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- born in 1964 to a family of musicians
- 1984 - 1991 musical education/percussion studies at the Nuremberg
Conservatoire and the Academy of Music in Stuttgart
- member of the Stuttgart Percussion Ensemble
- awarded 1990 the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes stipendium
- awarded a stipendium for percussion studies in Prague
- premiered several solo compositions, such as Interieur I, Psappha, Rebonds and
Zyklus in both the Czech Republic and Russia
- member of Agon, New Music Orchestra, Prague
- masterclasses and lectures in percussion and interpretation of contemporary
music at the Academies of Music in Moscow, Munich, Brno, St.Petersburg, Brno,
Zurich, Bonn and Nuremberg
- solo performances at events and international music festivals such as Warsaw
Autumn, Prague Spring, International Percussion Days Prague, Donaueschinger
Musiktage, Audio Art Krakow, Oggimusica Lugano, Bienale St. Petersburg, Musica
Ficta Vilnius, Klassiek-Hedendaagse Muziek Gent, Music Unlimited Graz and Nyyd
Tallin
- occasional co-operation with composers M. Smolka (CZ), H. Lachenmann (D), P.
Kofron (CZ), Tibor Szemzö (H), M.Steinauer(CH), P. Kotik (USA) and others
- established 1999 the jury panel and created the program for the 4th
International Interpretation Competition, Brno, an event devoted to solo
multipercussion performances (this was the first competition of its sort to be
held in Europe)
- together with composer Ivo Medek and Siegfried Wekenmann co-founder of the
annual International Symposium and Courses for Percussionists and Composers.
This Projekt has created a platform for performances by Jeff Beer, Christian
Dierstein, H. K. Raecke, Hans Koch, Mark Pekarsky, Dan Dlouhy, Mutsuko Aizawa,
Stefan Froleyks and many others -co-operation with different broadcast companies
including Czech State Television and Radio
- since 2001 head of the Department for Multipercussion at the Academy of Music
in Prague
St. Petersburg
9. 3. 1996 Philharmonic hall
21. 3. 1996 House of the Composers
performances at the festival "From the Avant-Garde to the Present Day"
K. Stockhausen: Zyklus
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
in concert with Alexej Ljubimov and the Rimskij-Korsakov Quartet
22. 3. 1996 Museum of Rimskij-Korsakov
solo concert
H. Lachenmann: Interieur I
K. Stockhausen: Zyklus
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
Brno 15. 12. 1997 Sklenena Louka
solo concert
D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
M. Smolka: Ringing
T. Ondrusek: Struktury
H. Lachenmann: Interieur I
K. Stockhausen: Zyklus
St. Petersburg 3.10.1996 Church of the Holy Trinity
performance at the IV. Bienale "Spatia Nova" St. Petersburg
improvisation on microintervallic instruments and sound objects
Brno 11. 10. 1996 Janacek Academy of Music
solo performance at the "International Percussion Days"
D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
in concert with percussionist Nick Petrella
Prague 12. 12. 1996 National Gallery
solo concert
H. Lachenmann: Interieur I
T. Ondrusek: Mikrosmos
K. Stockhausen: Zyklus
T. Ondrusek: Struktury
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
Trstenice 4. 7. 1997 Theatre Stodola
solo performance at the "International Symposium of Percussionists and Composers"
D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus
M. Smolka: Ringing
H. Lachenmann: Interieur I
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
Brno 30. 9. 1998 Vankovka
solo performance at the opening of the Vankovka-Centre
K. Stockhausen: Zyklus
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
Brno 24. 6. 1998 Moravian Gallery
