Paul Beckett Viola
Violist dedicated to contemporary classical music
Violist of Klangforum Wien since 2022.
Performing worldwide to high critical acclaim. Dedicated to music of today and the last 100 years including recent world premiere performances of 11,000 Saiten for 50 pianos and ensemble by Georg Friedrich Haas.
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Collaborations
Previously violist of Ensemble recherche
Collaborations with Ensemble Modern, Boulez Ensemble, Riot ensemble, der/gelbe/klang, guest solo viola for Bayerisch Staatsoper, Münchener Kammerorchester and Mainz Staatsorchester, soloist of Klangforum Wien alongside the ORF Radio Symphony orchestra.
Concerts
October 3 Der Gelbe Klang - Schwere Reiter, München
October 10 Der Gelbe Klang - Lithuanian Contemporary Music Festival, Vilnius
October 17 Klangforum Wien - Zykluskonzert 1 Mozart-Saal, Wien Konzerthaus
October 24 Klangforum Wien - Festival Weingarten
Germany
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Solo
Ultraschall festival Berlin
Siemens Stiftung 50th anniversary concert, Boulez Saal Berlin
Transparent sound festival Budapest
Tokyo Japan
Founding member of Trio Estatico with acclaimed violists Megumi Kasakawa (Ensemble Modern) & John Stultz (Ensemble Intercontemporain).
Dedicated to working with young composers across the world
Composers workshop 2022
Teaching
Paul has conducted masterclasses at institutions like Sibelius Academy Helsinki, Bern Music School and Conservatory, Central Conservatory of Music Beijing, Royal Northern College of Music Manchester, Tchaikovsky Academy Kiev, Grafenegg Festival Academy, Gustav Mahler Academy Bolzano, Freiburg Academy and International Ensemble Modern Academy Frankfurt.
With the Klangforum Wien a collective professorship is held at the University of Music and Peforming arts Graz offering a specialized master's programme "Performance Practice in Contemporary Music" (PPCM).