Congratulating Pascal Dusapin— Recipient of the 2007 Dan David Prize for Contemporary Musical Composition 

Authors

  • Ruben Seroussi Tel-Aviv University Author

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Pascal Dusapin, Dan David Prize for Contemporary Musical Composition

Abstract

Solitude and peace of mind are surely needed, but it is good to know that society reimburses them, and shows signs of gratitude and need that are not part of the “market” laws. On the other hand, the choice of Pascal Dusapin as the recipient of this prize gives us a special reason to be proud. I would like to describe the significance of Dusapin’s music—primarily, of course, through the filter of my own subjective experience. I first got acquainted with Dusapin’s music around twenty years ago: I heard a piece of his chamber music on a record I bought on a street stand in Paris. The name of the piece was Fist, a powerful and concise work for a small ensemble. I was impressed by the expressive force of the work, by the plastic quality of the musical setting, and by the strong linear quality showed by the music, despite the complexity and richness of the texture. 

Author Biography

  • Ruben Seroussi, Tel-Aviv University

    Ruben SEROUSSI, is a composer and guitarist, born in Montevideo, Uruguay January 1st, 1959, settled in Israel in 1974. He finished 'magna cum laude' his composition studies at the Rubin Academy of Music of the Tel Aviv University under the guidance of Leon Schidlowsky. His works, for various musical formations, have been performed in Israel by the best performers and orchestras, and are frequently performed abroad by well known ensembles, such as the Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Oriol, New Juilliard Ensemble, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Continuum New York, Moscow Studio for New Music, Ensemble Mosaik in Chicago, Köln, Berlin, Dresden, Thessalonika, New York, Luxemburg, Bern, Budapest, Helsinki, Stuttgart, Hamburg, London, Moscow, Ljubljana, Madrid, a.o. Important distinctions include: ISCM selection representing Israel in Warsaw 1992, two ACUM prizes in 1992, a prize in the competition for an orchestral work held by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 1993, the Prime Minister Prize for Composition in 1995 and the ACUM Prize for Life Achievement in 2012.  In addition Seroussi is an active concert guitarist, who plays as recitalist, in chamber formations and as soloist in Israel and abroad. He has also recorded for such labels as Nuova Era and Meridian Records. Ruben Seroussi is on Faculty at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Tel- Aviv University, acting as Head of Composition Studies since 2004.

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Published

2025-02-09

Issue

Vol. 6 (2007)

Section

Articles