Sef Albertz in focus
Sef gathers that vast spectrum of the human spirit that allows, in Art, to confront and fraternize tradition with the audacious of contemporaneity to create a cosmopolitan vision of Venezuelan identity.
An integral musician with an immense culture!
Everything in my life is a composition, a creative process that always brings in itself something beautiful, deep and stimulating at the same time. It's my 'life maxim'. So, quite consciously, I can say that I’m in a full-time occupation. Composing is my passion.
Wonderful Music! There are many perceptible influences which harmonise well with each other. A very modern, an absolutely contemporary musical language [...] a natural consequence of avant-gardism.
Composer Profile:
Sef Albertz
*4 March 1971
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With a rich Œuvre including solo, chamber, electroacoustic and orchestral music, which has received world premieres and performances in many countries throughout Europe and the Americas, the creative work of the Venezuelan-German composer Sef Albertz (*1971) is praised for its transcultural insight, where extra-musical influences and the rethinking of tradition challenge the audience without disturbing the listening: “My wish is to go beyond sound itself to create a musical metaphor that conveys an artistic message tangibly”, states Albertz himself, whose projects have been commissioned and funded by leading organisations including Instituto Cervantes, MDR Sinfonieorchester and UNESCO.
„Albertz‘s music is everything at once: Philosophical and poetic, sophisticated and simple, thoughtful and passionate. It draws from the full source“ (MDR Kultur, 2024)
Sef Albertz - himself a skilled guitarist “who dominates his instrument masterfully” (KulturAspekte) - was founder and artistic director of the «Festival Con Guitarra!» (“A fine Festival…a Jewel”, Leipziger Volkszeitung). He’s also literary active with poetry books & essays: “An integral musician with an immense culture” as recognized by his colleague Leo Brouwer, the well-known Ibero-American composer and guitarist.
The creative work of Albertz has been recorded in several audio productions:
- «Con Guitarra!» (2011)
- «Infancia» (2012)
- «Hommage» (2013)
- «Seasons» (2015)
- «Platero & Ich» (2016)
- «Resplendences around Bach» (2018)
- «In the Secret of the World» (2021)
- «Bunch of Strings» (2024)
Sef Albertz's compositional output is widely acclaimed as: “a milestone of good music” (Akustik Gitarre Magazine) “…modern, distinctive […] with a finely structured sound“ (PIANONews Magazine).
More Information under: www.sefalbertz.com