Matti Kovler
| Mátti Kovler | |
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Kovler in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 14, 1980 |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Contemporary classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
Mátti Kovler (born September 14, 1980) (Hebrew: מתי קובלר) is a composer and creator of new music theatre. Born in Moscow, Russia, he was raised in Jerusalem, Israel, and is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. He is the artistic director of Floating Tower, a music theatre production company. Called by Steve Smith of the New York Times “a potentially estimable operatic composer in the making,” His music has been compared to Leonard Bernstein's.
Kovler's music, described as "intensely moving" and "by turns comic, mystical, warm, and searing" has been commissioned by the Israel Festival, the Tanglewood Music Center and the Carnegie Hall. His orchestral works have been performed worldwide by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Fox Studios Symphony (Los Angeles), the Metropole Orchestra (Amsterdam), the American Composers Orchestra (New York), the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and others. Mátti's most recent project, an immersive opera-theater parody of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, ‘The Drumf and the Rhinegold’, was produced during the historic 2016 election, in collaboration with Doug Fitch, Claire Chase and members of International Contemporary Ensemble, starring Ariadne Greif as Melania. The work was initially conceived in collaboration with Tasha Gordon Solmon at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
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