Roman Pawollek (Austria - exploring Spain)
1971 Born in Opole/Poland
1987 Emigration to Germany
1994-2000 Studies piano pedagogy with Kenji Kato and Theodora Lungu, composition with Claus Kühnl and Gerhard Schedl at the Dr. Hoch´ cosnservatory at Frankfurt am Main
1998 Richard Wagner Scholarship at Bayreuth
2001 Move to Vienna
2001-2008 Composition studies with Iván Eröd, later with Erich Urbanner and Chaya Czernowin at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
2006 Composition prize at the 3rd International Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition
2008 Graduates with distinction
2009 Finalist at the International Helmut Sohmen Composers´ Competition
2011 State scholarship for composition of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education Arts and Culture
° Performances in Austria, Germany, Poland, Italy and China; among others at the festivals Wien Modern, Wiener Festwochen, in the concert hall of Austrian publig broadcaster ORF, in Vienna´s Konzerthaus and Musikverein etc.
° Radio broadcasts of his compositions on ORF and in China
° Experimental film music for the arthouse films as well as sound installations for the exhibitions of Eliane Huber-Irikawa (CH) and Lars Koepsel (D)