Tomasz Skweres
COMPOSER, CELLIST

 

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2020

 

12.1.2020, 6.pm, Audimax Hall, University Regensburg – Performance of the Concertino for strings by Tomasz Skweres

 

Program:

„Worlds of the Strings“

Edward Grieg: Holberg-Suite,
Tomaz Skweres: Concertino for String Orchestra,
Joseph Suk: Streicherserenade op. 6

Dirigent: Arn Goerke

Chamber Orchestra of the University of Regensburg

 

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18.1.2020,  8.00 pm, Schloss Goldegg, Goldegg, Austria  - Duo Aliada Performs "Coffin Ship" by Tomasz Skweres as a Part of the concert program "East West".

Michał Knot - saxophone

Bogdan Laketic - accordion

Duo Aliada/Jeunesse

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20.1.2020,  7.30 pm, Alte Gerberei, St Johann , Tyrol, Austria - Duo Aliada Performs "Coffin Ship" by Tomasz Skweres as a Part of the concert program "East West".

Michał Knot - saxophone

Bogdan Laketic - accordion

Duo Aliada/Jeunesse

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25.1.2020, 7.30 pm Turnhalle Vienna – Contemporary Music and Folklore, concert of Ensemble Platypus for contemporary music: world premiere of „Piwosznik“ for Cello and Clarinet by Tomasz Skweres and Works by Katharina Blassnigg, Olja Janjuš, Kaiyi Kao, Marko Markuš, Daniel Serrano and Alejandro del Valle-Lattanzio.

Anna Koch, clarinet
Stefanie Prenn, cello
Veronika Kopjova, piano, sampler

 

 

26.1.2020,  11.11 am, Neue Musikmittelschule,  St. Michael im Lungau, Austria  - Duo Aliada Performs "Coffin Ship" by Tomasz Skweres as a Part of the concert program "East West".

Michał Knot - saxophone

Bogdan Laketic - accordion

Duo Aliada/Jeunesse

 

 

28.1.2020 Schwere Reiter, Munich, Germany – World premiere of „Topielica“ for Ensemble by Tomasz Skweres.

new music for the city II

ensemble risonanze erranti/Peter Tilling

Solo: Verena Usemann, Mezzosopran

Peter Tilling, Cello

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Joachim W. Schneider - Blutmond for Cello, Mezzosoprano and Ensemble - (Text: J. Hansen)

Birke Bertelsmeier - verwachsen

Tomasz Skweres - Topielica for ensemble

Laura Konjetzky - Erinnerungen im schillernden Traum for Ensemble

Bernhard Weidner - Waldnovellette für Ensemble

Peter Tilling - frammenti/specchio

Klaus Peter Werani - Block und Feuer

Mithatcan Öcal - Maschinenangst for big ensemble

Ensemble Risonanze Erranti

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29.1.2020, 7.30 pm, Musikverein Vienna – performance of „Tituba“ for ensemble by Tomasz Skweres. Peter Keuschnik – conductor, Ensemble Kontrapunkte

Musikverein Vienna

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10.03.2020,  7.30 pm, Konzerthaus Mozart Saal , KLAGENFURT (AT)  - Duo Aliada Performs "Coffin Ship" by Tomasz Skweres as a Part of the concert program "East West".

Michał Knot - saxophone

Bogdan Laketic - accordion

Duo Aliada/Jeunesse

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26.06.2020, Concert Studio of the Slovak Radio, Bratislava, Slovakia -  Performance of "Stress Fields" by Tomasz Skweres in a concert of Ensemble Quasars with contemporary music. 

Program:

Dylan Lardelli (NZ): Mobiles (2011)
Michael Norris (NZ): Tesserae...Interstices (2007)
Roland Freisitzer (AT): Music for Flute and Piano (2019/2020), premiere
Julia Purgina (AT): Kammermusik II (2012)
Tomasz Skweres (AT/PL): Spannungsfelder (Stress Felds, 2012)

 Interprets:

Ivan Buffa - conductor
Quasars Ensemble
 

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21.09.2020, Festival Warsaw Autumn -  Leopoldinum Orchestra performs Concertino for String Orchestra by Tomasz Skweres.

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26.9.2020, 7 pm, Church Mariä Himmelfahrt Sallern, Regensburg, Germany-  
GOLDBERGS ECHO - concert program with the version for string trio of the famous 
Goldberg-Variations by  J. S. Bach  and works by Tomasz Skwers - "Elusive Thoughts" and "Seven Affects".
Yui Iwata-Skweres - Violine
Yoko Yoshida - Viola
Tomasz Skweres - Violoncello

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20.9.2020, Bad Heilbrunn, Germany - performace of "Coffin Ship" by Duo Aliada at Moosbrand Literature and Music Festival.

Michał Knot - saxophone

Bogdan Laketic - accordion

Duo Aliada

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21.9.2020, Philharmonic in Szczecin, Poland - performace of "Coffin Ship" by Duo Aliada at the Internationa Saxophone Festival in Szczecin

Michał Knot - saxophone

Bogdan Laketic - accordion

Duo Aliada

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23.9.2020, 3.00 pm,University of Music -Hochschule für Musik und Theater Ristock, Germany - Katharina Schäffner performs "Transformations" for cello solo at her master exam concert.

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10.10.2020, Cafe Korb, Vienna - performance of "seven affects" for violin and cello at a concert with contemporary music organized by the Austrian Composers' Union.

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program:

Helmut Rogl - „Allegro spritzicato"

Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin - „Kastena"

Tomasz Skweres - Seven Affects

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Joanna Lewis - violin,  Arne Kircher - cello

Composers Lounge in Cafe Korb

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10.10.2020, Bad Kissingen - performace of "Coffin Ship" by Duo Aliada at the Festival Kissinger Sommer

Michał Knot - saxophone

Bogdan Laketic - accordion

Duo Aliada

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23.10.2020, Theater am Gleis, Winterthur, Switzerland - world premiere of a new piece for soprano and small ensemble by Tomasz Skweres in the concert "Sound of children´s Worlds" with music by Claude Debussy,  Arnold Schönberg, Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil, Mateusz Ryczek and Tomasz Skweres

Ensemble TaG

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2019

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11.1.2019, 8.00 pm, Composer Portrait of Tomasz Skweres - Künstlerhaus, Salzburg - Ensemble ÖENM Salzburg (Austrian Ensemble for New Music) performs a composer portrait concert of Tomasz Skweres with his works for chamber music and solo instruments and works by composers who influenced his musik.

