Agusti Charles

Agustí Charles holds the chair in composition at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón.
Biography
Born in Manresa (Barcelona), he began his music studies at an early age . His first works in composition date back to the 80s, under the guidance of his first composition teachers: Miquel Roger, Albert Sardà and Josep Soler. Later he studied with Franco Donatoni, Luigi Nono and Samuel Adler, as well as working with other composers and conductors including Joan Guinjoan, Cristóbal Halffter, J.R. Encinar and Ros Marbà.
work
His work Seven looks was awarded the prize of the Association of Spanish Symphonic Orchestras (AEOS) and has been played by all the major Spanish orchestras between the 2004 and 2008 seasons. His first opera La Cuzzoni, esperpent d’una veu , was premiered in October 2007 at the Darmstadt Staatstheater in Germany with great success. Recently, in 2008, the Italian Stradivarius Records Co. has published a new monographic...