Robert Zollitsch composer & producer |
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biography (top) Born in Munich/Germany Robert Zollitsch grew up with the Folk music of his home region, learning a classical Bavarian Folk music instrument, the zither. From 1986 to 1990 he studied music theory at the HDK Berlin. In 1993 he was awarded a scholarship to study the Chinese zither Guqin in compositions (selection) (top) Bai Yun Chuan Wu Xiang Yi Shui Ge Senlin Zhiwu Beiqing Yuwang Qin Chu Qiu Shuo ... Hei Ma Hödööd zwischen steinen Sandzeit Attikon history (top) Qin Songs: CD-production - 2008 Gong Linna: "Zou Xikou" - Chinese Folksongs, CD-production & arrangements - 2007 Gong Linna: "Jing Ye Si" - CD-production & composition - 2006 Qiu Ji: "Qiu Shuo ..." - CD-production & composition - 2005 Overseas, Filmmusic - 2005 BR (Bavarian Radio): "Schluss mit Lustig", Music for Radioplay - 2005 Gong Linna: "Zou Shengming de Lu" - CD-production & composition - 2004 Martin Mallaun: "zwischen steinen" - CD-production - 2004 BR (Bavarian Radio): "Drei Kinder und ein Stern", Music for Radioplay - 2003 BR (Bavarian Radio): "Regenbogenzeit", Music for Radioplay - 2001 Touring with WU XING - Selection: Selected festival Solo performances: Touring as bandleader for Urna & Ensemble, 1994 2001 Touring with Eurasian Art Ensemble 1998 Touring with Ensemble, Omen - 1996 Concert tour with Mongolian musicians in Beijing and Shanghai 1994 Concer tour with avantgarde jazz ensemble SHESH 1993-95: Concert tour with trio Lamayuru (avantgarde jazz) - 1992: Featured Soloist in concerts with the Norddeutsche Vocalconcertisten 1992 awards, grants & schoolarships (top) Recipient: Berlin World Music Award, Musica Vitale - 2000 Recipient: German Folk Förderpreis Award - 1999 Founding of the Eurasian Art Ensemble with musicians from China, Russia,Czech Republic & Germany funded w/ grant from the Berlin Senate - 1997 Received grant from the Berlin Senate, Berlin, Germany to Received grant from Government of Niedersachsen, Received scholarship from German Academic Exchange Service panels & lectures (top) Central Conservatory of China, Beijing: lecture & panel discussion on Chinese Art Music, 2006 CHIME 2005: Lecture on development of New Art Music in China WOMEX 2005: Culture, Kitsch & Pirate Copy Head of Jury: German Folk Award RUTH - 2002/2003 Jury member: German Music Instrument Award Lecture on Experiences with World Music in China, Jury member: German Folk Förderpreis Award - Rudolstadt, Germany - 2001 Radio programs about Tibetan Folk Music for German national radios - 2000 Lectures on Life and Music in the Ordos Grassland, Inner Mongolia - 1997 Guest Lecturer for Music theory at Bundesakademie für Jury member: Jazzpodium - Niedersachsen, Germany - 1996 Lecture on own composition at Music conservatory Hannover, Germany - 1995 Jury member: German Musicinstrument Award projects (top) Design and construction of a new model of zither - 2001 Project: Tanning in Inner Mongolia - Introduction of new Producer: Tibetan Folk Music (Ethnographical CD Recording) Composition and première of Phase V - A quartet for four zithers - 1998 Tibet: Organization of concerts in Lhasa, revival of Nangma-tradition - 1997 Project: Meeting China: Four weeks of music in Beijing Foundation of Gaoshan Liushui (later renamed Crossing) in Shanghai Design and construction of an electric zither - 1992 |