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Olga Neuwirth (born 4 August 1968 in Graz) is an Austrian contemporary classical composer, visual artist and author. She gained fame mainly through her operas and music theater works, which often deal with topical and decidedly political themes of identity, violence and intolerance.
Olga Neuwirth is internationally renowned for the versatility of her musical statement that pushes boundaries to explore the possibilities of renewal and chart the unknown. Her exciting and relevant output over the past 30 years has made her one of the most celebrated personalities in the contemporary art world.
Aug 23, 2016 · By Rebecca Schmid. Aug. 23, 2016. BERLIN — In “Trurliade-Zone Zero,” a new percussion concerto by Olga Neuwirth, the orchestra represents an irrational machine bent on the destruction of its...
- Rebecca Schmid
cv german. Porträttext Verlag Ricordi. Olga Neuwirth was born in Graz, Austria, in 1968. She studied at the Academy of Music in Vienna and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. During her stay in the States she also attended an art college, where she studied painting and film.
Neuwirth, who was born in Graz, Austria, in 1968, has become one of Europe’s most established, but not establishment, composers. Her affront to the Austrian obsession with homeland,...
Aug 7, 2012 · In even a small cross-section of Neuwirth's work you'll find, say, a thrilling, teeming, claustrophobic score for a film of Ray Bradbury's story The Long Rain; there's a meditation on Italy's ...
Dec 6, 2021 · Olga Neuwirth, a groundbreaking Austrian composer and multimedia artist known for the technical virtuosity and elemental power of her work, is the newest recipient of one of classical music's most prestigious and lucrative honors. On Monday, Neuwirth was announced as the winner of the 2022 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music ...
