"Soweto Cello Riffs" by Bongani Ndodana-Breen released on Benedict Kloeckner's new album!
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“Hear [the Duo Kalysta] if you can, either in concert or this way.”
— Gorman, American Record Guide
May-June 2020 (about the recording Origins)
“Deutsch, a player who can soften or strengthen her handsome tone according to need, is very much in the first chair.”
— Arthur Kaptainis, La Scena Musicale
February 2020
"Deutsch revealed new worlds of colour and meaning in every single note ... an astonishing artist"
— Scott Tresham, Senior Producer at CBC Music
“Hear [the Duo Kalysta] if you can, either in concert or this way.”
— Gorman, American Record Guide
May-June 2020 (about the recording Origins)
“Deutsch, a player who can soften or strengthen her handsome tone according to need, is very much in the first chair.”
— Arthur Kaptainis, La Scena Musicale
February 2020
"Deutsch revealed new worlds of colour and meaning in every single note ... an astonishing artist"
— Scott Tresham, Senior Producer at CBC Music
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About Bongani Ndodana-Breen
Composer Bongani Ndodana-Breen has written a wide range of music encompassing symphonic work, opera, chamber music and vocal music. According to The New York Times his “delicately made music - airy, spacious, terribly complex but never convoluted - has a lot to teach the Western wizards of metric modulation and layered rhythms about grace and balance.” Performers around the world have performed his music including the Minnesota Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau, Vancouver Opera Orchestra, Symphony Nova Scotia, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Kwa Zulu-Natal Philharmonic, Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Cape Town Philharmonic, New York City’s Vox Vocal Ensemble, New Julliard Ensemble, Juventas Ensemble, Continuum Contemporary Music Toronto, Chicago’s Cube Ensemble, Avalon String Quartet and Ossia.
Le compositeur Bongani Ndodana-Breen a écrit un large éventail de types d'œuvres musicales incluant des œuvres symphoniques, des opéras, de la musique de chambre et de la musique vocale. Selon le New York Times sa “musique délicatement conçue - aérienne, spacieuse, d’une complexité terrible, mais dont le raffinement n’est jamais excessif - a beaucoup à apprendre aux fins experts de la modulation métrique et des rythmes superposés à propos de la grâce et de l’équilibre.” Des musiciens de partout à travers le monde ont interprété sa musique, notamment le Minnesota Orchestra, le Belgian National Orchestra, l’Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, l’Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau, le Vancouver Opera Orchestra, la Symphony Nova Scotia, le Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, le Kwa Zulu-Natal Philharmonic, le Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, le Johannesburg Philharmonic, le Cape Town Philharmonic, le New York City’s Vox Vocal Ensemble, le New Julliard Ensemble, le Juventas Ensemble, le Continuum Contemporary Music Toronto, le Cube Ensemble de Chicago, l’Avalon String Quartet et Ossia.
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"It was a night for ovations, since the work that opened the programme also garnered a storm of applause for composer, soloist, conductor and orchestra."
— Cape Times, 2015
"The opening night of Winnie the Opera, by South African-born composer Bongani Ndodana-Breen, won a standing ovation, but the biggest cheer of the night was for Mrs Madikizela-Mandela herself, as she took to the stage saying the moment had “surpassed all previous accolades."
— The Guardian, 2011
“Mr. Ndodana is not a raw talent; he is a talent and, at 31, possesses a clear and gentle voice of his own.”
— New York Times, 2006
"C'était une nuit pour les ovations, puisque l'œuvre qui a ouvert le programme a également recueilli une tempête d'applaudissements pour le compositeur, le soliste, le chef et l'orchestre."
— Cape Times, 2015
"La soirée d'ouverture de Winnie the Opera, du compositeur sud-africain Bongani Ndodana-Breen, a reçu une ovation, mais le clou de la soirée a été lorsque Mme Madikizela-Mandela est monté sur scène en disant que le moment avait « dépassé toutes les honneurs précédens."
— The Guardian, 2011
“M. Ndodana n'est pas un talent brut; il est talentueux et possède une voix claire et douce qui lui est propre.”
— New York Times, 2006
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