Olivier Vivares - Clarinetist

“Olivier Vivares is an exceptional musician, with rare devotion to the beauty of sound and the power of expression. He fully immerses himself in the composers’ vision, always striving for technical perfection while staying true to the musical essence.”

Bas Wiegers, conductor
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“Olivier Vivares is an exceptional musician, with rare devotion to the beauty of sound and the power of expression. He fully immerses himself in the composers’ vision, always striving for technical perfection while staying true to the musical essence.”

Bas Wiegers, conductor

Olivier Vivares will join the Lucerne Festival Academy Guest Faculty in summer 2025

Olivier Vivares will join the Lucerne Festival Academy Guest Faculty in summer 2025

Every summer, Lucerne Festival invites leading performers of contemporary music to join its Academy as Guest Faculty, including members of Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Klangforum Wien, and Ensemble Musikfabrik.

These artists lead workshops for the Academy’s young musicians and actively support their artistic development.

 

The deadline for applications is 16 February 2025.

My engagement as Guest Faculty will take place from 1 to 3 September 2025.

31. Jul 2022

19:30

Salzburger Festspiele
Salzburger Festspiele
Mozarteum, Salzburg

Wolfgang Rihm • Cipher Cycle

 

Klangforum Wien

Sylvain Cambreling, conductor

11. Aug 2022

21:00

RuhrTriennale
RuhrTriennale
Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum

Gérard Grisey • 4 chants pour franchir le seuil

 

Klangforum Wien

Sophia Burgos • Kerstin Avemo, sopranos

Kristina Stanek • Caroline Melzer, sopranos

Peter Rundel, conductor

12. Aug 2022

21:00

RuhrTriennale
RuhrTriennale
Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum

Gérard Grisey • 4 chants pour franchir le seuil

 

Klangforum Wien

Sophia Burgos • Kerstin Avemo, sopranos

Kristina Stanek • Caroline Melzer, sopranos

Peter Rundel, conductor

13. Aug 2022

21:00

RuhrTriennale
RuhrTriennale
Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum

Gérard Grisey • 4 chants pour franchir le seuil

 

Klangforum Wien

Sophia Burgos • Kerstin Avemo, sopranos

Kristina Stanek • Caroline Melzer, sopranos

Peter Rundel, conductor

14. Aug 2022

18:00

RuhrTriennale • Organicum
RuhrTriennale • Organicum
Salzlager, Essen

Márton Illés • Forajzok

Sarah Nemtsov • Moos

Michael Pelzel • Pavlopetri

 

Klangforum Wien

Patrick Hahn, conductor

15. Aug 2022

21:00

RuhrTriennale
RuhrTriennale
Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum

Gérard Grisey • 4 chants pour franchir le seuil

 

Klangforum Wien

Sophia Burgos • Kerstin Avemo, sopranos

Kristina Stanek • Caroline Melzer, sopranos

Peter Rundel, conductor

18. Aug 2022

21:00

RuhrTriennale
RuhrTriennale
Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum

Gérard Grisey • 4 chants pour franchir le seuil

 

Klangforum Wien

Sophia Burgos • Kerstin Avemo, sopranos

Kristina Stanek • Caroline Melzer, sopranos

Peter Rundel, conductor

21. Aug 2022

21:00

RuhrTriennale
RuhrTriennale
Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum

Gérard Grisey • 4 chants pour franchir le seuil

 

Klangforum Wien

Sophia Burgos • Kerstin Avemo, sopranos

Kristina Stanek • Caroline Melzer, sopranos

Peter Rundel, conductor

24. Mar 2023

19:30

Trio Catch
Trio Catch
Reformierte Kirche, Stäfa

Robert Schumann • Fantasiestücke, Op. 73

Michael Pelzel • Underground Vibrations

Johannes Brahms • Trio in A minor, Op. 114

Wolfgang Rihm • Kleiner Walzer

 

Olivier Vivares, clarinet

Eva Boesch, violoncello

Sun-Young Nam, piano

05. Aug 2023

19:30

Darmstadt Summer Course
Darmstadt Summer Course
Lichtenbergschule

Georges Aperghis • Situations

 

Klangforum Wien

Emilio Pomarico, conductor

01. Nov 2023

19:30

Wien Modern
Wien Modern
Konzerthaus, Vienna

Georg Friedrich Haas • 11.000 Saiten

 

