Dominik Karski : Represented Artist
|
|
Random Audio Sample: Streamforms III : for flute, alto flute and harp by Dominik Karski, from the CD Glimmer |
- Browse works by Dominik Karski
- Browse recordings available to purchase featuring music by Dominik Karski
- Browse articles by and about Dominik Karski
- Browse events featuring music by Dominik Karski
Photo: Marek Suchecki
Email:
Artist website: http://www.soundcloud.com/dominik-karski
Artist website: http://www.dominikkarski.net
Dr Dominik Karski is an independent Polish/Australian composer, whose body of work is informed by close collaboration with distinct interpreters of new music. Ensembles and soloists who have worked with the composer and presented his works include Flute o'clock, Malgorzata Walentynowicz, ELISION Ensemble, Quatuor Diotima, Karin Hellqvist, Anna Petrini, and Ensemble SurPlus, among many others.
His works have been presented at many international events, including the Polish festivals Warsaw Autumn, Musica Polonica Nova, and Musica Electronica Nova, also Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (UK), Gaudeamus Music Week (The Netherlands), Frum Festival (Iceland), as well as the Totally Huge New Music Festival in Perth.
In his composing, he focuses essentially on the player-instrument relationship as the primary source of the musical substance. CDs with his works have been released in Australia, Austria, Canada, Poland, Sweden, and UK; of particular importance is a monographic disc with the composer's flute works recorded by Flute o'clock and released in 2016 in Poland.
Dominik Karski — current to December 2018
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Albert H Maggs Composition Award | First Prize | Inward |
| 1999 | Ian Potter Music Commission | Commission | Matter of Perspective |
Selected Commissions
| Work | Commission Details | |
|---|---|---|
|
Streamforms V (Crepuscular) : for alto flute, bass flute and piano, with percussion (2018) | Supported by the Ministry of Culture through the Music and Dance Institute, Poland. |
|
|
Metaphysical Graffiti : for amplified prepared accordion (2016) | Commissioned by Ryszard Lubieniecki. |
| The Unquenchable : flute solo (2016) | Commissioned by Carlton Vickers. | |
|
|
Streamforms III : for flute, alto flute and harp (2015) | Commissioned by Foundation 4.99 for performance by Flute o'clock (Poland) |
|
|
The Unsearchable : for piccolo flute/flute, percussion, and harpsichord (2014) | Commissioned by Foundation 4.99 for performance by Roentgen Connection. |
|
|
Veiled words : for two alto flutes and two tam-tams (2013) | Commissioned by Foundation 4.99 for performance by Flute o'clock (Poland) |
Analysis & Media
- Program note: Raindrop (1997)
- Review: The Song Company Viewing 30 May 1999
- Program note: Where Once Narcissus Died... for harp solo (1998)
- Review: The Song Company Modern Art Series Tears of Things 17 June 2001