Biography

Staud studied with, amongst others, Brian Ferneyhough

Brian Ferneyhough

Brian John Peter Ferneyhough is an English composer. His music is characterized by the extensive use of complex rhythmic tuplet notation which features in all his works...

 and Michael Jarrell

Michael Jarrell

Michael Jarrell is a Swiss composer. Born in Geneva, he studied at the Conservatoire there, and later with Klaus Huber in Freiburg.His works span many genres...

. He gained a publishing contract with Universal Edition

Universal Edition

Universal Edition is a classical music publishing firm. Founded in 1901 in Vienna, and originally intended to provide the core classical works and educational works to the Austrian market...

 in 2000, and since then has won numerous prizes, including a special music prize of the Austrian Republic (2001), the composition award of the Salzburg Easter Festival

Salzburg Easter Festival

The Salzburg Easter Festival is an annual festival of opera and classical music held in Salzburg, Austria during Easter week. Herbert von Karajan founded this festival in 1967 as a means of expanding the traditional Salzburg Festival during the summer...

 (2002) and the Paul Hindemith prize of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival

Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival

The Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival is a classical music festival held every year in summer time all over the state of Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany....

 (2009). His Apeiron. Music for Large Orchestra was premiered by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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 under Sir Simon Rattle in 2005, and his Segue. Music for Violoncello and Orchestra was performed by Heinrich Schiff

Heinrich Schiff

Heinrich Schiff is an Austrian cellist and conductor. He studied cello with Tobias Kühne and André Navarra and made his solo debut in Vienna and London in 1971...

 and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world....

 under the baton of Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim, KBE is an Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor. He has served as music director of several major symphonic and operatic orchestras and made numerous recordings....

 at the opening concert of the 2006 Salzburg Festival

Salzburg Festival

The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer within the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...

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Piano

• Hommage à Bartók I (1994)
• Hommage à Bartók II (1994)
• Bewegungen (1996)
• Go Ahead (2004)
• Peras (2005)

Solos

• Black Moon pour clarinette basse (1998)
• Towards a Brighter Hue pour violon (2004)
• Portugal pour percussions (2006)

Chamber music

• Dichotomie for string quartet (1997/98)
• Esquisse retouchée (Incipit 2) for trombone (with Bass-Drum) (2002)
• Configurations / Reflet for 8 players (2002)
• Sydenham Music pour flute, viola and harp (2007)
• Für Bálint András Varga 10 miniatures for violin, cello and piano (2007)
• Lagrein for violin, clarinet, cello and piano (2008)

Orchestra

• ...gleichsam als ob... for orchestra (1999/2000)
• A map is not the territory for large ensemble (2001)
• Berenice. Suite 1 for ensemble and tape (2004)
• Berenice. Suite 2 for ensemble (2004)
• Apeiron for large orchestra (2005)
• On Comparative Meteorology for orchestra (new version) (2010)
• Contrebande (On Comparative Meteorology II) (2010)
• Tondo Preludio for orchestra (2010)
• Chant d'amour variation on miniature n. 9 from Für Bálint András Varga. 10 Miniaturen für Klaviertrio (2007–2009) for ensemble (2010)

Concertos

• Incipit for alto trombone and 5 instruments (2000)
• Polygon for piano and orchestra (2002)
• Incipit III (Esquisse retouchée II) for trombone, string orchestra , 2 horns and percussion (2005)
• Violent Incidents (Hommage à Bruce Nauman) for saxophone, wind ensemble and percussion (2005/2006)
• One Movement and Five Miniatures for harpsichord, live-electronics and ensemble (2006/2007, new version 2009)
• Im Lichte for 2 pianos and orchestra (2007)
• Segue for cello and orchestra (new version) (2008)
• Über trügerische Stadtpläne und die Versuchungen der Winternächte (Dichotomie II) for string quartet and orchestra (2008/2009)

Vocal works

• Die Ebene (after texts by Hans Arp) for speaker, horn, 2 trombones, 2 percussionnists, piano, 2 cellos and double bass (1997)
• Vielleicht zunächst wirklich nur 6 miniatures for soprano and 6 instruments (1999)
• der kleinste abstand zwischen zwei gegenständen (after visuals texts by Heinz Gappmayr) for 16 voices a cappella (1999)
• Berenice. Lied vom Verschwinden (text by Durs Grünbein after Edgar Allan Poe
  Edgar Allan Poe
  Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
  
  ) for soprano, small ensemble and tape (2003)
• Arie am Rand alter Bücher for baryton, piano, bamboo chimes and tape (2005)

Opera

• Berenice (text by Durs Grünbein, after Edgar Allan Poe
  Edgar Allan Poe
  Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
  
   ; world premiere at the Munich Biennale
  Munich Biennale
  The Munich Biennale is an opera festival in the city of Munich. The full German name is Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater, literally: International Festival for New Music Theater. The biennial festival was created in 1988 by Hans Werner Henze and is held in even-numbered years over...
  
  2004 ; Heidelberg 2005)

Discography

• Johannes Maria STAUD, including A map is not the territory ; Bewegungen ; Polygon. Musik für Klavier und Orchester ; Black Moon ; Berenice. Lied vom Verschwinden, Marino Formenti (piano), Petra Hoffmann (soprano), Ernesto Molinari (bass clarinet), Thomas Larcher (piano), Klangforum Wien (Sylvain Cambreling), Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bertrand de Billy), CD KAIROS, 2003, n° 0012392KAI.

• Johannes Maria STAUD, Apeiron , including Apeiron ; Incipit III ; Towards a Brighter Hue ; Violent Incidents ; Peras. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sir Simon Rattle), WDR Symphony Orchestra (Lothar Zagrosek), Windkraft Tirol (Kasper de Roo), Marcus Weiss (saxophon), Uwe Dierksen (trombone), Marino Formenti (piano), Ernst Kovacic (violin), CD KAIROS, 2007, n° 0012672KAI.

Sources

• Johannes Maria Staud biography and works on the UE website (publisher)
• Article on Staud in The Oberlin Review, February 29, 2008