Program:

-Tomasz Skweres: „Seven Affects" for violin and cello

- Witold Lutoslawski: „Bukoliki“ for viola and cello

- Johannes Maria Staud: "Bálint András Varga" for piano trio

- Tomasz Skweres: solo works

         „Impact“ for violin solo 

         „Guillotine“ for cello solo 

- Daniel Oliver Moser: „Epecuen“ for piano trio

- Tomasz Skweres: „Grenzgänge“ for piano quartet (Vn,Vla, Vc, Pn)

Link: ÖENM Salzburg

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12.1.2019, 8.00 pm, Composer Portrait of Tomasz Skweres - Künstlerhaus, Salzburg - Ensemble ÖENM Salzburg (Austrian Ensemble for New Music) performs a composer portrait concert of Tomasz Skweres with his works for chamber music and solo instruments and works by composers who influenced his Musik.

Program:

-Tomasz Skweres: „Seven Affects" for violin and cello

- Witold Lutoslawski: „Bukoliki“ for viola and cello

- Johannes Maria Staud: "Bálint András Varga" for piano trio

- Tomasz Skweres: solo works

         „Impact“ for violin solo 

         „Guillotine“ for cello solo 

- Daniel Oliver Moser: „Epecuen“ for piano trio

- Tomasz Skweres: „Grenzgänge“ for piano quartet (Vn,Vla, Vc, Pn)

Link: ÖENM Salzburg

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13.1.2019, 11.00 am, Composer Portrait of Tomasz Skweres - Künstlerhaus, Salzburg - Ensemble ÖENM Salzburg (Austrian Ensemble for New Music) performs a composer portrait concert of Tomasz Skweres with his works for chamber music and solo instruments and works by composers who influenced his musik.

Program:

-Tomasz Skweres: „Seven Affects" for violin and cello

- Witold Lutoslawski: „Bukoliki“ for viola and cello

- Johannes Maria Staud: "Bálint András Varga" for piano trio

- Tomasz Skweres: solo works

         „Impact“ for violin solo 

         „Guillotine“ for cello solo 

- Daniel Oliver Moser: „Epecuen“ for piano trio

- Tomasz Skweres: „Grenzgänge“ for piano quartet (Vn,Vla, Vc, Pn)

Link: ÖENM Salzburg

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22.1.2019, HfKM Regensburg (College of Catholic Church Music & Musical Education), Germany - Stefan Shen performs "Guillotine" for Cello solo by Tomasz Skweres in his master exam concert.

 

25.1.2019, 8.00 pm, Composer Portrait of Tomasz Skweres - Alte Schmiede Wien, Vienna - Ensemble ÖENM Salzburg (Austrian Ensemble for New Music) performs a composer portrait concert of Tomasz Skweres with his works for chamber music and solo instruments and works by composers who influenced his Musik.

Program:

-Tomasz Skweres: „Seven Affects" for violin and cello

- Witold Lutoslawski: „Bukoliki“ for viola and cello

- Johannes Maria Staud: "Bálint András Varga" for piano trio

- Tomasz Skweres: solo works

         „Impact“ for violin solo 

         „Guillotine“ for cello solo 

- Daniel Oliver Moser: „Epecuen“ for piano trio

- Tomasz Skweres: „Grenzgänge“ for piano quartet (Vn,Vla, Vc, Pn)

Link: ÖENM Salzburg

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1.2.2019, 7.00 pm, Neupfarrkirche Regensburg, Germany - World premiere  of "Synapses" for recorder, viola da gamba and baroque trombone in the concert series "Stunde der Kirchenmusik". 

Synapses 1 - 4 are short pieces building bridges between  baroque pieces by Giovanni Battista Riccio, Dario Castello, Giovanni Bassano, Andrea Cima, Giovanni Paolo Cima, Giovanni Picchi

Ruth Bruckner - Blockflöten

Carl-Philipp Kaptain - Barockposaune

Maria Danneberg - Viola da Gamba

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2.2.2019, 12.05 am, Niedermünster Church, Regensburg, Germany - Tomasz Skweres performs his piece "Transformation" for cello solo in a cello duo concert with Peter Tilling and Tomasz Skweres with works by Vivaldi, Barierre, Tilling and Skweres.

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16.2.2019, 5.30 pm, Festival Contrasti 2019, Italy - "Penrose Square" for saxophone quartet by Tomasz Skweres has been selected in the international call for scores of the MotoContrario ensemble and will be performed on February 16th 2019 in Sala della Fondazione Caritro, Rovereto, at 17.30 during the Festival Contrasti 2019.

Festival Contrasti

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27.2.2019, Palais Rasumovsky, Vienna - World premiere of "Paraphrase" by Tomasz Skweres for string quartet.

The Assoziation of contemporary music "Ambitus" asked composers living in Vienna - Fritz Keil, Rudolf Hinterdorfer, Tomasz Skweres, Sylvie Lacroix - to write short compositions for string quartet, which refers to (and which are inspirated by) the 8th string quartet by Dmitri Shostakovich. The new compositions will by performed between the movements of Shostakovich´s work.

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1.3.2019, Alte Schmiede Wien, Vienna - Amalie Kjældgaard performs "Impact" for violin solo by Tomasz Skweres in aconcert with contemporary music played by Ensemble N Vienna.

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16.3.2019, 7.00 pm, Concert Hall of the National Composers Union of Ukraine, Kyiv - performance of „Coffin Ship“ for soprano saxophone and accordion by Tomasz Skweres in the concert of Duo Aliada. 

