Matthias Kadar

Biography
Matthias Kadar (born 9 September 1977), composer, was born in Paris of Hungarian-German parents. After a short study in economics, he decided to concentrate on music, and to compose.

He studied with Christian Lauba in Bordeaux and later with Theo Loevendie at the conservatorium in Amsterdam. In his Oeuvre, there are about two hundred pieces for most instruments including a book for piano (Der Virtuos), a book of songs for baritone voice and piano based on poems in German, Hungarian and French, a small theater piece (Cyrano) and a Concerto for violin and orchestra (Aede). Most of his works have had public performances at different festivals all over the world. (Mahler festival in Budapest, Ireland, Japan, USA, Salzburger Festspiele, etc. .)

He has written works for the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer, 'Stichting het 20ste eeuwse lied', the Leo Smit Ensemble, the Oh-Ton Ensemble (Germany), the Nieuw Ensemble, ‘Het Trio’, the Hexagon Ensemble, the Ricciotti Ensemble, the Nationaal youth choir of the Netherlands, for Harry Sparnaay, Annelie de Man, Arno Bornkamp, Masumi Nagasawa, , Reinild Mees, Irene Maessen, Thomas Oliemans, Roger Braun, Ralph van Raat, Klárá Würtz, and Isidor Lateiner.

critics:

Welluidende natuurtaferelen overheersten op dit 57ste festival voor jonge componisten. Matthias Kadar windt er geen doekjes om: klankvelden lopen in Le Vol en D in elkaar over als in een Debussyaans klanklandschap… (Ernst Vermeulen in NRC-Handelsblad september 2002)

... Un compositore che ammiro molto è László Tihanyi, ma c'è anche un venticinquenne che vive ora ad Amsterdam, eccellente: Matthias Kadar. (Ennio Speranza, Falstaff, 2005/4)

...nieuwe stukken van de Frans- Hongaarse, hier opgeleide Matthias Kadar, sterk in de indringende liederen ‘encore et toujours’. Kadar deelt met I.Fischer gevoel voor theatraat effect, bleek uit de fantasievolle ‘5+1 Gedichten voor vrouwenkoor’. De uiterste consequentie van die eigenschap uitte hij zelf zingend met een chansonstem die naar meer deed verlangen, in eigen chansons in de stijl van Brassens en Brel. Die bronnen werden bevestigd in de toegift; Brels ‘la valse a mille temps’ met Kadar als Brel en Fischer hoempaënd aan de piano. (10/2/2006, NRC, Mischa Spel)

Die Zugabe war eine Überraschung: "Hauch" von dem jungen Komponisten Matthias Kadar erwies sich als fragiles Gespinst, das vom Hochtonbereich in handfestere, tiefere Akkordzerlegungen wanderte und zuletzt sich wieder über die gesamte Tastatur ins Nichts auflöste. Gute Idee, Zeitgenössisches ins Programm zu "schwindeln". (© Salzburger Nachrichten, Salzburg july 2006 E. P. Strobl)

Matthias Kadar is a living composer, with a brilliant and original fantasy. Isidor Lateiner, violinist

Matthias Kadar is one of those rare composers musicians never get enough of. Theo Loevendie, composer Matthias Kadar is a gifted composer, whose communicative musical language makes playing and listening a deeply human experience. Ralph van Raat, pianist

Among the young generation of composers who will write the musiv of the twenty first century, Matthias Kadar is the most radiant. The news of his talent is spreading rapidly. I am expecting very much of him. Iván Fischer, conductor

