Marc Neikrug
He was born in New York City, the son of cellists George Neikrug and Olga Zundel. He is best known for a Piano Concerto (1966), the theater piece Through Roses (1980), and the opera Los Alamos (1988). Among his notable recent compositions are the orchestral song cycle Healing Ceremony (2010), his Concerto for Orchestra (2012), a Bassoon Concerto (2013), and the Canta-Concerto (2014).
Also recorded as Marc Edward Neikrug
Marc Neikrug
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- 1946 · New York City.
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- United States
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- composer · pianist · conductor · screenwriter · musician
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He studied with Giselher Klebe at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold from 1964 to 1968, and composition at Stony Brook University (M.M, 1971). In 1978 he was appointed consultant on contemporary music to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Since the late 1990s he has been artistic director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. He is also known for collaborations with violinist Pinchas Zukerman.
Camille Saint-Saëns, Sonata No. 1 in D minor for violin and piano, César Franck, Sonata in A for violin and piano, Pinchas Zukerman, violin, Marc Neikrug, piano. CD Philips 1984.
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Marc Neikrug appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a composer, musician and screenwriter (born 24 September 1946). The birth of Marc Neikrug is recorded on 24 September 1946 in New York.
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- 1.Randel, Don Michael. The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. 631.
- 2.Oteri, Frank J. Marc Neikrug: An Outlet For Emotional Experience. NewMusicBox. March 1, 2014.
- 3.Klein, Alvin. Theater; Music Is Subtext In 'Through Roses'. The New York Times. May 10, 1987.
- 4.Bratskeir, Kate. Marc Neikrug, 'Healing Ceremony' Composer, Talks The Power Of Music. The Huffington Post. May 23, 2013.
- 5.Kozinn, Allan. Every Instrument Has the Spotlight: The New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall. The New York Times. April 27, 2012.
- 6.Eichler, Jeremy. BSO, Svoboda unveil Neikrug's new bassoon concerto. The Boston Globe. November 22, 2013.
- 7.Midgette, Anne. NSO festival aims for fusion of symphony and dance at Kennedy Center. The Washington Post. May 7, 2014.
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