Duo Aliada:

Michal Knot - saxophone

Bogdan Laketic - accordion

Pushkinska St. 32

International Bayan and Accordion Days

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27.3.2019, 7.30 pm, REAKTOR, Vienna - Performance of "Impact" for violin solo in the contemporary music concert  „WÄNDELESEN“ of Ensemble Reconsil.

program:
Tomasz Skweres (PL/DE/AT): Impact                        

Daniel Moser (AT): from „Arbitrarium“:

                   Image acoustique 1 „Arbitrarium“

                   Image acoustique 5 „Die Iden des März“ 

Rufat Khalilov (AZ/DE): 2 Frescos (w.p.)              

Daniela Terranova (IT/AT): Notturno (a.p.)

Petra Stump-Linshalm (AT): Wändelesen     
Robin de Raaff (NL): Ennea’s domein (a.p.)

 

Ensemble Reconsil

Conductor: Antanina Kalechyts

REAKTOR
Geblergasse 40

1170 Vienna, Austria

Ensemble Reconsil

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2.4.2019, 6.30 pm, Weidner Center of the performing arts - performance of "Double-Headed" for french horn by Tomasz Skweres in the concert of the "very small consortium" - a concert with contemporary miniatur pieces.

2420 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay, WI 54311, USA

Weidner Center of the performing Arts

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11.4.2019, HfKM Regensburg (College of Catholic Church Music & Musical Education), Germany - performance of "seven Affects" for violin and cello by Tomasz Skweres and piano trios  by Joseph Haydn and Franz Schubert.

Johannes Plewa- violin, Tomasz Skweres -Cello, Michael Seewann - piano

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28.4.2019, Theater Regensburg, Germany - performance of "seven Affects" for violin and cello by Tomasz Skweres and piano trios  by Joseph Haydn and Franz Schubert.

Johannes Plewa- violin, Tomasz Skweres -Cello, Michael Seewann - piano

Theater Regensburg

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3.5.2019, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk International Composition Competition Final Concert, Hastings, UK - Tomasz Skweres has been choosen as one of the six finalists of the international composition competition, all of the finalists compose short new pieces for orchestra concerning any aspect of Atatürks life and work to by performed in the final concert.

Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra, Marcio da Silva - Conductor

Program:

6 Finalist Pieces,  Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Firebird Suite Stravinsky

St Mary in the Castle, Hastings

Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra

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7.5.2019, Haus Gnad, Vienna - Performance of "Paraphrase" by Tomasz Skweres for string quartet.

The Assoziation of contemporary music "Ambitus" asked composers living in Vienna - Fritz Keil, Rudolf Hinterdorfer, Tomasz Skweres, Sylvie Lacroix - to write short compositions for string quartet, which refers to (and which are inspirated by) the 8th string quartet by Dmitri Shostakovich. The new compositions will by performed between the movements of Shostakovich´s work.

Goldmarkplatz 8, 1130 Vienna,Austria

 

10.5.2019, 7.30 pm, Stadttheater Passau, Germany - world premiere of a new piece for symphonic orchestra by Tomasz Skweres played by Niederbayerische Philharmonie (Philharmonic Orchestra of Low Bavaria), commisioned by Landestheater Niederbayern.

program:

T. Skweres: commisioned work

R. Strauss: Concerto for  oboe and small orchestra, D-Major AV144

L. v. Beethoven: Symphony Nr. 4

Interpreters:

Mit Bryn Williams (oboe)

Allen Bergius (conductor)

Niederbayerische Philharmonie

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24.5.2019,  7.00 pm, University of Music and Performing Arts Munich - Ensemble Oktopus performs "von Schwelle zu Schwelle" for ensemble by Tomasz Skweres.

program:

- Gabriel Erkoreka (*1969): Kaiolan für Ensemble

- Tomasz Skweres (*1984): von Schwelle zu Schwelle für Ensemble

- Bernd Richard Deutsch (*1977): Mad Dog für Ensemble

ensemble oktopus für musik der moderne

Volker Hiemeyer, Leitung

Reaktorhalle

Luisenstr. 37a

Ensemble Oktopus

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26.5.2019, 6.00 pm, Theaterzelt Landshut, Germany - performance of a new piece for symphonic orchestra by Tomasz Skweres played by Niederbayerische Philharmonie (Philharmonic Orchestra of Low Bavaria), commisioned by Landestheater Niederbayern.

program:

T. Skweres: commisioned work

R. Strauss: Concerto for  oboe and small orchestra, D-Major AV144

L. v. Beethoven: Symphony Nr. 4

 interpreters:

Mit Bryn Williams (oboe)

Allen Bergius (conductor)

Niederbayerische Philharmonie

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26.5.2019, 8.00 pm, Theater Regensburg - Yui Iwata-Skweres performs "Impact" for violin solo by Tomasz Skweres as a part of the concert of Duo Skweres with music by Xenakis, Skweres, Glière, Klisowski and Schulhoff

Theater Regensburg

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9.6.2019, VIENNA (AT) / MQ MuseumsQuartier Wien - Duo Aliada (Michał Knot – saxophone and Bogdan Laketic – accordion) performs „Coffin Ship“ by Tomasz Skweres as a part of their concert program „East West” with music by Edvard Grieg, Igor Stravinsky, Witold Lutoslawski, George Gershiwn, Chick Corea and Tomasz Skweres.

Duo Aliada

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14.6.2019 - Lutheran City Church, Vienna – world premiere of a Trio for Violin,Cello and Organ.

Walter Schreiber - violin

Joanna Sachryn - cello

Matthias Krampe - organ

Dorotheergasse 18, 1010 Vienna

Lutherian City Church

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22.6.2019, 7.00 pm, Echoraum Vienna - performance of "Hesitation" and "Rovanemi" by Tomasz Skweres and works by Margareta Ferek-Petric and Julia Purgina in "Brigitte Stanek´s House Concert"

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23.6.2019, ABIQUIU (USA) / Abiquiu Chamber Music Festival 

- Duo Aliada (Michał Knot – saxophone and Bogdan Laketic – accordion) performs „Coffin Ship“ by Tomasz Skweres as a part of their concert program „East West” with music by Edvard Grieg, Igor Stravinsky, Witold Lutoslawski, George Gershiwn, Chick Corea and Tomasz Skweres.

