Contact
david[at]riebe.se
+46(0)703134429
External links
(some in Swedish)
David Riebe on Svensk Musik (Swedish Music Information Center)»
Performed works by David Riebe registered at the SwedMIC homepage. Buy full scores here.
VIDEO: David Riebe meets Västerås Sinfonietta with conductor B. Tommy Andersson»
The Child and the Birth of the New Man is performed during the presentation day for new Swedish music organized by the Society of Swedish Composers. In the video is also an interview (in Swedish) with the composer.
Listen to Riebe's solo violin music at Peter Sheppard Skaerved's website»
Recording from the concert when Grammy nominated violinist Peter Sheppard Skaerved premieres Riebe's Coffee by the Plague Pit, in London in 2019.
David Riebes opus är en mastodontisk urladdning - sydsvenskan.se»
Sydsvenska Dagbladets recensent Matti Edén skriver om Malmö Symfoniorkesters konsert 24 januari 2019 där Riebes orkesterstycke Magma framfördes.
VIDEO: "Magma" is performed by St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra (Youtube)»
Video from the performance at the Andrey Petrov Composition Competition in the St Petersburg Grand Philharmonic Hall where Riebe won third prize. The video is made by the russian filmmaker Leonid Toropov.
David Riebe in the Society of Swedish Composers»
Biography and information about Riebe on the website of FST, the Society of Swedish Composers (Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare).
Lund Contemporary (Lund University)»
Since 2016, Riebe is the producer of Lund Contemporary, a festival for contemporary classical music organized by Lund University in collaboration with several regional music institutions.
David Riebe på bronsplats i internationell kompositionstävling - Stim-magasinet #1 2017 (issuu.com)»
Stim (Svenska tonsättares internationella musikbyrå) skriver i sin tidning om Riebes pris i rysk kompositionstävling hösten 2016.
Lund Contemporary lockade storpublik - lu.se»
Lunds universitet skriver om publiksuccén Lund Contemporary 2017 som Riebe var huvudproducent för.
Lunds Stadsorkester 2016/17 season brochure, in Swedish (issuu.com)»
Link to the season brochure. Riebe's Time Reflections is performed on Februari 12, 2017, in Lunds stadshall (Lund City Hall).
Lundatonsättare vann pris i Ryssland - sydsvenskan.se»
Sydsvenska Dagbladet uppmärksammar Riebes pris i kompositionstävlingen till Andrej Petrovs minne i september 2016.
Tonsättaren nr. 3 2016 (pdf)»
Tidningen Tonsättaren som ges ut av FST (Föreningen svenska tonsättare) uppmärksammar på sidan 16 Riebes pris i kompositionstävlingen till Andrej Petrovs minne i september 2016.
Connect Festival 2015, program folder (pdf)»
Link to the program folder as PDF, on the website of the Malmö Academy of Music. Music by Riebe was performed on November 14, 20 and 22.
Lunds Stadsorkester uruppför musik av lundatonsättare - mynewsdesk.com»
Pressmeddelande om uruppförandet av Riebes Time Reflections på Lunds stadsorkesters jubileumskonsert 4 oktober 2015, med programkommentar till stycket.
Respekt till mångsidig orkester - sydsvenskan.se»
Sydsvenska Dagbladet recenserar Lunds stadsorkesters jubileumskonsert 4 oktober 2015, med uruppförandet av Riebes Time Reflections.
Rising stars 2015 - Stim-magasinet #1 2015 (issuu.com)»
Intervjuer med Riebe och fem andra unga tonsättare i Stims (Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrås) medlemstidning.
Jubilee season brochure of Lunds stadsorkester, in Swedish (issuu.com)»
Link to the season brochure as PDF. Music by Riebe was performed on October 4, 2015.
David Riebe tog andraplatsen i Uppsala tonsättartävling 2014»
Musikhögskolan i Malmö skriver om Riebes andrapris. Kort intervju med tonsättaren.
Tonsättare prisades - skanskan.se»
Skånska Dagbladet uppmärksammar Riebes andrapris i Uppsala tonsättartävling 2014.
Collaboration with Peter Sheppard Skaerved»
London-based violinist Peter Sheppard Skaerved writes on his website about the ongoing collaboration with Riebe (in 2014).
Tog hjälp av Dali för att skapa musik»
Skånska Dagbladet skriver 17/1 2014 om Riebes finalplats i Uppsala Tonsättartävling.