solo performance at the opening of the "18.th International Biennale of Grafic
Design"
J. Xenakis: Psappha
Brno 14. 12. 1998 Moravian Gallery
solo performance
J. Xenakis: Psappha
M. Smolka: Ringing
P. Graham: Secreta
in concert with percussionists Jeff Beer and Dan Dlouhy
Stuttgart 11. 4. 1999 Atelierhaus Filderstraße
solo concert
J. Xenakis: Psappha
M. Smolka: Ringing
D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus
Mannheim Nurenberg
16. 3. 1999 20. 3. 1999
Alte Feuerwache Blindeninstitut
solo concerts
J. Xenakis: Psappha
M. Smolka: Ringing
D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus
M. Haase: Ormai
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
N. Fukushi: Ground
Prague 21. 7. 1999 Gallery Rudolfinum
whole-day solo project at the "Crossings" international art festival part I "ex
tempore":
H. Lachenmann: Interieur I
T. Ondrusek: Struktury
K. Stockhausen: Zyklus
J. Cage: Ten4
part II"organon":
visual-acoustic performance
part III "in tempore":
D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
Y. Pagh-Paan: Ta-Ryong IV
J. Xenakis: Psappha
Prague 1. 12. 1999 Academy of Music
solo concert at the "Tridenni plus" festival
D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus
M. Feldman: The King of Denmark
J. Cage: Ten4
F. Rzewski: To the Earth
P. Graham: Secreta
J. Xenakis: Psappha
Cesky Krumlov 30. 8. 2000 Gallery Stodola
solo performance at the "International Composers Courses"
H. Lachenmann: Interieur I
P. Kotik: Drums
Cheb 15. 9. 2000 Frantiskanske namesti
solo concert at the "New Media" international festival
D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
J. Xenakis: Psappha
T. Ondrusek: Polymetrical Improvisation
F. Berger: D'Ysebahn
Brno 5. 10. 2000 Divadlo na provazku
solo performance at the "Moravian Autumn" festival
M. Smolka: Ringing
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
in concert with Mutsuko Aizawa
Moscow 23. 11. 2000 Dom Cultural Centre
solo concert at the "Pekarskij Percussion Project"
D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
J. Xenakis: Psappha
F. Berger: D'Ysebahn
Zurich 21. 3. 2001 Academy of Music
solo concert
M. Smolka: Ringing
P. Cigler: Focusations
M. Smolka: New piece
M. Haase: Ormai
in concert with the Zurich New Music Ensemble and Martin Smolka
Ostrava 9. 2. 2001 Conservatoire
performance at the "Percussion Competition of the Conservatories"
D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus
J. Xenakis: Rebonds
J. Xenakis: Psappha
in concert with the Katarzyna Myczka and Martin Oprsal
Praha 26. 11. 2001 Theatre Archa solo performances at the “Prague Spring
Festival“ with the Ars Incognita Ensemble
I. Medek: Triax for marimba, percussion and orchestra
Hersbruck 14. 2. 2002 Paul Pfinzing High School solo recital
I. Xenakis: Rebonds
I. Xenakis: Psappha F. Rzewski: To the Earth P. Cigler: Focusations D. Lang: The
Anvil Chorus
Warsaw 22. 8. 2002 The Mazovian Center of Culture and Art
solo recital M. Smolka: Ringing
M. Haase: Ormai D. Lang: The Anvil Chorus F. Rzewski: To the Earth G. Aperghis:
Graffitis
Pardubice 18. 10. 2002 Theater 29 solo performance G. Aperghis: Graffitis D.
Lang: The Anvil Chorus T. Ondrusek: Struktury T. Ondrusek: Gamelan T. Ondrusek
Metamorphoses F. Rzewski: To the Earth
Regensburg 15. 5. 2003 The East German Gallery solo recital F. Rzewski: To the
Earth G. Aperghis: Graffitis
I. Xenakis: Psappha D. Lang: The Anvil Chorus
Almaty 21. 4. 2004 Conservatory of Music solo recital at the Naurys festival
P.Kotik: Drums J.Cage: One4 F. Rzewski: To the Earth T. Ondrusek: Gamelan T.
Ondrusek Metamorphoses T. Ondrusek: Struktury P. Graham: Secreta
Warsaw 7. 7. 2004 Dziekanka solo performance at the Percussion Art festival D.
