Gity Razaz
Her music hailed as “ravishing and engulfing” (New York Times) and named a 2022 “Rising Star” by BBC Music Magazine, Gity Razaz writes music ranging from solo concert pieces to large symphonic works.
Recent programming highlights include a world premiere with San Diego Symphony under the direction of Rafael Payare, a commission from MacArthur Award-winning cellist Alisa Weilerstein and her ground-breaking “Fragments” project, a commission from BBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sakari Oramo for the Last Night of the BBC Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall, a song cycle for Israeli Chamber Project and GRAMMY Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman, and an upcoming concerto for flutist Sharon Bezaly and United Strings of Europe. Ms. Razaz’s music has also been commissioned and performed by former cellist of the Kronos Quartet Jeffrey Zeigler, cellist Inbal Segev, violinist Jennifer Koh, violinist Francesca dePasquale, Canada’s National Ballet School, and Cello Biennale Amsterdam among others.
Ms. Razaz was named a 2022 “Rising Star” by BBC Music Magazine and was awarded the Andrew Imbrie Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters that “is given to a composer of demonstrated artistic merit in mid-career.” Gity’s debut album, “The Strange Highway,” was recently released on Sweden’s BIS Records.
Ms. Razaz attended The Juilliard School on full scholarship, and received her Master of Music in Composition under the tutelage of Samuel Adler, Robert Beaser, and John Corigliano. She is a composition faculty at Mannes School of Music preparatory division.
Performances and Details
Featured Works
Methuselah (In Chains of Time) - 10 min, for orchestra
In the Midst of Flux - 9 min, for orchestra
Metamorphosis of Narcissus - 7 min, for chamber orchestra
Concertino for Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra - 12 min, for solo clarinet and chamber orchestra
The Strange Highway - 10 min, for cello ensemble
Shadow Lines - 10 min, for solo cello and electronics Watch Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performance
Chance Has Spoken - 8 min, for string quartet and vibraphone
Cadenza for the Once Young - 2 min, for solo violin
5 Questions to Gity Razaz, I Care If You Listen