Klangforum Wien

50 Pianists, MDW Vienna

Tim Anderson, musical direction

15. Nov 2023

19:30

Wien Modern
Wien Modern
Musikverein, Vienna

Rebecca Saunders • Wound

 

ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna

Klangforum Wien

Bas Wiegers, conductor

19. Oct 2024

20:00

Heinz Holliger • 85
Heinz Holliger • 85
Alte Oper, Frankfurt

Stefan Wirth • Mnemosyne

 

Ensemble Modern

Christina Daletska, mezzosopran

Heinz Holliger, conductor

 

25. Oct 2024

19:00

Strange Bird
Strange Bird
Konzerthaus, Vienna

Clara Iannotta • Vacant lot (Strange Bird)

Shiqi Geng • Ma nostalgie […] du temps perdu

Brendan Champeaux • Ask

 

Klangforum Wien

Vimbayi Kaziboni, conductor

30. Oct 2024

19:00

Carl Orff und die Moderne
Carl Orff und die Moderne
Orff Center, Munich

Birke Jasmin Bertelsmeier • Verwachsen

Peter Tilling • Fragment — Mirroring

Peter Tilling • Ein Schatten, schwebend

Hans Jürgen von der Wense • Musik

 

Ensemble Risonanze Erranti

Peter Tilling, conductor

08. Dec 2024

12:30

E∀ir
E∀ir
Holy Ghost Church, Bern

Claude Debussy • Petite pièce

Gabriel Pierné • Canzonetta, Op. 19

Philippe Gaubert • Fantaisie

Germaine Tailleferre • Arabesque

Eugène Bozza • Aria

Ernest Chausson • Andante et Allegro

 

Olivier Vivares, clarinet

Eva-Maria Neidhart, piano

28. Jan 2025

20:00

Origin of the Birds
Origin of the Birds
Schwere Reiter, Munich

Peter Tilling • Fragment — Mirroring

 

Ensemble Risonanze Erranti

Peter Tilling, conductor

10. Mar 2025

22:00

Nachtklang • Night Flowers
Nachtklang • Night Flowers
Musikverein, Vienna

Kaija Saariaho • Duft

Luigi Nono • Omaggio a György Kurtág

 

Olivier Vivares, clarinet

Marino Formenti, conductor

10. Apr 2025

19:30

Spotlight on Beat Furrer
Spotlight on Beat Furrer
Yehudi Menuhin Forum Bern

Beat Furrer • Klarinettenkonzert

 

HKB Ensemble Vertigo

Olivier Vivares, clarinet

Beat Furrer, conductor

10. May 2025

20:30

Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater
St. Peter Cathedral, Geneva

Giacinto Scelsi • Quattro pezzi su una nota sola

 

Ensemble Contrechamps

Barbara Hannigan, conductor

12. May 2025

20:30

Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater
St. Peter Cathedral, Geneva

Giacinto Scelsi • Quattro pezzi su una nota sola

 

Ensemble Contrechamps

Barbara Hannigan, conductor

13. May 2025

20:30

Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater
St. Peter Cathedral, Geneva

Giacinto Scelsi • Quattro pezzi su una nota sola

 

Ensemble Contrechamps

Barbara Hannigan, conductor

14. May 2025

20:30

Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater
St. Peter Cathedral, Geneva

Giacinto Scelsi • Quattro pezzi su una nota sola

 

Ensemble Contrechamps

Barbara Hannigan, conductor

15. May 2025

20:30

Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater
St. Peter Cathedral, Geneva

Giacinto Scelsi • Quattro pezzi su una nota sola

 

Ensemble Contrechamps

Barbara Hannigan, conductor

16. May 2025

20:30

Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater
St. Peter Cathedral, Geneva

Giacinto Scelsi • Quattro pezzi su una nota sola

 

Ensemble Contrechamps

Barbara Hannigan, conductor

18. May 2025

20:30

Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater
St. Peter Cathedral, Geneva

Giacinto Scelsi • Quattro pezzi su una nota sola

 

Ensemble Contrechamps

Barbara Hannigan, conductor

31. May 2025

20:00

Prague Offspring Festival
Prague Offspring Festival
DOX+, Prague

George Benjamin • Into the Little Hill

 

Ensemble Modern

Jennifer France, soprano

Helena Rasker, mezzo-soprano

Franck Ollu, conductor

25. Jul 2025

20:30

Salzburger Festspiele
Salzburger Festspiele
Kollegienkirche, Salzburg

Salvatore Sciarrino • Macbeth

 

Klangforum Wien

Vimbayi Kaziboni, conductor

25. Jan 2026

19:30

Mizmorim Festival
Mizmorim Festival
Basel

World premiere of a new ensemble work by Mauricio Silva Orendain, winner of the 4th Mizmorim Festival Composition Competition.