Lang: The Anvil Chorus I. Xenakis: Rebonds
M. Haase: Ormai H. Lachenmann: Interieur I
JOINT PROJECTS:
- Prague 30. 10. 1996 Roxy and Brno 3. 11. 1996 Academy of Music : two concerts
with Siegfried Wekenmann : Siegfried Wekenmann / Tomas Ondrusek: pieces for
piano and percussion
- Prague 2. 5. 1996 Roxy “Three Percussionists” project-improvisation with Pavel
Fajt and Milos Vacik
- Moscow 2. 2. 1996 Cajkovskij Hallchamber concert with Veronika and Svetlana
Ainagulova: B. Bartók: Sonata for two pianos and percussion
- Sochi 4. 9. 1997 The State Museum - performance at the “Quattrologe” festival
of musical theatre with puppeteer Natasa Toporova
- Prague 11. 3. 1997 Martinu Hall at the Lichtenstein Palace - concert with
Czech Noneto: B. Martinu: Quartett H. Lachenmann: Interieur I. Loudova: Echoes
for french horn and percussion I. Xenakis: Rebonds J. Teml: Two Inventions for
noneto and percussion - Prague 30. 10. 1997 Theatre Archa - solo with the AGON
Orchestra: D. Lang: The Anvill Chorus M. Smolka: Ringing - Stuttgart 6. 12. 1997
Atelierhaus Filderstraße - concert with Siegfried Wekenmann at the “Klangraum”
festival of improvisations on microintervallic instruments and piano - Prague
25. 6. 1998 Anezka Monastery - solo performance with the AGON 0rchestra : I.
Xenakis: Psappha I . Xenakis: Okho
- Berlin 27. 11. 1998 Podewil in concert with the Eurasian Art Ensemble:
improvised music
- St. Petersburg 21. 6. 1999 Interstudio Puskin: joint project with A. Kostroma
and S. Wekenmann at the “KukArt” festival of musical theatre with sound
sculptures - Kromeriz 24. 6. 1999 Castle performance at the “Forfest” festival:
I. Loudova: Lost Orfeus for percussion solo I. Loudova: Echoes for french horn
and percussion, in performance with P. Cigler - Prague 3. 2. 2000 Gallery
Rudolfinum - performance at the “Hnizda her” festival of visual-acoustic
performance with S. Wekenmann
- Prague 28. 5. 2001 Church of Simon and Juda - performance at the “Prague
Spring” festival: I. Medek: Triax for marimba, percussion and orchestra in
performance with M. Aizawa and the “Ars Incognita Ensemble”, Brno
- Samara 5. / 6. 5. 2001 Philharmonic Hall - performance with the Philharmonic
Orchestra of Samara (M. Sherbakov, conductor): I. Medek: Triax for marimba,
percussion and orchestra D. Milhaud: Concert for percussion and orchestra, in
performance with M. Aizawa
- Praha 26. 11. 2001 Theatre Archa - performances at the “Alternativa” festival
- joint project with Geert Waegeman, Pavel Fajt and Luisa Rzymanova
- St. Petersburg 16. 6. 2002 / 30. 8. 2002 / 22. 11. 2002 / 26. 1. 2003 The
Muzeum of Vladimir Nabokov – joint musical theater project with actor Dimitrij
Gotsdiner: The blooming soul…(J. Joyce: Ulisses) -Muenster 28.10.2004 / Rome 15.
11. 2004 – joint project with composer Daniel Ott: Ojota - St. Petersburg 5. 11.