Duo Aliada

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3.8.2019, 3 pm, KMArt Hall, Tokyo, Japan - Yui Iwata performs "Impact" for violin solo by Tomasz Skweres in a concert with contemporarychamber  music with works by Daniel Oliver Moser, Hosokawa, Ivan Buffa, Jörg Widmann und Hideaki Isobe. 

Ryuta Iwase - clarinet

Yui Iwata - violin

Tomasz Skweres - cello

Erika Kawamura- piano

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31.8.2019, 4.30 pm, Grafenegg Festival, Austria - Tomasz Skweres conducts his piece "Plutonion" for symphonic orchestra played by Tonkünstler Orchestra.

Tomasz Skweres has been chosen as one of the five participants of the workshop "Ink still wet" for composers with Peter Ruzicka. During this workshop  young composers have the possibility to conduct work with the Tonkünstler Orchestra and conduct own works.

Ink Still Wet

 

14.9.2019, AFLENZ (AT) · Propstei Aflenz -Duo Aliada (Michał Knot – saxophone and Bogdan Laketic – accordion) performs „Coffin Ship“ by Tomasz Skweres as a part of their concert program „East West” with music by Edvard Grieg, Igor Stravinsky, Witold Lutoslawski, George Gershiwn, Chick Corea and Tomasz Skweres.

Duo Aliada

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24.9.2019, 7.30 pm, St. Peter Church, Straubing, Germany -Tomasz Skweres performs his piece "Guillotine" for cello solo in a concert of Ensemble Risonanze Erranti with works by Peter Tilling, J. Motschmann, B. Scheuer and others.

8.10.2019, The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden -
Stockholm Saxophone Quartet performes "Penrose Square" by Tomasz Skweres as a part of ECCO (European Contemporary Composers Orchestra). ECCO concert is an event which promotes European contemporary classical music all over Europe- always presenting a fine selection of the latest European musical creation.

ECCO

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28.9.2019, 11.00 am, festival Warsaw Autumn 2019 - Tomasz Skweres receives a commision from the festival Warsaw Autumn to write a pedagogical piece targeting children for soprano and cello with theatrical elements to be premiered in Warsaw Museum.

Joanna Freszel - soprano

Tomasz Skweres- cello

Małgorzata Kazińska - stage director 

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28.9.2019, 4.00 pm, festival Warsaw Autumn 2019 - Tomasz Skweres receives a commision from the festival Warsaw Autumn to write a pedagogical piece targeting children for soprano and cello with theatrical elements to be premiered in Warsaw Museum.

Joanna Freszel - soprano

Tomasz Skweres- cello

Małgorzata Kazińska - stage director 

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12.10.2019, 6.00 pm. Museum of Architecture in Wrocław, Poland- world premiere of a new piece for cello solo and mixed choir by Tomasz Skweres

Krzysztof Karpeta - cello

Piotr karpeta - conductor

Cantores Minores Wratislavienses

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29.10.2019 TIAN JIN (CHN), Tian Jin Conservatory – Duo Aliada (Michał Knot – saxophone and Bogdan Laketic – accordion) performs „Coffin Ship“ by Tomasz Skweres as a part of their concert program „East West” with music by Edvard Grieg, Igor Stravinsky, Witold Lutoslawski, George Gershiwn, Chick Corea and Tomasz Skweres.

Duo Aliada

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30.10.2019 BEIJING (CHN) · Eastshore Live Jazz House – Duo Aliada (Michał Knot – saxophone and Bogdan Laketic – accordion) performs „Coffin Ship“ by Tomasz Skweres as a part of their concert program „East West” with music by Edvard Grieg, Igor Stravinsky, Witold Lutoslawski, George Gershiwn, Chick Corea and Tomasz Skweres.

Duo Aliada

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31.10.2019 BEIJING (CHN) · National Centre for the Performing Arts– Duo Aliada (Michał Knot – saxophone and Bogdan Laketic – accordion) performs „Coffin Ship“ by Tomasz Skweres as a part of their concert program „East West” with music by Edvard Grieg, Igor Stravinsky, Witold Lutoslawski, George Gershiwn, Chick Corea and Tomasz Skweres.

Duo Aliada

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17.11.2019, VINNYTSIA (UKR) · VinSaxFest 2019 – Duo Aliada (Michał Knot – saxophone and Bogdan Laketic – accordion) performs „Coffin Ship“ by Tomasz Skweres as a part of their concert program „East West” with music by Edvard Grieg, Igor Stravinsky, Witold Lutoslawski, George Gershiwn, Chick Corea and Tomasz Skweres.

Duo Aliada

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19.11.2019, 70 years anniversary concert of ÖGZM (Austrian  Society for Contemporary Music - World Premiere of a new piece for big ensemble by Tomasz Skweres.

program:

- Manuela Kerer: zersplittern (2014/15) for ensemble
- Tomasz Skweres: new work (2019; world premiere)
- Orestis Toufektsis: maskala (2017) for seven musicians
- Judith Unterpertinger: außen, von innen (2007) for ensemble
- Simon Vosecek: Islands (2013) for ensemble
- Thomas Wally: poème respirant (2014)
- Amit Weiner: Rage against the Piano. Concertino for piano and chamber ensemble (2016; Austrian premiere)

 

Ensmeble Zeitfluss, Edo Micic - conductor

REAKTOR, Geblergasse 36-40, 1170 Vienna

ÖGZM Festkonzert

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28.11.2019, 7.30 pm. Roter Salon ÖSTIG, Vienna - Arne Kircher playes "Guillotine" for cello solo by Tomasz Skweres in a concert with contemporary music as a part of the concert cycle "the red glasses".

Wipplingerstraße 20, 1010

Roter Salon

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6.12.2019, College of Catholic Church Music & Musical Education in Regensburg - performance of "Hesitation" for cello and piano by Tomasz Skweres at a concert of the society "Unternehmen Gegenwart" with  works by W. Lutoslawski, O. Messiaen, T. Skweres, M. Ryczek and Jean-Patrick Besingrand.

Tomasz Skweres- cello, Joanna Wicherek - piano

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6.12.2019,Kresge Theatre CMU Pittsburgh, USA - World premiere of a miniature for french horn by Tomasz Skweres as a part of a contemporary music concert of the Tesselat Composers Collective for french horn solo.