2013 annual report of STIM (issuu.com)»
David Riebe is mentioned in the annual report of the International Bureau of Swedish Composers (STIM), as one of the Swedish composers with most pieces premiered during 2013.
VIDEO: Fredrik Schützer from LIMUS plays "Decay" from "Direction" by David Riebe (Youtube)»
Recording from "Piano marathon" at Palladium in Malmö, Januari 28, 2012. Youtube video.
Nyskrivet från Lund - Lunds universitet»
Riebes konsert tillsammans med Fredrik Schützer och Ivona Grbavac, 17/3 2013, i Lunds universitets kalendarium.
David Riebe on Peter Sheppard Skaerveds website»
The first violinist of the London-based Kreutzer Quartet publish live recordings of Riebe's string quartet "Paradoxes" and the solo piece "A Cat, a Warrior, and a Tortoise" on his website.
Hopp om framtiden - folkbladet.se»
Folkbladet skriver om konserten 16 maj 2012, med Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, där bl.a. Riebes Dimensions II uruppfördes.
Lunds universitets magasin nr. 5 2010 (pdf)»
Länk till LUM nr. 5 2010 som pdf. Artikel om Riebes Tubakonsert och Akademiska kapellets USA-turné på sidan 14-15.
Spännande dag för ung kompositör - sydsvenskan.se»
Sydsvenska Dagbladet skriver om uruppförandet av Riebes konsertuvertyr The Grail 1492 med Nordiska Ungdomsorkestern 27 juni 2010.
© David Riebe
Here you can listen to selected works by Riebe. More info on each composition is available on Soundcloud following the links below.
Orchestral:
Magma
for symphonic orchestra
(3333-4331-1+3-hp-str)
Duration: 10'
Composed in 2015
Geopoliticus Child
for sinfonietta
(2222-2200-1+0-str)
Duration: 12'
Composed in 2013
Drops of Stem Cells
for string orchestra
Duration: 7'
Composed in 2016/2017
Time Reflections
for symphonic orchestra
(2222-4331-1+2-hp-str)
Duration: 7'
Composed in 2015
Fantasia for Wind Orchestra
for symphonic wind orchestra
Duration: 4'
Composed in 2012
Dimensions II
for symphonic orchestra
(3333-4331-1+3-hp-str)
Duration: 9'
Composed in 2011/2012
Music with electronics:
Concave/Convex II: Anamorphosis
for piano and electronics
Duration: 9-14'
Composed in 2014/2015
Chamber music and solo:
Coffee by the Plague Pit
for solo violin
Duration: 6'
Composed in 2019
Recording courtesy of Colin Still, Optic Nerve.
Encore à cet astre
for 2 sopranos, mezzo-s, vln and actor
Duration: 9'
Composed in 2015
Dali I-III
cl, bass cl, mandolin, guitar, vln, vla, vc
Duration: 7'
Composed in 2013
I: The Face of War
II: Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man
III: The Elephants
Three Glimpses of Perplexity
for saxophone, accordeon, and double bass
Duration: 8'
Composed in 2012
Direction
for solo piano
Duration: 18'
Composed in 2011
I: Introductions
II: Decay
III: Osmosis
IV: Gravitation
Impromptu
for bass cl, perc, pno and double bass
Duration: 7-14'
Composed in 2015
Song of the Thames Daughters
for solo violin
Duration: 6-13'
Composed in 2014
String Quartet No. 1 – Paradoxes
Duration: 7'
Composed in 2011
I: Achilles and the Tortoise
II: Schroedinger's Cat
Isaac Newton
for 2 picc. trumpets, 5 trumpets in C and one flugelhorn
Duration: 6'
Composed in 2013
A Cat, a Warrior, and a Tortoise
for solo violin
Duration: 3'
Composed in 2011
Video recordings:
Magma with Saint Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
Video from the performance at the Andrey Petrov Composition Competition in the Saint Petersburg Grand Philharmonic Hall, where Riebe's piece Magma won third prize. The video is made by the Russian filmmaker Leonid Toropov and is streamed from his Youtube channel.
The Child and the Birth of the New Man with Västerås Sinfonietta and conductor B. Tommy Andersson
Video from the presentation day for new Swedish orchestral music organized by the Society of Swedish Composers in January 2022. The video starts with an interview (in Swedish) with David Riebe.
© David Riebe