2004 The Dostojevskij Muzeum – joint musical theater project with actress Marina
Solopchenko: Ulisses VIII
TEACHING PROJECTS:
- München 15. 6. 1992 Richard Strauss Conservatoire - workshop at the percussion
class: H. Lachenmann: Interieur I
- Brno 3. 3. - 10. 3. 1993 Janacek Academy of Music - teaching seminar together
with Prof. Klaus Tresselt: contemporary solo pieces for marimba and percussion -
St. Petersburg 17. 10. 1993 Conservatoire - seminar for percussionists:
sound-work in contemporary multipercussion pieces
- Moscow 23. 10. 1993 Conservatoire - lecture for percussionists: playing
technics and analysis of Interieur I
- Brno 12. 10. 1996 Janacek Academy of Music - analysis seminar at the
“International Percussion Days”: K. Stockhausen: Zyklus H. Lachenmann: Interieur
I
- Prague 29. 10. 1997 Academy of Music - lecture for composition classes:
percussion instruments in New Music, the history of percussion solo and ensemble
music, development of the multipercussion setup
- Trstenice 4. - 6. 7. 1997 / 1. - 5. 7. 1998 / 30. 6. - 4. 7. 1999 / 28. 6. -
2. 7. 2000 / 25. 6. - 1. 7. 2001 Haus Urban - teacher at the “International
Symposium for Composers and Percussionists” new technics, notation, analysis,
new instruments,solo pieces from the fifties to the nineties, co-operation with
composers, new sound possibilities of percussion instruments,moving,
sensibility, hearing, experimentation
- Bishkek 10. - 15. 11. 1998 Soros Center for Contemporary Art Kirghizstan -
lecture at the “Kurak Art Festival”: Czech young composers, multipercussion in
Czech New Music
- Cesky Krumlov 29. 8. 2000 Gallery Stodola - workshop for composers at the
“International Composers Courses”: H. Lachenmann: “Interieur I” - analysis,
playing technics, problems, sound sensibility, moving work at the setup …in
co-operation with Helmut Lachenmann
- Moscow 22. - 24. 11. 2000 The Gnesin Institute - masterclasses and lectures at
the “Pekarskij Percussion Project” - sound work in contemporary percussion solo
pieces, teaching lessons: pieces from Iannis Xenakis, analysis lectures of
classical solo pieces
- Zurich 22. - 23. 3. 2001 Academy of Music - masterclass and lecture - workshop
about Czech contemporary music, lecture about sound work in contemporary
percussion music in co-operation with composer Martin Smolka
- Terezin 11. - 13. 5. 2001 Gallery: workshop with composers about Czech
contemporary music and multipercussion in co-operation with Ivo Medek and Peter
Graham - St. Petersburg 15. 12. 2001 The Theater Academy – lectures at the
seminar „Open Stage“ – musical theater - Hersbruck 11. 2. - 14. 2. 2002 Paul
Pfinzing High School - workshop with students – west african percussion music -
St. Petersburg 22. 11. 2002 State Conservatory – masterclass for percussionists
– contemporary marimba solo pieces, analysis of multipercussion pieces,
individual lessons, imagination training -Stuttgart 28.10. – 2. 11. 2003
Hochschule für Musik – workshop for the students – contemporary percussion:
analysis, technics, literature - Almaty 22. 4. 2004 Kazakh National Conservatory
– masterclasses for percussionists and composers – playing technics and analysis
of contemporary solo literature -Warsaw 6. 7. 2004 Academy of Music – lecture at
the festival Percussion Art – imagination traning and multipercussion, moving at
the instrument
SOLO REPERTOIRE:
Tomas Ondrusek - percussion
A. Miyoshi
C O N V E R S AT I O N
( 1 9 7 7 )
A. Miyoshi
T O R S E I I I
( 1 9 7 2 )
T.
Ichiyanagy P O R T R A
I T O F A F O R E S T
( 1 9 7 9 )
J. Soler
I C O M E L C A N T
D E L R O S S I G N O L
( 1 9 8 0 )
G. Steiner
E I G H T M I N I AT U
R E S ( 1 9 7 8 )
R. Helble
S O N ATA B R E V I S
( 1 9 7 7 )
K. Volans
A S A N G A
( 1 9 9 7 )
K. Pokorný
T I C H Á H U D B A P
R O V L A H É L E T N Í N O C I
( 2 0 0 1 )
M. Miki
T I M E
( 1 9 6 8 )
M. Jarrell
A S S O N A N C E VII
( 1972 )
Z. Jeney
A R T H U R R I M B A
U D I N T H E D E S S E R T
( 1 9 7 6 )
And a lot
of Chamber Music:
(B. Bartók,
M. Miki, H. J. Hespos, J. Cage, G. Ligeti, L. Nono, H. Lachenmann, I. Yun,
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