Samantha Slockbower - french horn

Tesselat Composers Collective

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7.12.2019, Frick Fine Arts University of Pittsburgh, USA - performance of "Seven Affects" for violin and cello by Tomasz Skweres as a part of a concert of the Tesselat Composers Collective with Ensemble NAT28

Tesselat Composers Collective

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2018

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5.1.2018, Neupfarrkirche Regensburg, Germany - Performance of two pieces by Tomasz Skweres in the duo concert "Stunde der Kirchenmusik" of Duo Skweres: „Seven Affects“ for violin and cello and "Impact" for violin solo

program:

Tomasz Skweres: "Seven Affects" for violin and cello

Daniel Oliver Moser: "Filamente" for cello solo

Steven Heelein: "Namenlos" for cello solo  

Tomasz Skweres: "Impact" for violin solo

Maurice Ravel: "Sonata for violine und cello" 

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Duo Skweres: violine: Yui Iwata-Skweres, cello: Tomasz Skweres

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24.1.2018, 6.00 pm, NDR Kultur – the violinist Elene Meipariani performs "Impact" for violin solo by Tomasz Skweres during the calebration-concert of the opening of a new TONALi - Hall in Hamburg.

Works by Prokofiev, Debussy, Bartok und Skweres

Lisa,Batiashvili, Elene Meipariani - Violin

Milana Chenjavska - Piano

The concert will by broadcasted on 4.February at 6.00 p.m by NDR Kultur

TONALi Saal, Kleiner Kielort 3 – 5, 20144 Hamburg

TONALi

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11.2.2018, Theater Regensburg - Tomasz Skweres performs his piece "Guillotine" in the chamber music concert of the Philharmonic Orchestra Regensburg. The theme of the concert is "The Three Amerikas" with jazz chamber music by Bernstein, Corea, Piazzolla, Metheny, Publig and other composers.

• cello: Tomasz Skweres

• guitar: Antonis Vounelakos

• piano: Michael Publig

• double bass: Frank Wittich

Theater Regensburg

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20.3.2018, festival "Poznanska Wiosna Muzyczna 2018“, Poznań, Poland - ensemble Airborne Extended Performes "Maledictio" for recorder,flute, harp and harpsichord by Tomasz Skweres

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21.3.2018, Władysław Szpilman Concert Studio of the Polish Radio, Warsaw - ensemble airborne extended performes "Maledictio"

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7.4.2018, 12.05 pm Niedermünster Church Regensburg, Germany - Duo Skweres performs „Seven Affects“ for violin and cello by Tomasz Skweres.

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10.4.2018, Opole, Poland – Stratos Quartet performes „Grenzgänge“ for piano quartet by Tomasz Skweres and works by Mozart, Faure.

Stratos Quartet

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11.4.2018, Kielce, Poland - Stratos Quartet performes „Grenzgänge“ for piano quartet by Tomasz Skweres and  works by Mozart, Faure and Gabrielle Proy.

Stratos Quartet

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20.4.2018, 8.00 pm, Wiener Musikverein, Vienna - World premiere „Coffin Ship“ for soprano saxophone and accordion by Tomasz Skweres in the concert of Duo Aliada in the Hall Glässerner Saal 

Duo Aliada:

Michal knot - saxophone

Bogdan Laketic - accordion

Wiener Musikverein

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21.4.2018, 7.00 pm, Festival Musica Polonica Nova, National Forum of Music (NFM) in Wroclaw, Poland, Red Hall - World premiere of "Desiderium" by Tomasz Skweres during the performance of 4 short chamber operas written by Joanna Woźny, Katarzyna Dziewiątkowska Tomasz Skweres and Mateusz Ryczek, based on fables by Erna Rosenstein.

Kaoko Amano, Joanna Freszel - soprano

Piotr Misztela i Ania Rakowska - actors

Ensemble Platypus Vienna

National Forum of Music

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23.4.2018, 7.00 pm, Festival Musica Polonica Nova, National Forum of Music (NFM) in Wroclaw, Poland, Black Hall - performance of "Hesitation" for cello and piano by Tomasz Skweres

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Program:

P. Bednarczyk, K. Dziewiątkowska, C. Duchnowski, J. A. Wichrowski, S. Kupczak, J. Sotomski, G. Wierzba, T. Skweres

Interpreters:

Marlena Grodzicka-Myślak – altówka
Jakub Myślak – wiolonczela
Gracjan Szymczak – fortepian
Krzysztof Brzazgoń – aktor, głos
National Forum of Music

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3-6.5.2018, Ann Arbor Michigan University, USA - Duo Aliada performes "Coffin Ship" for soprano saxophone and accordion by Tomasz Skweres during M-Prize chamber music competition.

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8.5.2018, Brick5, Vienna - Stratos Quartet performes „Grenzgänge“ for piano quartet by Tomasz Skweres and  work by Kui Dong

Stratos Quartet

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23.5.2018, 8.pm, Académie supérieure de musique of Strasbourg - Quatuar Avena performs "Penrose Square" for Saxophone Quartet by Tomasz Skweres

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26.5.2018, 7.00 pm, Convivium Musicum, Kragujevac, Serbia - „Coffin Ship“ for soprano saxophone and accordion by Tomasz Skweres in the concert of Duo Aliada in the Hall Glässerner Saal 

Duo Aliada:

Michal knot - saxophone

Bogdan Laketic - accordion

CONVIVIUM MUSICUM

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2.6.2018, 7.00, Leo Festival, National Forum of Music in Wroclaw, Poland - World Premiere of "Concertino for string orchestra" by Tomasz Skweres, commisioned by LEO Festival.

