea Lauren Brown, soprano and the 1st Women Chamber Orchestra of Austria conducted by the composer (concert to mark United Nation's World Water Day)
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"SONGS
FROM THE TWELVE ASSISI PEACE PRAYERS" after the „Assisi Peace
Prayers“ from the first meeting in history of leader 1. Buddhist – 2. Baha´i – 3. Christian – 4. Hindu – 5. Jainist – 6. Jewish – 7. Moslem 8. Native African – 9. Native American – 10. Shinto – 11. Sikh – 12. Zoroastrian Premiere
performance 16 November 2004 in Vienna
by soprano Andrea Lauren Brown, accompanioed on
piano by the composer (concert to mark UN International Day for Tolerance)
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"THE SEA PAINTINGS OF MIRA ALEKSANDRA STEFANOV" for piano or string orchestra Premiere performance 7 Dezember 2000 in Vienna by the composer on the piano during the artist's vernissage
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"KYRIE ELEISON - DEDICATED TO NATURE" for voice or violin and piano or orchestra Premiere performance 21 März 2002 in Vienna with dancers Tanzforum Wien in the choreography of Alexandra Young-Schmidt, Cynthia O'Brien, violin and Robert Pobitschka, piano (concert to mark UN International Eart Day)
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"COSMOS
JAPANESE GARDEN"
for
piano. Work
commissioned
by the Japanese Gardening
Association, Tokyo for the opening of the Japanese Garden in Vienna
- Schönbrunn Palace Park. 1. Entering the garden – 2. Dialog with the Protection Gods – 3. Water, flowers and birds 4. Professor Harada brings the garden to life, using a magic wand – 5. Japanese - Austrian talk in the tee house Premiere performance 9 Mai 1999 in Vienna by the composer during the opening celebrations for the Japanese Garden in Schoenbrunn Palace Park
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SECHS LIEDER NACH ERNST CHRISTIAN PACHER (Six songs after poems by Ernst Christian Pacher) for deep voice and piano (in German) 1. Und klagend – 2. Für Michaela – 3. Bericht einer Resignation – 4. Auch ich war ein Kind 5. Und unsere Seele – 6. Und als du von mir gingst Premiere performance 20 Juli 1997 in Vienna by Jutta Geister, alto accompanied an the piano by the composer |
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