Jannik Giger

Jannik Giger (born 1985) is a Swiss composer and video artist.
Life and work
Jannik Giger studied composition at the conservatories of Basel, Luzern and Bern under Dieter Ammann, Erik Oña, Michel Roth and Daniel Weissberg.
His output ranges form cinematographic single and multi-channel video works to instrumental and mixed media chamber and orchestral pieces and compositions for theatre and radio plays.
Giger's work has been presented internationally at, amongst others, Wigmore Hall London, National Centre for the Performing Arts Peking, Tonhalle Zürich, San Francisco Center for New Music, Gare du Nord Basel, St. Petersburg Contemporary Music Center, Klangwerkstatt Berlin or Shanghai Oriental Art Center.
List of Works
Video Works
* 2016 Intime Skizzen (Singlescreen)
* 2016 Trio (3-Channel)
* 2014 The Making Of An Exhibition (Splitscreen or 4-Channel)
* 2014 Gabyrs (Singlescreen)
* 2014 Henneberger (Singlescreen)
* 2011 Einsiedler (Videowork, Singlescreen, in collaboration with Patrick Meury)
* 2011 Bachrausch (Videowork, Singelscreen, in collaboration with Aurelio Buchwalder)
Compositions
* 2016 Accelerated (for Piano)
* 2016 Came Adrift (for Orchestra, Basel Sinfonietta)
* 2016 Maestro (for Horn, Violoncello and Electronic, Retro Disco)
* 2015 Voiced (for Mezzosoprano, Bariton, Vibraphone and Electronic, Sfaira)
* 2015 Verstimmung (for 5 Instrumentalists)
* 2015 Intime Skizzen (for Piano, Viola, Violine, Violoncello, Electronic and Video, Mondrian Ensemble)
* 2014 Passion (for Stringorchestra and Windquintet, Geneva Camerata)
* 2014 Ländler 21 (for two Pianos and Playback, Klavierduo huber/thomet)
* 2014 Enden (for Piano and Altsaxophon)
* 2014 Karolina (for Cello, Karolina Öhman)
* 2014 Duane (for Stringtrio)
* 2013 Contaminare (for Windquintet, Nexus Reed Quintet)
* 2013 Caprice (for Pianotrio, Trio Rafale)
* 2013 Clash I (for Large Ensemble, Ensemble Phoenix Basel)
* 2013 Clash II (for Large Ensemble, Ensemble Phoenix Basel)
* 2012 Splitter (for Vibraphone, Altsax, Violine, Cello)
* 2012 Biest (for Piano, Percussion, Altsax, Barisax)
* 2011 Scalpello Nero (Soundinstallation)
Compositions for Theatre and Radio Plays
* 2015 "... mit dem Siegel der Justiz" (SWR2, (Dir): Claude Salmony)
* 2014 Kasimir und Karoline (Theater Basel, with Lukas Huber, (Dir) Ulrike Quade)
* 2014 Schildkrötensoldat (Theater Basel, with Lukas Huber, (Dir) Patrick Gusset)
* 2013 Parade (Kaserne Basel, with Lukas Huber, (Dir) Fabian Chiquet)
* 2013 Beschreibung eines Kampfes (SRF, (Dir): Claude Salmony)
Awards
* 2015 Residencie in London, Landis und Gyr Stiftung
* 2015 Casa Pantrovà Grant (STV)
* 2013 Förderpreis Kanton Solothurn
Discography
* 2016 Biest (Vinyl)
* 2014 Grammont Selection 7 (CD) Musique Suisse
* 2012 Opus Fatalis (Vinyl, CD) A Tree in a Field Records
Weblinks
official website
 
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