List of works

Works for solo instruments
‘Fou’ for tenor and soprano saxophone (1996)
‘Histoire d’ une fourmi, sa vie, ses rencontres…’ for clarinet (1996)
‘Polyprimates’ for flute (1996)
‘Pronto’ for piano (1997)
‘Mr. Parfum’ for violin (1997)
‘Centre Gronder De l’ Alto’ for alto violin (1997)
‘LF AN dit Ga’ for bass trombone (1997)
‘lf an dit. ..’ for bass trombone (1997)
‘Hum. ..us’ for alto saxophone (1997)
‘Ioma’ for soprano saxophone (1997)
‘Ouwar I’ for alto saxophone to be played with some improvisation (1997)
‘Ouwar II’ for alto saxophone to be played with some improvisation (1997)
‘Ouwar III’ for alto saxophone to be played with some improvisation (1997)
‘Poh’ for electric gitar (1997)
‘Ver de terre’ for alto violin (1997)
‘Monstre’ for bariton saxophone (1997)
‘Solemacotnahpelepocoppih en em soselsapessac et merignac ; te…cangirem !!Eh!..Hub!!?’ for alto saophone (1997)
‘Haha!’ for piano (1997)
‘Voyages’ for alto saxophone (1997)
‘XAP’ for bass clarinet and cello (1998)
‘Blowing up’ for bass clarinet (1998)
‘Soulage’ for alto recorder (1998)
‘L’arbre’ for pan flute (1998)
‘histoire d’ insectes’ for cembalo (1998)
‘ Les humeurs de Mr. K’ for piano (1998)
‘ Vivent les puces ???’ , etude for saxophone alto solo (1998)
‘Le fleuve’ for saxophone alto (1998)
‘Chhhh-t’ for soprano saxophone (1999)
‘Iomaeleneiloc d’ vizlifan’ belonging to the‘d’ vizlifan suite’ a suite of 4 pieces for different istruments for piano (1999)
‘Π a-llume’ for piano (1999)
‘Ihrpsa’ for harp (1999)
‘a2viz’
‘Le KAJT’ for cello (2000)
‘D’ vizlitrip’ for bass clarinet (2000)
‘LV’L’ for bass trombone (2001)
‘Der Virtuos, ein Neujahrskozert’ a book for piano on drawings and text by Wilhelm Busch containing 7 pieces (2001) where each part can be played separately.
‘Une humeur de K.’ For Cembalo (2001)
‘O’ etude for alto saxophone (2001)
‘Chl’ for cello solo (2002)
‘S- Limericks-s’ for voice and cembalo (2002)
‘Riverside’s life, live’ for piano (2002)
‘Auror’ ‘ in 4 movements for organ (2004)
‘Promenade’ for piano (2005)
’57 pieces pou violon seul’ for violin (2005)
‘ Toi. ..Toi. ..k” for duduk (2006)
‘5 kis miniatures’ for Tarogoto/ Taragot (2006), 5 small pieces
‘Hauch’ for piano (2006)

Works for duo
‘Chant ch’ant ‘ for two alto saxophones (1997)
‘Dubbel Π with ‘ hindt’ for bass clarinet and cembalo (1998)
‘Mal- entendu??’ for alto saxophone and cello (1998)
‘Faire mouche’ for gitar and cembalo (1998)
‘Note-assis’ for alto saxophone and computer animation, interaction with the public (1998)
‘Hans huckebein, der Unglucksrabe’ with text by Wilhelm Busch for Mezzo soprano and piano (1998)
‘A hindt’ for mandoline and gitar (1998)
‘Les aventures de Mr. Guy Tarre et Mr. Poelle’ for pan flute and gitar (1999)
‘Erunois d’ vizlifan’ belonging to the‘d’ vizlifan suite’ a suite of 4 pieces for different istruments for vibraphone and piano (1999)
‘Kadjar’ for Gamelan and Kadjar (1999)
‘Das grosse Lalula Reid’ for spoken voice and alto saxophone (1999)
‘Hatoui’ for 2 tenor saxophones (2000)
‘Lettre a unami’ for violin and alto saxophone (2000)
‘Kangourou Fantasie’ for flute, cello and piano (2001)
‘Ah, muses!’ for mandoline and gitar (2001)
‘O’ etude for alto saxophone (2001)
‘Etanos Niamay’ for alto violin and percussion (2002)
‘Ami d’ Ima’ for cello and piano (2002)
‘Levent’ for bass clarinet and organ (2002)
‘En passant’ for soprano saxophone and piano (2003)
’Liederbuchlein’ a book of songs with three cycles for bariton voice and piano and 1 cycle for mezzo- soprano voice, tenor voice and piano (2003)
‘6 deutsche Gedichte’ German cycle for bariton voice and piano containing * ‘Nachtlied’, * ‘Nahe des Geliebten’ by Goethe, * ‘Mein Jettchen’ by H. Von Kleist, * ‘vergiss mein nicht’ by Novalis’ and * ‘Todesfuge’ by Celan (2003)
‘Petofi Harom Vers’ Hungarian cycle for bariton voice and piano containing * ‘ma egy eve’, * ‘mit ettel fold’ and * ‘szeretlek kedvesem’ by S. Petofi (2003)
‘Le dernier jour d’un condamne’ French cycle for baiton voice and piano with texts by V. Hugo from his novel with the same title and one poem * Silence’ (2003)
‘H. Heine, 4 Gedichte’ German cycle for mezzo- soprano voice, tenor voice and piano containing * ‘Liebste,’, * ‘Warum?’, * ‘Sie haben mich gequalet’ and * ‘Nacht lag auf meinen Augen’ by H. Heine (2003)
‘Fantome- Pensee a vous- Fantome’ for C- melody saxophone and piano (2003)