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Program:

I.J. Paderewski Suite in G major for string orchestra
K. Penderecki Chaconne from Polish requiem 
T. Skweres Concertino  for string orchestra (world premiere, commission of Leo Festival 2018) 
F. Chopin Mazurka in C minor  op. 56 no. 3 (arr. E. Kovacic) 
J. Fitelberg Concerto for string orchestra

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Ernst Kovacic – conductor
Agnieszka Więdłocha – actress
Antoni Pawlicki – actor
Justyna Skoczek – selection of texts & concept
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra

Leo Festival

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6.6.2018, Brick 5, Vienna- World premiere of "Anekdote über Stravinsky" by Tomasz Skweres for violin and piano inspired by  „Danse des Adulescentes“ from Sacre du Printemps by Igor Stravinsky in the concert of Ambitus Ensemble Vienna. The theme of the concert is music for violine and piano composed by contemporary composers inspired by ballet music by Igor Stravinsky

Brick 5

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12.6.2018, Brick 5, Vienna- World premiere of "Anekdote über Stravinsky" by Tomasz Skweres for violin and piano inspired by  „Danse des Adulescentes“ from Sacre du Printemps by Igor Stravinsky in the concert of Ambitus Ensemble Vienna. The theme of the concert is music for violine and piano composed by contemporary composers inspired by ballet music by Igor Stravinsky

Brick 5

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16.6.2018, 6.00 mp,  Festival "Wege durch das Land" - world premiere of a new duo for callo and accordion by Tomasz Skweres as a part of the festival "Wege durch das Land" with literature and music in Schloss Hamborn − Schloss Hamborn 5 − 33178 Borchen

Alexander Gebert (cello)

Janne Rättyä (accordion)

Wege durch das Land

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10-14.7.2018 World Saxophone Congress, Zagreb - Duo Aliada performes "Coffin Ship" for soprano saxophone and accordion by Tomasz Skweres

Duo Aliada

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09.08.2018 Summerwinds festival, Gronau-Epe, Germany - Duo Aliada performes "Coffin Ship" for soprano saxophone and accordion by Tomasz Skweres

Duo Aliada

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21.8.2018, 7.30pm, Grafenegg Festival, Austria - Tomasz Skweres conducts his piece "Critical Mass" for symphonic orchestra played by Tonkünstler Orchestra.

Tomasz Skweres has been chosen as one of the five participants of the workshop "Ink still wet" for composers with RYAN WIGGLESWORTH. During this workshop  young composers have the possibility to conduct work with the Tonkünstler Orchestra and conduct own works.

INK STILL WET CLOSING CONCERT

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03.10.2018 MUMUTH - University of the Arts in Graz / Kunstuniversität Graz, Austria-  Duo Aliada performes "Coffin Ship" for soprano saxophone and accordion by Tomasz Skweres

Duo Aliada

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04.10.2018 MUMUTH - University of the Arts in Graz / Kunstuniversität Graz, Austria-  Duo Aliada performes "Coffin Ship" for soprano saxophone and accordion by Tomasz Skweres

Duo Aliada

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06.10.2018 Club Silencio, Paris -  Duo Aliada performes "Coffin Ship" for soprano saxophone and accordion by Tomasz Skweres

Duo Aliada

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21.10.2018 – Founding concert of the composer collective „Tesselat“, New York,USA – Performance of „Elusive Thoughts“ for string trio by Tomasz Skweres together with contemporary works for string quartet by Jean-Patrick Besingrand, Chatori Shimizu, Ramin Akhavijou, Amy Brandon, Piyawat Louilarpprasert, Hejebri Daphné, HE HE, Sam Wu.

performer: Argus Quartet

Metropolis Pop-Up Venue (1 Rivington, New York)

Tesselat Composers Collective

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30.10.2018 - Environmental Prize Regensburg Award Ceremony, Regensburg, Germany - Tomasz Skweres performs his piece "Transformations" and pieces by the contemporary composer Josef Ramsauer.

Nino Secchia- Vibraphone

Tomasz Skweres - Cello 

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5.11.2018 - Organ Festival in Perm, Russia - Tomasz Skweres performs his piece "Transformations" for Cello solo and works for cello and organ by J.S.Bach, O.Messaen, P.I . Thaikovsky.

Natalia Sander - Organ

Tomasz Skweres - Cello

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12.11.2018, 7.30 pm, Theater Regensburg, Germany - performance of "Concertino for string orchestra" by Tomasz Skweres in the 2. symphonic concert of the season 2018-19 of  the Philharmonic Orchestra of Regensburg.

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15.11.2018, 7.30 pm, Theater Regensburg, Germany - performance of "Concertino for string orchestra" by Tomasz Skweres in the 2. symphonic concert of the season 2018-19 of  the Philharmonic Orchestra of Regensburg.

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25.11.2018 , 7.00 pm, Final concert of the 2. Polish Saxophone Congress, The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw -  Duo Aliada performes "Coffin Ship" for soprano saxophone and accordion by Tomasz Skweres

The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music

 

 

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2017

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20.1.2017, 8.00 pm,  Künstlerhaus, Salzburg - performance of the string trio "Elusive Thoughts" by Tomasz Skweres in the concert REMINISZENZEN AN PESSON of the Ensemble ÖENM Salzburg (Austrian Ensemble for New Music)

Link: ÖENM Salzburg

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21.1.2017, 8 pm,  Künstlerhaus, Salzburg - performance of the string trio "Elusive Thoughts" by Tomasz Skweres in the concert REMINISZENZEN AN PESSON of the Ensemble ÖENM Salzburg (Austrian Ensemble for New Music)

Link: ÖENM Salzburg

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22.1.2017, 8 pm,  Künstlerhaus, Salzburg - performance of the string trio "Elusive Thoughts" by Tomasz Skweres in the concert REMINISZENZEN AN PESSON of the Ensemble ÖENM Salzburg (Austrian Ensemble for New Music)

Link: ÖENM Salzburg

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28.1.2017, 6.00 pm, Tage der Neuen Musik (Days of new Music) Regensburg- Tomasz Skweres plays works for cello solo: "Transformations" by Tomasz Skweres, "Namenlos" by Steven Heelein and "une fleur en sa saison" by Jean-Patrick Besingrand at the HfKM Regensburg (College of Catholic Church Music & Musical Education). Concert organised by the sociaty for new music "Unternehmen Gegenwart"  

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18.3.2017, 12.05 Niedermünster Church, Regensburg- performance of some movements of the suite for two cellos by Tomasz Skweres at the concert of the Cello Duo Stefan Shen- Arnold Telemann with works by Antonio Vivaldi,  Jean-Baptiste Barrierre and Tomasz Skweres

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20.3.2017, 8.00 pm, Minoriten hall, Graz, Austria- Robert Olisa Nzekwu performs "Deuterium" for violin solo by Tomasz Skweres durig the concert of ensemble Zeitfluss with contemporary Music by Oliver Knussen, Jose Manuel Serrano, Nader Mashayekhi, Klaus Lang and Tomasz Skweres.

