bio
Elena Weinberg, born 1989 in Moscow, graduated from Moscow State Pedagogical University in 2012 and Ippolitov-Ivanov State Musical Pedagogical Institute in 2017.
Author of chamber, vocal, choir and symphonic music. Among ensembles and orchestras that I worked with: Moscow State Symphony Orchestra (MSSO), Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME), Symphony Orchestra Radio “Orpheus”, Ponomarev Vesna Children's Сhoir, Exprompt-quartet, Moscow Chamber Orchestra «The Seasons», Hermitage Soloist Ensemble, GAMEnsemble and another. In 2020 I wrote music for short meter film "Persefona" by Kate Lann. My chamber opera «Back to Snowy May» was staged by Ekaterina Vasileva in 2021 in The Kolobov Novaya Opera Theater of Moscow.
I am finalist of competition for young composers on radio “Ortheus” (2015), Prize winner of all-Russian competition for young composers IRC (2020) and competition “Partitura” (2020). Participant of Dmitry Kurlyandsky`s laboratory “Micromusiclab” (Moscow, 2020), “Cooperation Lab” (Moskow, 2021). Trainee of 11th International Young Composers Academy in Tchaikovsky-city (2021), CEME festival (Tel Aviv, 2023)
Since 2022 I live and work in Israel.
Works:
Three inventions for piano, 2012
2 pieces for piano “Moonlight on the wall”, “Seeing off the horse”, 2013
Music for flute solo, 2014
Piano trio, 2014
“Derevo pesen” (Song tree), cycle of romances for soprano and ensemble (lyrics by F.G. Lorca), 2015
“Pesn' o zime” (Song of winter), cantata for children choir, organ and percussion (lyrics by Tove Marica Jansson, Lance Henson and Leslie Marmon Silko), 2015
“Fairy tale” for double bass and guitar, 2015
Suite for double bass and piano, 2016
“Prelude to Space” for symphonic orchestra, 2017
“Mass” for women’s choir, 2018
“North Sea” for symphonic orchestra, 2018
“Christmas Eve” for mixed choir a’capella, 2019
“Voice of the wind” for ensemble, 2020
“Sprint” for piano and “Fly” for accordeon, 2020
Piece for piano and electronics, 2021
“Back to snowy May”, chamber opera (libretto by Vasilisa Ovchinnikova), 2021
“Guilty“ for flute and video, 2022
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