Works for trio
‘Setanos’ for alto saxophone, alto violin and piano (1996)
‘E...eve. ..e. ..reve’ for flute, bass clarinet and piano (1997)
‘Iemarkons. ..iemarkons’ for bass recorder, bass and marimba (1999)
‘D-bout’ for bass clarinet, marimba and piano (1999)
‘Iomaesagnoitat d’ vizlifan’ belonging to the‘d’ vizlifan suite’ a suite of 4 pieces for different istruments for flute, alto saxophone and piano (1999)
‘Pan-C de K.’ for alto flute, alto violin and harp (2001)
‘De Teltsebeam’ for voice or tape, C-melody and soprano saxophone, piano on poems called * ‘de Fiter-iter’,* ‘twa roazen’, * ‘Luzeleafde’, * ‘Widsesankje van in flie’ and * ‘De bezem en de boender’ by Diet Huber (2005). Each piece can be played separately.

Works for quartet
‘Ataccot pour les nerveux’ for saxophone quartet (1997)
‘ Respiration sous l’ eau’ for recorder quartet (1997)
‘C’est a nos deux os’ for alto saxophone, two bass recorders and piano (1997)
‘Quatuor a cordes’ for string quartet (1998)
‘Versans’ for clarinet, violin, cello and piano in 5 movements (2004)

Works for ensemble
‘Of mice and men’ for I: soprano saxophone, horn in f, trombone, electric gitar, II:2 piccolo flutes, trompet, tuba, percussion, piano, III:bariton saxophone, horn in F, trombone, bass gitar (1996)
‘Le petit prince’ for string octet (1997)
‘Ratquiem pour des insectes’ for 5 strings and 5 saxophones (1997)
‘De sacre types’ for flute, hobo, bass clarinet, mandoline, gitar, harp, piano, percussion, violin, alto violin, cello and bass.(1998)
‘Ferelnoix d’ vizlifan’ belonging to the‘d’ vizlifan suite’ a suite of 4 pieces for different istruments for Flute, hobo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns in F, bass trombone, harp, piano, percussion, tenor saxophone, 2 violins, alto violin, cello, bass (1999)
‘d’ vizlifan suite’ a suite of 4 pieces for different istruments for Flute, hobo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns in F, bass trombone, harp, piano, percussion, tenor saxophone, 2 violins, alto violin, cello, bass (1999)
‘Histoires courtes’ for tenor recorder, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, accordion, harp, gitar, bass (2000)
‘Translifan’ for saxophone ensemble (2 sopranos, 3 altos, 4 tenors, 2 baritons and 1 bass) and piano (2000)
‘Poemes de Ronsard’ in three movements on a text by Pierre de Ronsard containing * ‘mignonne, allons voir. ..’ and * ‘Je n’ai plus que les os’ (2000)
‘Cyrano’, last act of the theater piece by Edmond Rostand titled ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ for soprano voice, bariton voice, C Melody saxophone, violin, alto violin, cello and piano. (2001)
‘Dieu qui sourit’ on a poem by Victor Hugo for spoken voice, flute, mandoline, gitar and harp (2001)
‘Oh! quand je dors’ on a poem by Victor Hugo for spoken voice, flute, mandoline, gitar and harp (2001)
‘autre guitare’ on a poem by Victor Hugo for spoken voice, flute, mandoline, gitar and harp (2001)
‘Chant de poisson’ in three movemnts for flute, clarinet, basset horn, bassoon, horn in F and piano (2003)
‘Vandaag een jaar geleden’ for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano on text by S. Petofi translated into Dutch by S. Baracs (2004)
‘Aan het eind september’ for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano on text by S. Petofi translated into Dutch by S. Baracs (2004)
‘De sterrenhemel’ for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano on text by S. Petofi translated into Dutch by S. Baracs (2004)
‘De eekhoorn en zijn vrienden. De olifant, de paradijsvogel, de waterjuffer’for spoken voice, alto saxophone, violin, piano and percussion (2004)
‘Goethe Rilke Celan, 5+1 Gedichten’ for youth girl chor in 6 movements with * ‘ Wandrers Nachlied’, * ‘Der Zauberlehrling’and * ‘Meeresstille’ by Goethe, * ‘Maitag’ by Rilke, * ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ by Goethe, * ’der Tod’ by Celan (2005)
‘Encore et toujours’ on the texts of the ”correspondance 1951-1970” by Paul Celan and Gisele Celan Lestrange (editions du seuil) for soprano voice, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2006)

Works for orchestra
‘Brut’ for Orchestra (1998)
‘Rrrh. ..’ for orchestra (1998)
‘Shhht’ for orchestra
‘AEDE’ for violin and orchestra (2001)
‘le vol en D’ for flute orchestra (2001)
‘Merimes’ for Tarogato and string orchestra (2006)