25th Young Composer Competition, 2004 Frederic Mompou International Award
Wiinner: Octavi Rumbau
Score: “Cuivré” (brass quintet)
Premiere: 22 October 2005, Assembly Hall of the Ateneu Barcelonès. Barcelona. Performed by the Spanish Brass Luur Metalls.
Octavi Rumbau
Born in Barcelona in 1980.
He studied in the conservatories of Barcelona and Badalona.
In 2001, he settled in Paris to take composition courses with Yoshihisa Taïra at the Ecole Normale de Musique. He completed his studies with Alain Louvier. He has received various grants and scholarships to further his studies from the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the SGAE (General Society of Authors) and the ENM (Ecole Normale de Musique).
He now alternates teaching with activities related to his own compositions. |