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  Wilhelm Bruck-Theodor Ross Duo

 

Biographical Dates

  simultaneous music studies in Cologne

 

since 1968 - Members of KÖLNER ENSEMBLE FÜR NEUE MUSIK
   
since 1969 - shared studio with Christoph Caskel and Mauricio Kagel, where compositions such as Acustica, Unter Strom, Two-Man-Orchestra etc. were developed.
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  - Bruck and Ross play mandolin-, guitar-, electric guitar-, electric bass guitar- and banjo-parts in
  symphony-orchestras (WDR, HR, SWF, SR, SDR) under conductors such as Bertini, Boulez, Eötvös, Eschenbach, Foster, Gielen, Imbal, Maderna, Wakasugi, Zagrosek in compositions of Boulez, Lachenmann, Mahler, Webern, B.A. Zimmermann etc..
 
1969 - Unter Strom by Mauricio Kagel, with C. Caskel, world premiere Liederhalle Stuttgart, SDR
   
1970 - Tactil für Drei by M. Kagel, with M. Kagel, Première: Festivale Pianistico Internazionale, Bergamo; since then more than 100 performances all around the world
     
1971 -Musical performers in Staatstheater by M. Kagel, Première: Hamburgische Staatsoper
   
  - Recording with Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft
     
1972 -Founding
  DUO WILHELM BRUCK-THEODOR ROSS
 
   
  - Repertoire by M. Kagel, with Helfried Foron, Elmar Gehlen, Jasper Vogt,
  Première: Szene Rhein-Ruhr ´72, Museum Folkwang, Essen, since then more performances in different productions in more than fourty states.
   
  - Exotica by M. Kagel, with C. Caskel, Vinko Globodar, Siegfried Palm, Michel Portal and M. Kagel,
  Première: World cultures and Modern Art, XX. Olympics Munich
   
1973 - South-East-Asia-Tour with Tactil/Repertoire by M. Kagel
   
  - France-Tour the same
   
seit 1973 - Two-Man-Orchestra by Mauricio Kagel; Première: Donaueschinger Musiktage, later in
  Amsterdam, Berlin, Bonn, Köln, Paris, Stuttgart
   
  - the same: TV-production SWF Baden-Baden
   
1974 - foundation of the Ensembles PANTOMIMUSITÄTEN
   
  - tours with KÖLNER ENSEMBLE FÜR NEUE MUSIK in Europe, Latin-America, USA and Canada
   
1975 - Pantomimusitäten by and with Wilhelm Bruck, Elmar Gehlen, Theodor Ross, Première: Ernst-Deutsch-Theatre Hamburg
   
seit 1976 - DUO-concerts with music of the 15.-20.century
 
1977 - Europe-Tour Pantomimusitäten, TV recording in Madrid and Zagreb
   
  - Salute for Caudwell by Helmut Lachenmann, Première: Ars Nova- Konzerte SWF Baden-Baden, since then many performances in four continents
   
1978 - Italy-Tour Pantomimusitäten
   
  - Pantomimusitäten as German contribution at Festival Guanajuato, Mexico,
  TV-Production and performances in Palacio Bellas Artes, Mexico-City
   
1979 - Pantomimusitäten II, Musical suffering..., Première: Warsaw Autumn
   
1980 - DUO-Tour Australia, Newzeeland, Hawai, Mexico
   
1981 - scenic music to Perikles by W. Shakespeare, Direction: Augusto Fernandez, Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
   
  - the same: TV-production, ZDF
   
1982 - England-Tour Pantomimusitäten II, among other things: five performances in ICA-Theatre London
   
1983 - Scandinavian-Tour Pantomimusitäten II
   
1985 -recording Salute for Caudwell by H. Lachenmann (this piece was written for the DUO BRUCK-ROSS and produced at most German public radio stations)
   
1986 - Pantomimusitäten in Sarajevo
   
1988 - second Spain-Tour Pantomimusitäten II
   
  - Repertoire by M. Kagel, with E. Gehlen and M. Kagel , five performances in Châtelet Paris
   
  - Swiss-Tour Acustica by M. Kagel, with C. Caskel and M. Kagel
   
  - Scandinavian-Tour DUO BRUCK-ROSS
   
1989 - the recording of Salut für Caudwell receives the German Gramophone Prize
   
  -TV recording Repertoire by M. Kagel, with E. Gehlen and M. Kagel, ZDF
   
1990 - Spain-Tour with Acustica by M. Kagel
   
1991 - guest lecturers at the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag
   
  - DUO-Tour France-Swiss
   
  - the essays Zupfmusik! by Wilhelm Bruck und Nachruf zu Lebzeiten by Theodor Ross in the book
  publication "KAGEL.../1991", Editor Werner Klüppelholz, DuMont Köln 1991
   
1992 - foundation of the FOURTH LINE at State theatre Kassel, with Elmar Gehlen
  - construction of the second Two-Man-Orchestra-Machine for the Staatstheater Kassel
  on the occasion of DOCUMENTA IX
   
  - numerous performances of Two-Man-Orchestra, Acustica and Repertoire by M. Kagel and Pantomimusitäten during the concert seasons of 1991/92 and 1992/93
   
1994 Pantomimusitäten II, Bienale München
   
1997 guest appearance with the Musicscenario Augenohr in Kiew and Moskau
 
  W. Bruck and Th. Ross play Acustica (by Kagel) , Foto: Martin Büttner
1998 - guest appearance with music of the 16. and 20. century at the Festival Alternativa Moskau
   
1999 - Augenohr in Chicago
   
  - the same at Festival d´Avignon
   
  - Pantomimusitäten II at the October-Festival-Konzert Munich
     
   
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