Eduards, claire

Claire Edward ( Eng. Claire Edwardes ; born. 1975 , Sydney ) - Australian percussionist.

She graduated from the Sydney Conservatory ( 1998 ) with Daryl Pratt and Richard Miller, then studied in Amsterdam and Rotterdam . In 1999 she was awarded the title Young Performer of the Year in Australia (in the field of academic music), in 2000 she won the Tromp International Music Competition and the Vriendenkrans Young Musicians Competition, held by the Concertgebouw Orchestra , in 2001 won the international competition held as part of the Llangollen International Music Festival (Wales). In 2005 , as part of the percussion duet Duo Vertigo (with Niels Melifst), she took the third place in the international competition Gaudeamus .

In the repertoire of Eduards, first of all, the newest music. She, in particular, recorded The Ax Manual of Harrison Bertuistle (along with Nicholas Hodges ), performs works by Louis Andriessen , Vinko Globocar , John Luther Adams , Chin Ynsook , Tosio Hosokawa , Roberto Sierra , Helen Katz-Chernin and others. Eduards gives a part in a number of chamber ensembles, including Ensemble Offspring (Australia) and Insomnio (Netherlands).