Helena Winkelman
Ciaccona
for violin solo
Fremdländler
for chamber ensemble
Gemini Concerto
11 short scenes in three movements
for 2 violins and orchestra
Impromptu
for piano
Rondo mit einem Januskopf
for violin and violoncello
Sami’s piece
for piano
Simmelibärg-Suite
6 new pieces based on well-known Swiss folk songs
for accordion and chamber orchestra
Helena Winkelman (*1974)
Helena Winkelman (b. 1974) is a Swiss composer and violinist. She showed an exceptional musical talent very early. Having won national and international violin competitions at a young age, she has become a composer with an own distinct voice.
Her interest in jazz and renaissance music had her start composing in a postmodernist way, using different styles of music and switching procedures to create an extremely vital music full of humor and irony. Her interest in Swiss folk music and a great admiration for Indian music can also be traced in her music.
Her recent discovery of spectralism in works by Gerard Grisey, Georg Friedrich Haas and George Benjamin has fuelled the tireless artistic reinvention of forms and sounds she chooses to work with.
Simmelibärg-Suite 6 new pieces based on well-known Swiss folk songs
for accordion and chamber orchestra
1. Luegid Vo Bärg Und Tal 1. Luegid Vo Bärg Und Tal
2. Quodlibet 2. Quodlibet
3. Du Fragsch Mi Wär i Bi 3. Du Fragsch Mi Wär i Bi
4. S'isch Äbe ne Mönsch uf Ärde 4. S'isch Äbe ne Mönsch uf Ärde
5. Zogä n'am Bogä 5. Zogä n'am Bogä
6. Meiteli wänn Du witt wo tanze 6. Meiteli wänn Du witt wo tanze
Sami’s piece
for piano
Sami's Piece Sami's Piece
Gemini Concerto 11 short scenes in three movements
for 2 violins and orchestra
1. Worlds Apart 1. Worlds Apart
3. Magnets 3. Magnets
4. Binary Stars 4. Binary Stars
5. Let's Get Drunk Together 5. Let's Get Drunk Together
9. Battleships 9. Battleships
10. Partners In Crime 10. Partners In Crime
Fremdländler
for chamber ensemble
Fremdländler Fremdländler
Rondo mit einem Januskopf
for violin and violoncello
Rondo mit einem Januskopf Rondo mit einem Januskopf