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Vito Žuraj: Adrasteia

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Before language came the voice. Before every narrative came breath. Adrasteia begins in a primal silence, where meaning lingers on the threshold of sound. Its name belongs to a nymph who protected the young Zeus and to a moon bound in Jupiter’s relentless orbit. Both herald inevitability: gravity, necessity, fate. The work does not speak; it listens–an echo that quietly continues to breathe between thought and sound.

(Vito Žuraj)

Vito Žuraj
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Vito Žuraj (born in Maribor, Slovenia, in 1979) studied composition in Ljubljana, Dresden and Karlsruhe with Wolfgang Rihm.

Powerful and meticulously crafted compositions, often incorporating scenic elements and spatial sound concepts, characterise the work of Slovenian composer Vito Žuraj, born in Maribor in 1979. Within a short period of time, his works have established themselves in concert halls, performed by the New York Philharmonic, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ensemble Modern, among others. He has received commissions from the Berliner Philharmoniker (Anemoi) and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Automatones), among others. Blühen for the Frankfurt Opera was named ‘Premiere of the Year’ in 2023 by the trade journal Opernwelt.

Time and again, impressions from outside the world of music serve as a source of inspiration for Žuraj’s compositions: as a passionate tennis player, he incorporates experiences from specific game situations into what has now become an extensive series of works–including Changeover for instrumental groups and orchestra, which was awarded first prize at the 57th Composition Prize of the State Capital of Stuttgart in 2012. The work of alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger, the inventor of European porcelain, also inspired him to write a piece (Der Verwandler, premiered at the SWR JetztMusik concert at the Eclat Festival 2019), as did Sicilian fairy tales (Alavò) and his exploration of kitchen rituals (Hors d’œuvre for cook-performers and orchestra).

Among the numerous awards Žuraj has received are the Claudio Abbado Composition Prize from the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic, a recognition award from the Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne, and the Prešeren Foundation Prize–the highest award for artists in Slovenia. He was a scholarship holder at the German Academy Rome Villa Massimo and the International Artists’ House Villa Concordia, as well as a fellow of the Civitella Ranieri Foundation.

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