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Georges Lentz is a contemporary composer and sound artist, born in Luxembourg in 1965, and is that country's internationally best known composer.〔"Lentz, Georges", in ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006. 〕 Since 1990, he has been living in Sydney. Despite his relatively small output, he is also considered one of Australia's leading composers.〔"Lentz, Georges", in ''New Classical Music – Composing Australia'' by Gordon Kerry, University of NSW Press, Australia, 2004.〕 ==Life== Born in Luxembourg City on 22 October 1965, Georges Lentz grew up in the Luxembourg town of Echternach. He later studied at the Paris Conservatoire (1982–1986) and the Musikhochschule Hannover (1986–1990). In 1989, he began working on a cycle of compositions under the name "Caeli enarrant...". Georges Lentz's works express his fascination with astronomy as well as his love for the Australian Outback and Aboriginal art, and reflect his spiritual and existential beliefs, questions and doubts. His music is being recognised increasingly around the world, with performances at the Berlin Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Vienna, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall London, Carnegie Hall New York, Kennedy Center Washington, Suntory Hall Tokyo, Sydney Opera House. His orchestral work ''Guyuhmgan'', from part VII of this cycle (''Mysterium''), was the foremost recommended work at UNESCO's 2002 International Rostrum of Composers in Paris. His latest compositions include a work for viola, orchestra and electronics called ''Monh'' written for German viola soloist Tabea Zimmermann, as well as ''Ingwe'' for solo electric guitar, written for the young Australian guitarist Zane Banks. Being given to self-doubt and reclusiveness, Georges Lentz rarely publishes new works and rarely accepts commissions. He is said to retire to an abbey or the Australian desert to find inspiration and compose, and only very rarely gives interviews. Lentz didn't attend the 2009 APRA Classical Music Awards ceremony at the Sydney Opera House to accept that year's top prize for Best Composition by an Australian Composer, instead sending guitarist friend Zane Banks to pick up the award and read out his acceptance speech (21 September 2009).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Winners – Classical Music Awards )〕 A 40-minute documentary about the birth of ''Ingwe'' which appeared on YouTube in May 2010 shows Lentz for a total of about 30 seconds. In the 2012–2013 season, Georges Lentz was in residence at the Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia in Bamberg, Germany and collaborated with Jonathan Nott and the Bamberger Symphoniker.〔http://www.villa-concordia.de/kuenstler/musik/lentz.html Georges Lentz at Villa Concordia Bamberg, Germany〕 He spends part of each year at his secondary residence in Berlin. In January 2015, a new orchestral work, ''Jerusalem (after Blake)'' was premiered by the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. In May 2015, a portrait concert of Lentz's music by the Munich Chamber Orchestra at the Pinakothek der Moderne included the world premiere of the definitive version of ''Birrung'' (1997-2014) for 11 strings. Georges Lentz's music is published by Universal Edition in Vienna. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Georges Lentz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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