Gabriele Proy

Proy, Gabriele © Roland Hille
Proy, Gabriele © Roland Hille

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Genre(s): Contemporary Music
From: Vienna, Austria
Contact: gabriele.proy@aon.at
Website: www.gabrieleproy.at

BIOGRAPHY

Vienna-born Gabriele Proy is one of Austria’s most renowned contemporary composers. In 2013, she was awarded the prestigious Music Award of the City of Vienna, the city’s highest honor for music.

From 2001 to 2013, Proy served as the President of the European Forum Klanglandschaft and held teaching positions at the University of Vienna, Danube University Krems, and the ARD.ZDF-Medienakademie in Nuremberg. Additionally, she has taught music composition at IES Abroad Vienna since 2011. Proy has been invited to lecture and lead seminars at universities in Europe, Australia, Japan, and Canada, sharing her expertise with students and fellow musicians worldwide.

Her award-winning compositions have been performed by prestigious orchestras, conductors, and soloists, including the Munich Philharmonic Choir, the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Wiener Symphoniker, and the Minsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. She has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Philippe Entremont, Christian Schulz, and Günter Haumer, with performances taking place across Europe, Belarus, China, Iran, Japan, Turkey, Canada, South America, the USA, and Australia.

Proy has received multiple commissions for major international events, including the European Capital of Culture Marseille-Provence 2013, the Austria-Japan Year 2009, and the EU-Japan Year 2005. Her commissioned work for the City of Leipzig, marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig, was part of the city’s 2013 celebrations. In 2019, she received a commission for the Austria-Japan Year, which will be premiered by members of the Vienna Philharmonic in Tokyo.

As of today, Proy continues to be a leading figure in contemporary music, with her compositions remaining influential and celebrated around the world.


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