“Olivier Vivares combines astounding technical virtuosity with a sound of rare beauty. It was a real privilege to have had the opportunity to work with him for so many years with Klangforum Wien. In particular, being able to record my concerto for clarinet and orchestra with him remains one of the highlights of this long and fruitful collaboration.”

Beat Furrer, composer & conductor

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About

The French clarinettist Olivier Vivares performs a wide range of styles in his musical work. His busy concert schedule as a soloist and chamber musician takes him to the world's most famous concert halls and the most renowned international festivals.

 

During his long career as a member of Klangforum Wien, he has been intensively involved with extended playing techniques. In addition to exploring new worlds of sound, he has dedicated himself to the many expressive possibilities of his instrument. He is equally familiar with the classical clarinet repertoire, contemporary music and improvisation.

 

He has been teaching his own clarinet class at Bern University of the Arts since 2022.

Der französische Klarinettist Olivier Vivares bespielt in seinem musikalischen Schaffen eine grosse stilistische Bandbreite. Seine rege Konzerttätigkeit als Solist und Kammermusiker führt ihn in die berühmtesten Konzertsäle der Welt und an die renommiertesten internationalen Festivals.

 

Während seiner langjährigen Karriere als Mitglied des Klangforum Wien beschäftigte er sich intensiv mit erweiterten Spieltechniken. Neben der Erforschung neuer Klangwelten widmete er sich den vielfältigen Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten seines Instruments. So ist er mit dem klassischen Klarinettenrepertoire, mit Zeitgenössischer Musik und mit Improvisation gleichermassen vertraut.

 

Seit 2022 führt er als Professor eine eigene Klarinettenklasse an der Hochschule der Künste Bern.

Le clarinettiste français Olivier Vivares aborde un large éventail de styles dans son œuvre musicale. Son intense activité de concertiste en tant que soliste et musicien de chambre le conduit dans les salles de concert les plus célèbres du monde et dans les festivals internationaux les plus renommés.

 

Au cours de sa longue carrière en tant que membre du Klangforum Wien, il s'est intéressé de près aux techniques de jeu élargies. Outre l'exploration de nouveaux univers sonores, il s'est consacré aux multiples possibilités d'expression de son instrument. Il est ainsi aussi à l'aise avec le répertoire classique de la clarinette qu'avec la musique contemporaine et l'improvisation.

 

Depuis 2022, il dirige en tant que professeur sa propre classe de clarinette à la Haute école des arts de Berne.

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Label: Klangforum Wien

Release date: 19 November 2024

 

Furrer  70  - Anniversary box set

CD 1 "Nuun"

 

5. Concerto for clarinet and ensemble

 

Beat Furrer, composer & conductor

Olivier Vivares, clarinet solo

Klangforum Wien

 

Recording date: 08.03.2024

Recording location: RadioKulturhaus / Studio 3

Recording director & editor: Jens Jamin

Sound engineer: Friedrich Trondl, ORF

Mixing & balancing engineer: Markus Wallner

Beat Furrer
Nuun
Retour an Dich
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Label: Klangforum Wien

Release date: 19 November 2024

 

Furrer  70  - Anniversary box set

CD 2 "Retour an Dich"

 

5. Apoklisis for two bass clarinets

 

Bernhard Zachhuber, bass clarinet

Olivier Vivares, bass clarinet

 

Recording date: 12.09.2023

Recording location: Mozart-Saal, Wiener Konzerthaus

Recording management: Christoph Walder

Editing, Mixing, Sound engineer: Markus Wallner

Beat Furrer
Retour an Dich
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Label: Neos

Release date: 28 June 2024

 

1. Gérard Grisey "Solo pour deux"

for clarinet and trombone

 

Mikael Rudolfsson, trombone

Olivier Vivares, clarinet

Mikael Rudolfsson
Encounter
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Olivier Vivares

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