Kristof J. Weber

Name: Kristóf J. Weber

Marital status: married

Born: Pecs, 11.08.1959.

Email: kristof.j.weber@gmail.com

Studies:

1965-73: elementary

1973-80: Secondary Scool of Arts Pecs (contrabass, not graduated)

1979-83: off school (partially autodidactic) studies from Miklos Hergenroder and Gyula Csapo 

1984: attending Darmstadt Ferienkurse

Professional activity:

1985-90: assistance to Laszlo Vidovszky composer

1990-: freelancing as a composer (solo and chamber pieces, choir works, film music)

music for theter performances perfomances, exhibition pieces

2014: Teacher (subject: computer music score editing; in University of Pecs)

Language: Hungarian, low alemanic german

Selected performances :

1985-: chamber pieces performed by Group 180

1994: Szep Levego (opera with one act) in Pecsi Kisszinhaz

1994: Kaiserschnitt (Pont Szinhaz) – Leipzig Opera House

1995: piano works performed by Lidia Nadori – Pecs

1996-97: electroacoustic pieces (JPTE, Művészeti Kar)

2000: Sunday's Songs (Budapest, Műcsarnok)

2007: Sunday's Songs (Eisenach)

 

Discography:

1995: Short Day's Music (Dió Stúdió)

1997: Decrescendo (Dió Stúdió)

1998: Drumming (Dió Stúdió)

Selected publications:

1984-: music criticism, interviews in Universitas, Magyar Ifjusag, Dunantuli Naplo, Vilag, Új Ember, Jelenkor newspapers, periodicals

1992: John Cage-re emlekezve (score, Jelenkor, 1992/10)

1994: VL/50 (score, Jelenkor, 1994/3)

1997: „A varos nem sajt” (Jelenkor 1997/6)

1999: Rovid napok zenei (Szepliteraturai Ajandek 1999/1)

Decens darabok (score-details, Szépliteratúrai Ajándék 1999/1)

2004: Szamkoszont/Koszontoszam (score, Jelenkor March 2004.)

 

Books::

1997: Laszlo Vidovszky – Kristof Weber: Conversations on Music (Jelenkor Publishers, 1997)

2005: Kristof Weber: Alkalmazott zene (Applied Music: Pécs University, Faculty of Arts, 2005)