Jimmy Lopez
Jimmy Lopez (born 21 October 1978) is a classical music composer from Lima, Peru. He has won several international awards and pieces composed by him have been performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Aspen Concert Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Peru, and the Lima Philharmonic Orchestra He has participated in masterclasses with Magnus Lindberg, Jouni Kaipainen, Michael Nyman and Marek Kopelent, among others.
Works
In 2004, a ballet, "Los Magos del Silencio" ("The Magicians of Silence") was produced in Lima and Lopez's "Concerto for Koto and Orchestra" was performed by the Dutch UMA Kamerorkest (Chamber orchestra).
In March 2007, Lopez presented several works, "A Wedding Blast", "Varem", "Epiphany" and "América Salvaje" ("Wild America") at a concert held in Helsinki's Temppeliaukion kirkko, conducted by the Sibelius Academy's Roberto Fores, Leo McFall and David Claudio. The compositions included use of traditional Peruvian instruments such as the pututo and the ocarina and inspired by Peruvian culture. "América Salvaje" was commissioned by the Ministry of Education on the occasion of the opening of the Biblioteca Nacional del Perú (National Library of Peru) in 2006.
Awards
*2001 Boston University Alea III International Composition Prize (USA)
*2002 CCA International Composition Competition Orchestra Prize (Taiwan)
*2006 Stipendienpreis for Composition (Germany)
*2006 SävellYS Composition Prize (Finland)
*2008 Nicola de Lorenzo Prize (UC Berkeley)
*2008 Morton Gould Young Composer Award (given by ASCAP: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)
*2008 Kranichsteiner Musikpreis at the Darmstadt International Course for Contemporary Music, Germany.
Works
In 2004, a ballet, "Los Magos del Silencio" ("The Magicians of Silence") was produced in Lima and Lopez's "Concerto for Koto and Orchestra" was performed by the Dutch UMA Kamerorkest (Chamber orchestra).
In March 2007, Lopez presented several works, "A Wedding Blast", "Varem", "Epiphany" and "América Salvaje" ("Wild America") at a concert held in Helsinki's Temppeliaukion kirkko, conducted by the Sibelius Academy's Roberto Fores, Leo McFall and David Claudio. The compositions included use of traditional Peruvian instruments such as the pututo and the ocarina and inspired by Peruvian culture. "América Salvaje" was commissioned by the Ministry of Education on the occasion of the opening of the Biblioteca Nacional del Perú (National Library of Peru) in 2006.
Awards
*2001 Boston University Alea III International Composition Prize (USA)
*2002 CCA International Composition Competition Orchestra Prize (Taiwan)
*2006 Stipendienpreis for Composition (Germany)
*2006 SävellYS Composition Prize (Finland)
*2008 Nicola de Lorenzo Prize (UC Berkeley)
*2008 Morton Gould Young Composer Award (given by ASCAP: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)
*2008 Kranichsteiner Musikpreis at the Darmstadt International Course for Contemporary Music, Germany.
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