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4.4.2017, ORF Tirol (Austrian Broatcasting Corporation Tyrol), Innsbruck- World premiere of a new piece by Tomasz Skweres for flute, recorder, harp and chapsichord commisioned by ensemble Air Borne Extended with cooperation with ISCM.

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6.4.2017, College of Catholic Church Music and Musical Education of Regensburg- Stefan Shen performs "Transformations" by Tomasz Skweres at his bachelor exam concert.

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1.5.-4.5.2017, the world largest chamber music competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA- Piano Quartet Stratos winns the third Prize and performs among other works “Grenzgänge” by Tomasz Skweres

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3.5.2017, 7.30 pm, Wiener Konzerthaus, Berio Hall, Vienna Austria- Ensemble "die Reihe" performs "von Schwelle zu Schwelle" for large ensemble by Tomasz Skweres. Concert organized in cooperation with ÖGZM - Austrian Sociaty for Contemporary Music.

Link: ÖGZM

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5.5.2017, National Opera Center, New York, USA- Performance of "Hesitation" by Tomasz Skweres by the concert of the Assoziation for the Promotion of New Music, New York (APNM)

Link: APNM

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20.5.2017, 12.05 Niedermünster Church, Regensburg- Performance of "Elusive Thoughts" for String Trio by Tomasz Skweres conected with the Preludes and Fugues by W.A.Mozart K.404a (after Fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach). 

Yui Iwata - violin, Yoko yoshida - Viola, Tomasz Skweres - cello

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22.5.2017, Frick Fine Arts Center, Pittsburgh, USA- world premiere of "Memory Illusion" for Violin and Harp by Tomasz Skweres at the concert of the ensemble NAT 28

Natalie Severson- harp; Aaron Schwartz- violin

 

23.5.2017, brick 5, Vienna - world premiere of a new piece by Tomasz Skweres for female voice and piano to the text of Semier Insayif. The concert is a part of the projeckt "Dichterliebe" organised by the Austrian Assotiation Ambitus.

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15.6.2017, 6.00 pm, Atelier of the Luthier Julia van der Waerden, Zurich-Performance of "Verse" for Cello solo by Tomasz Skweres at the solo recital of the Cellist Ivan Turkalj.

Genossenschaftsstrasse 13, 8050 Zurich

Link

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3.7.2017, 8.00 pm, opening concert of the TONALi 2017 violin competition, Kulturkirche  (Culture Church), Hamburg - world premiere of "Impact" for violin solo by Tomasz Skweres- the winner work of TONALi 2017 composition competition.

TONALi

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4.7.2017, "Impact" for violin solo by Tomasz Skweres will be played by 12 participants during the TONALi 2017 violin competition.

TONALi

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6.7.2017, Hochschule für Musik, Detmold - Exam of the Cello Student Katharina Schäffner (class of prof. Alexander Gebert).

Program "Transformations" for Cello solo by Tomasz Skweres and Works by J.S Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven.

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8.7.2017, 7.00 pm, final concert of the TONALi Violin competition 2017, Elbphilharmony, Hamburg -

performance of "Impact" for violin solo by Tomasz Skweres - the winner work of TONALi composition competition.

TONALi

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4.8.2017, 8.30 pm, Stadtpark Regensburg, Germany - Performance of "Impact" by Tomasz Skweres as a part of the violin solorecital of Anne Maria Wehmayer.

Programm:

J.S.Bach: Adagio und Fuga aus der g-moll Sonate BWV 1001 für Violine solo

Tomasz Skweres: Impact

H.W.Ernst: Der Erlkönig, grand caprice pour violin seul

Niccolò Paganini: Caprice no. 24

Link

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11.8.2017, 4.00 pm, Settsukyo Hall, Taketsuki, Japan - World premiere of a new Duo for Violine and Cello by Tomasz Skweres as a part of a Chambermusic concert with works by Joseph Haydn, Johannes Brahms, Max Bruch,  Johannes Berauer, Daniel Oliver Moser and Tomasz Skweres.

Yui Iwata - violin, Midori Machitani - viola, Tomasz Skweres - cello, Satomi Nishi -piano

104-95, Takatsuki 569-1051

Link

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12.8.2017, 6.00 pm, Prefecture Library, Japan - Performance of a new Duo for Violine and Cello by Tomasz Skweres as a part of a Chambermusic concert with works by Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven,  Johannes Berauer, Daniel Oliver Moser and Tomasz Skweres.

Yui Iwata - violin, Midori Machitani - viola, Tomasz Skweres - cello, Satomi Nishi -piano

奈良県立情報図書館, 〒630-8135 , Nara, Japan

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24.8.2017, 7.45 pm. Festival Bienal Musica Hoje, Brasil - Marianna Oczkowska plays "Deuterium" for violin solo by Tomasz Skweres in the concert of the Ensemble Platypus in Capela Santa Maria.

program:

György Kurtág (1926- ) – Kafka-Fragmente op. 24 (1985/1986) (seleção)
Felipe de Almeida Ribeiro (1980- ) – Anthem of disquietness (2017)
Tamara Fribel – Awakened Flutters (2017) 
Rafaele Maria Andrade (1994- ) – Crime II (2017)
Simon Vosecek (1978- ) – Jsimtasbanejetik (2009)
[ka’mi] (1973- ) - Mirando eu Miranda (2017)
Judith Unterpertinger (1977- ) - wall studies I (2008)
Fernando Riederer (1977- ) – Contos (2016-17) kleine Fabel*, Die Brücke

Tomasz Skweres (1984- ) - Deuterium (2012)

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Kaoko Amano - soprano

Theresia Schmiedinger - clarinet

Marianna Oczkowska - violin

Bienal Musica Hoje 2017

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31.8.2017, 7.00 pm, Tokyo Opera City, Ohmigakudo, Japan - Ryuta Iwase playes the world premiere of "Drei Gedanken" for clarinet solo by Tomasz Skweres in the concert with modern music for clarinet and marimba.

