Gerald Resch studied composition with Michael Jarrell, as well as musicology, philosophy and art history at the university in Vienna. Study visits in Cologne, Berlin, Paris and Rome encouraged his musical poetics, which integrate diverse influences from non-musical disciplines (architecture, geology, linguistics, … read more »
Gerald Resch
Gerald Resch at the City of London Festival
Austrian composer and former Soundings participant Gerald Resch has been commissioned by the City of London Festival to compose a new piece for their Trees, Walls, Cities song cycle. Resch’s composition entitled Wien Flakturm Esterhazypark is based on a text by Austrian … read more »
Promoting the Next Generation: Austria’s Young Composers
mica – music austria has put together a promotional package consisting of several modules for the younger representatives of contemporary music in Austria. 23 composers are represented with their compositions on 3 CDs. Furthermore, the package includes individual booklets with biographical data, … read more »
Vienna in the Spotlight of Contemporary Music: WIEN MODERN 2011
For four weeks, Vienna will once again be the centre of contemporary music from the 28th of October to the 25th of November 2011. This year’s WIEN MODERN festival will feature the Austrian composers Friedrich Cerha, Wolfgang Mitterer and Gerald Resch and … read more »
Austria’s Young Composers: Gerald Resch
Gerald Resch is currently one of the most promising young composers in Austria. Despite his young age, the Upper Austrian composer can already look back on numerous sensational performances of his works on a local and international level. Fast Facts Gerald Resch … read more »