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Richard Dünser - Piano Works

Biography

Christoph Renhart‘s works have been played by Klangforum Wien, Hugo Wolf Quartet, Ensemble Kontrapunkte Vienna, Shanghai Sinfonietta, Tonkuenstler Orchestra, Jenaer Philharmonie and Ensemble «die reihe» among others. They were performed at venues such as the Konzerthaus Vienna, the Musikverein Vienna and the Polskie Radio studios in Warsaw. Christoph Renhart has received numerous awards such as the International Nikolaus Fheodoroff Prize in composition, a prize for the composition of a string quartet announced by the Jeunesse, the Hugo Wolf Quartet and the Alban Berg Foundation and a prize for his orchestral work «drei splitter des nordlichts» at the Weimarer Frühjahrstage für zeitgenössische Musik in Germany. He was an invited composer at the Malta International Spring Orchestra Festival 2017 and he was granted the Austrian state scholarship in composition in 2017 as well. Christoph Renhart studied with Richard Dünser (composition), Annamária Bodoky-Krause and Christiana Perai (piano) at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz. Furthermore he attended a masterclass with Matthias Pintscher and Brad Lubman at the Grafenegg Festival in 2015 and 2017. Since 2018/2019 he teaches music theory as a senior lecturer at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria. In 2017 a portrait CD with works by Christoph Renhart was released by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF (CD 3218, Edition Zeitton).