Ryuta iwase - clarinet

Mizuki Aita - marimba

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2.9.2017, 7.30 pm. Seejungfrau Jois, Austria - World premiere of "Roveniemi" for soprano and cello and performances of two other pieces by Tomasz Skweres "Seven Affects" for violin and cello and "Gebet" for soprano and cello as well as works by Kodaly and Aperghis during privat concert organised by Mr Brigitte Stanek.

Kaoko Amano - soprano

Yui iwata -Skweres - violine

Tomasz Skweres - cello

Link

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9.9.2017, 8pm - Kalkalpen Chamber Music Festival,
Reichraming, Austria, Visitor center Ennstal- Piano Quartet Stratos performs “Grenzgänge” by Tomasz Skweres and works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart und Robert Schumann
Stratos Quartet

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14.9.2017, 8.00pm, Gent Festival Van Vlaanderen - Piano Quartet Stratos performs “Grenzgänge” by Tomasz Skweres.

Stratos Quartet

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17.9.2017- Festival REVERB, Minoriten Church, Regensburg- Tomasz Skweres perform his piece "Verse" for cello solo in the concert of the Assotiation Unternehmen during the festival REVERB. 

Rainer Stegmann - Guitar, Antonio Secchia - vibraphone, Tomasz Skweres - Cello

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21.9.2017, 8.00 mp, Echoraum,Vienna- Performing of a new duo for violin and cello by Tomasz Skweres at the concert of the ensemble Platypus. It is one of a few concerts to celebrate  the 10th anniversary of the ensemble.

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1.10.2017, 19.00, Theater Regensburg, Neuhaussaal- "Von Schwelle zu Schwelle" by Tomasz Skweres for big ensemble will be performed at the 1. concert of the ne Ensemble in Regensburg- Ensemble Klangformation. 

program:

Gustav Mahler - Rückert Lieder

Tomasz Skweres- "von Schwelle zu Schwelle"

Antonin Dvorak- 5. Symphony

performers:

BŘETISLAV  HERA  - conductor  
VERA SEMENIUK   - soprano

Ensemble Klangformation

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29.10.2017- Stadthalle Neutraublink, Germany - performance of "von Schwelle zu Schwelle" for large Ensemble by Tomasz Skweres in the concert of Ensemble Klangformation Regensburg.

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program:

Gustav Mahler    Rückert-Lieder
Antonin Dvořák    Symphonie Nr. 5 F-Dur
Tomasz Skweres    Von Schwelle zu Schwelle

performers:

BŘETISLAV  HERA  - conductor  
VERA SEMENIUK   - soprano

Ensemble Klangformation

Link

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11.11.2017, Festival Wien Modern - fragments of the piece"Guillotine" for Cello solo by Tomasz Skweres in the concert of the Ensemble Platypus "An die Grenze 1-3".

There are 3 concerts, which take place in unusual locations- fitness center, restauran, retirement home.

adres: Auf der Schmelz, Vienna

more details about the localisation to be arranged

WIEN MODERN 2017

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11.11.2017, 2.30pm, 2. international Beethoven Chamber Music Competition - Stratosquartett performes „Grenzgänge“ for Piano Quartet by Tomasz Skweres in
Krysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Luslawice, Poland

Stratosquartett

 

 

17.11.2017, Conservatoire in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France – Quatuar Avena performs „Penrose Square by Tomasz Skweres in the semi final of the competition in interpretation 2017 „Chamber music from the 20th and 21st century“

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18.11.2017, Festival Wien Modern -  world premiere of "Guillotine" for Cello solo by Tomasz Skweres in the concert of the Ensemble Platypus "An die Grenze 4".

MuseumsQuartier Wien, Halle G
Museumsplatz 1
1070 Wien

WIEN MODERN 2017
 

11.12.2017, 7.00 pm, Austrian Culture Forum in Budapest - Stratos Quartett performs my piece „Grenzgänge“ and works by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Josef Suk in the concert in Austrian Culture Forum in Budapest

1014 Budapest, Táncsics Mihály u. 7

Austrian Cultural Forum

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12.12.2017, REAKTOR, Vienna - performance of "Elusive Thoughts" for string trio by Tomasz Skweres in the concert with new music of the Reonsil Ensemble Vienna.

program:

Yukiko Watanabe (JP/AT/DE): Impersonate (austrian premiere)           

Yongbeom Lee (KOR/AT): Dessin d'encre     

Sebastian Hilli (FIN): Hypha (austrian premiere)

Tomasz Skweres (PL/AT): Elusive Thoughts

Thomas Heinisch (AT): Shehnai-Ragamusik (world premiere)   

Antonio Covello (IT): L'ange morbide (austrian premiere)

Adres: Geblergasse 36-40, 1170 Vienna

ENSEMBLE RECONSIL

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14.12.2017, Art Academy in Mulhouse - Quatuar Avena performs „Penrose Square“ for saxophone quartet by Tomasz Skweres 

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15.12.2017, 8.00pm, Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten, Graz, Austria -  Esteban Belinchón performes "Guillotine" for Cello solo by Tomasz Skweres– Violoncello

Kaija Saariaho: près (1992)
Hannes Kerschbaumer: schurf II (2016)
Rebecca Saunders: Solitude (2013)
Francisco José Domínguez Robles: kharir III (2017)
Tomasz Skweres: Guillotine (2016)
Christof Ressi: Game over (2016)

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Esteban Belinchón - cello

Szilárd Benes - clarinet

Christof Ressi – live elektronic

Kultum [im Cubus], Mariahilferplatz 3/1

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Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten

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17.12.2017, 3 pm, church St. valentin in Arrach, Bavaria, Germany - Duo Skweres performs "Seven Affects" for Violin and Cello by Tomasz Skweres.

Violin: Yui Iwata-Skweres, cello: Tomasz Skweres

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