Tomasz Skweres

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Tomasz Skweres (born 3 April 1984 in Warsaw) is a Polish composer who lives and works in Vienna.

Biography

Tomasz Skweres was born in Warsaw, Poland. In 1997 he moved to Austria, where he studied composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna with Chaya Czernowin and Detlev Müller-Siemens. Skweres also studied cello with Valentin Erben at the same university. He composed a number of chamber music works, orchestral compositions and works for choir. His music has been performed at Wiener Musikverein, Konzerthaus in Vienna, Gasteig in Munich, Trafo House of Contemporary Arts in Budapest, Lviv Philharmony (Ukraine), Cantacuzino palace in Bukarest (Meridian Festival), Teatro Universitario de la BUAP in Puebla (Mexico), Guangzhou Concert Hall (China), Teatro da Reitoria in Curiciba (Bienal Música Hoje (Brasil)), Nørre Vosborg Chamber Music Festival (Denmark) as well as in Japan, Taiwan, Argentina and Australia. His works has been broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk (Germany), ABC Classic FM (Australia), Frequencia Universitaria (Mexico), Ö1 (Austrian state broadcasting station), Radio Stephansdom (Austria) and recorded for Genuin classics, Orlando records a.o. Since 2012 Tomasz Skweres has been Principal Cellist in the Philharmonic Orchestra Regensburg in Germany and since 2020 cellist of the ensemble for contemporary music Risonanze Erranti in Munich. He is an active interpreter in the field of contemporary music. As a soloist, chamber musician and guest of such ensembles like Collegium Novum in Zurich, ÖENM (Austrian Ensemble for New Music) in Salzburg, Ensemble Reconsil and Platypus Ensemble Vienna he performs modern music in renowned concert halls all over the world. Tomasz Skweres gives solo recitals with contemporary cello pieces in such renowned international festivals as Warsaw Autumn or Meridian Festival in Bucharest. Many contemporary composers composed and dedicated solo pieces to him. 2016-2017 he was lecturer for cello at the Musik University in Detmold (Hochschule für Musik Detmold) and 2015 at the HfKM Regensburg – College of Catholic Church Music & Musical Education in Regensburg. Works by Tomasz Skweres are published by Sikorski Music Publishers in Hamburg and Doblinger Publisher in Vienna and were broadcast in different countries (Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, Australia, Mexico, Cuba) and recorded by professional labels as Genuine, Hänssler Classic, Col legno, Orlando Records.

Commissions Tomasz Skweres was commissioned to compose orchestral works for the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Konzerthaus, the Orchestra of Theater Regensburg, Biennale Bern (Stadttheater Bern) and chamber music works for the Festival Wien Modern, the International Society for Contemporary Music, ÖGZM (Austrian Society for contemporary Music), the Apollon Musagete Quartet, Reconsil Ensemble, Ensemble Wiener Collage a.o. In the last years the compositions for orchestra, especially for symphonic orchestra play the most important role in the artistic development of Tomasz Skweres - he wrote pieces commissioned by Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, Konzerthaus in Vienna, Philharmonic Orchestra Regensburg (D), Niederbayerische Philharmonie(D), Leopoldinum Orchestra (PL) and Hastings Philharmonic (GB). He received also commissions by renowned ensembles such as Apollon Musagete Quartet (PL), Contemporary Music Orchestra (PL), Ensemble Zeitfluss (A), Ensemble Wiener Collage (A) and others. Works by Tomasz Skweres are regularly performed by famous important festivals all over the world, such as Wien Modern (Vienna), Warsaw Autumn, Musica Polonica Nova (Wrocław), Biennial Bern, ISCM World Music Days 2016 in Korea/Tongyeong International Music Festival, Festival Musica 2015 in Strasbourg (France),Festival Klangspuren in Tirol (Austria), Festival Goslar Harz (Germany), Leo Festival (Wrocław) and many others.

Works

Works for orchestra Konzert for cello and orchestra, 2020 Haymatloz for symphonic orchestra, 2019 Plutonion for symphonic orchestra, 2018 Concertino for string orchestra, 2018 Anakalypteria for female voice for symphonic orchestra, 2016 über das farbige Licht der Doppelsterne... for symphonic orchestra, 2015 Critical Mass for symphonic orchestra, 2013 Notturno for cello and orchestra, 2011

chamber operas Desiderium for two sopranos, zwei actors and small Ensemble, libretto by Maria Skweres, 2018 Am Anfang starb ein Rabe – for speaking voice, baritone and ensemble, libretto by Levin Westermann, 2010

Works for Ensemble Leyak for Baritonsaxophon, 2 cellos and 4 percussionists, 2021 Topielica for Englischhorn solo und Ensemble, 2019 Event Horizon for 15 Instruments, 2019 von Schwelle zu Schwelle for 13 instruments, 2015 Tituba for 8 instrument, 2013

Works With Voice Denuo for soprano and large ensemble, 2021 Four Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke for Sopran and six instruments, 2020 Firmamente, for soprano, violon cello, poems by Brigitte Stanek, 2020 contra venenosos vermes for cello solo and vocal ensemble, 2019 w poszukiwaniu Rzeczydźwięku for soprano and cello, 2019 Rovanemi for soprano and cello, poem by Brigitte Stanek, 2017 in fremder fremde for mezzo-soprano and piano, poem by Semier Insayif, 2016 mori no sakana for soprana, bass clarinet and cello, poem by Erika Kimura, 2014 Die Geometrie des Himmels ist unerhört, poems by Semier Insayif for speaking voice and small ensemble, 2014 Sakubel Osil for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin and cello, 2008/new version 2014 Direkt für soprano, flute and cello, 2007 Psalm 13 for tenor, flute and cello, 2006 Gebet for soprano and cello, poem by Małgorzata Hillar, 2005

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Tomasz Skweres

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tomasz Skweres ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tomasz Skweres

In research: Tomasz Skweres appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tomasz Skweres in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tomasz Skweres is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1984 births, Living people, Polish composers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tomasz Skweres outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Tomasz Skweres in simple terms?

Tomasz Skweres (born 3 April 1984 in Warsaw) is a Polish composer who lives and works in Vienna. Biography Tomasz Skweres was born in Warsaw, Poland.

Why does Tomasz Skweres matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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