Hanurij Lee
Composition finalist 2026
Biography
Hanurij Lee (b. 2006, Seoul) is a composer studying at the Korea National University of Arts. His work focuses on exploring sonic relationships between instruments through their inherent possibilities and restricted gestures rather than conveying explicit concepts. His music has been presented at Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, Verbier Festival, Daegu International Contemporary Music Festival, and Initiative Neue Musik OWL.
Stuff #1
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“The Stuff series originates from an interest in the endlessly repetitive structures of Khrushchyovka apartments and the gradual erasure of individual sensation within them. However, Stuff #1 (Hymne pour le Velu qui hoche la tête) departs slightly from the dry and rigid atmosphere of the previous works, instead emerging from images of dust, fur, and a shaggy figure subtly nodding its head. Repetition remains central, but here it functions less as a structural device than as a kind of sensory residue accumulating inside an aging interior.”
Events
Joint final for the Composition and Conducting Competitions: the three finalist conductors will, by drawing lots, conduct one of the three finalist works for symphony orchestra from the Composition Competition, performed by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
COMPOSITION FINALISTS
Sing-Yat Chen (25, Hong Kong)
Hanurij Lee (20, South Korea)
Rafael Marino Arcaro (36, Brazil / Italy)
CONDUCTING FINALISTS
Jacobus De Jager (29, South Africa)
Gabriel Pernet (27, Switzerland)
Mats Thiersch (23, Germany)
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PROGRAMME
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont Overture, op. 84
Rafael Marino Arcaro
invention in language of child, op. 22
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Conducted by Gabriel Pernet
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont Overture, op. 84
Sing-Yat Chen
Shattered sky / remaining land
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Conducted by Jacobus De Jager
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont Overture, op. 84
Hanurij Lee
Stuff #1
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Conducted by Mats Thiersch
The final is followed by the Composition Competition Awards Ceremony
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