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fter carrying out his studies in music and electronic engineering in his native
Venezuela,Sef Albertz moved in 2000 to Germany, where he completed his artistic
Apostgraduate studies as a composer (Musikakademie Kassel) and guitarist
(Musikhochschule Münster) with outstanding results.

With over a hundred works composed, Albertz‘s compositional output includes solo,
chamber, electroacoustic and orchestral music. Some relevant works:

Ÿ The World through Emilia‘s Dreams, for Piano & Orchestra
Commissioned by Kammerphilharmonie der Universität Stuttgart
Premiere: Bürgersaal Vaihingen, Stuttgart 2020

Ÿ Ludovicus and the Allegories of the Sea, for Piano
Commissioned as part of the Germany-wide initiative ‚Beethoven bei uns‘
Premiere: Weimar 2019

Ÿ Con ecos de otras voces, desde lejos, desde muy lejos, for Fl., Cl., Perc. & Piano
Commissioned by Junta de Andalucía & ‚Manuel de Falla‘ Chair (Spain)
Premiere: XVI Spanish Music Festival of Cádiz (2018)

Ÿ Piano Concerto
Premiere: MDR Festival of Lights 2016, Leipzig

Ÿ Southern Lights for Piano, BigBand & Orchestra
Commissioned by Central German Broadcasting
Premiere: MDR Festival of Lights 2016, Leipzig

Ÿ Ciaccona (after Bach), for Piano & String Orchestra
Premiere: Leipzig BachFest 2016

Ÿ Danza, Escena & Joropo, for Solo Piano
Premiere: Steinway Klavierhaus 2015

Ÿ La noche juega, sin palabras, en la mirada, for Violin, Cello, Piano & Percussion
Premiere: German National Library 2013

Ÿ Azul-Luz en la estación, Fantasia for Guitar & Orchestra (new version)
Commissioned by Instituto Cervantes (Spain)
Premiere: Opening concert of the Festival ‚Con Guitarra!‘ 2011, Leipzig

Ÿ Songs without words (after Mendelssohn), for Guitar & String Orchestra
Commissioned by GfzM e.V. & UNESCO
Premiere: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (Mendelssohn-Jahr Sept. 2009)

The music of Sef Albertz has been performed in Brazil, Chile, Cuba, England, Germany,
Holland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Venezuela, etc.

Albertz was founder and artistic director of ‚Con Guitarra!‘ (“A fine Festival…a Jewel”,
Leipziger Volkszeitung). He‘s also literary active with poetry books & essays.

BIOGRAPHY

Sef Albertz