BIO

Even as he was earning a degree in painting from the Universidad Prilidiano Pueyrredon de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, Esteban Benzecry was composing music. His first symphony, "El Compendio de la Vida" (1993), combined both of his artistic talents as it was inspired by four of his own canvases.  It was premeired by Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Argentina in Buenos Aires on July 9, 1994, with Pedro Ignacio Calderón conducting; it received the annual prize awarded by the Association of Argentine Musics Critics for 1994, and was recorded on Ediciones Cosentino CD (IRCO 299). 

His rise has been meteoric, as his music, which combines in a unique way Latin American traditions and modern constructs, was presented by orchestras around the world, including l'Orchestre National de France, Grup Instrumental de Valencia, Orquesta Sinfónica Carlos Chavez in Mexico, London's Schubert Chamber Orchestra, and the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Sibiu in Romania.  His talents and great promise have been recognized with Fellowships form the Groupe Banque Populaire Foundation and Academie des Beaux-Arts de L'Institut de France, the Yehudi Menuhin International Music Academy in Switzerland, and a composition residency from Casa de Velazquez in Madrid, Spain. 

His recently commissioned compositions include the following: "Evocation of a lost world" for violin and chamber orchestra, commissioned by the New Paths Music Festival of New York and Philadelphia, to be premiered by the New Paths Chamber Ensemble on June 5, 2009, at the New York Times Center, with Rolf Schulte, violin, and David Alan Miller conducting; "Concerto for violin and orchestra," commissioned by Musique Nouvelle en liberté, to be premeired by the Orchestre Pasdeloup on December 5, 2009, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, with Nemanja Radulovic, violin; an as yet untitled piece commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for its Green Umbrella series, to be premiered by that orchestra on May 4, 2010, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Gustavo Dudamel, conducting; and "Rituales Amerindios": a pre-Colombian triptych for orchestra (I: Ehécatl [Aztec wind god]; II: Chaac [Mayan water god]; and Illapa [Incan thunderclap god]), commissioned by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Radio France, and to be premiered by that orchestra in Gothenburg, Sweden, with Gustavo Dudarnet conducting.  "Rituales Amerindos" was completed during Esteban Benzecry's term as a Guggenheim Fellow.

A number of his compositions have been published by Filarmonika Publishing (www.filarmonika.com) and have been included on numerous CDs.  For more information and a complete discography, visit Mr. Benzecry's website, listed above.
 

The works of Argentine composer Esteban Benzecry will be the highlight of two upcoming concerts. Miguel Harth Bedoya will conduct the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in its performance of Mr. Benzecry’s Colores de la Cruz del Sur (Colors of the Southern Cross). The concert will take place on May 29 at 8 pm.

Follow the link for more information about this event.

In its June 5th concert, The New Paths in Music Festival will will present the world premiere of Mr. Benzecry’s

Evocation of a Last World

for violin and chamber orchestra, with David Alan Miller conducting, and featuring violinist Rolf Schulte.

Follow the link for more information about this event

Fellows Finder