Matthias KrügerComposer

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10/06/2018, 07:00 pm | Salon of Villa Wasmuth, Remagen-Rolandswerth (D)
Die Menschen sind Engel und leben im Himmel _Premiere of the Revised Version [ Krisztián Palágyi, acc ]

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2018

12/14/2018, 08:00 pm | MusicaNova @Spendhaus Museum Reutlingen (D)
Wie ein Stück Fett (Redux) [ ensemble BRuCH ]
12/11/2018, 08:00 pm | Freiburg University of Musik, Freiburg im Breisgau (D)
Wie ein Stück Fett (Redux) [ ensemble BRuCH ]
10/06/2018, 07:00 pm | Salon of Villa Wasmuth, Remagen-Rolandswerth (D)
Die Menschen sind Engel und leben im Himmel _Premiere of the Revised Version [ Krisztián Palágyi, acc ]
09/13/2018, 08:30 pm | Korzo Theatre, Den Haag (NL) >>FB
LAL (First Draft) [ Oerknal! ]
09/09/2018, 2 pm | Muziekbiennale Niederrhein @ Sandbauernhof Liedberg, Korschenbroich (D) >>DETAILS
fuckin' A! [ Xavier Larsson, sax ]
09/08/2018, 08:30 pm | Spectrum, Brooklyn, NYC (USA) >>FB
renk [ Imri Talgam, pn ]
09/08/2018, 5 pm | Gaudeamus Muziekweek @ Theater Kikker Grote Zaal, Utrecht (NL) >>DETAILS
Wie ein Stück Fett (Redux) [ Oerknal! ]
LAL (First Draft) [ Oerknal! ]
09/07/2018, 5 pm | Gaudeamus Muziekweek @ Het Huis Utrecht - Theaterzaal, Utrecht (NL) >>DETAILS
Dance of the Dream Men _World Premiere [ Slagwerk Den Haag ]
07/04/2018, 07:30 pm | Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen (D) >>DETAILS
Wie ein Stück Fett (Redux) [ ensemble BRuCH ]
07/02/2018, 09:45 pm | Tzlil Meudcan Summer Festival @ HaTeiva, Tel Aviv-Jaffa (ISR) >>DETAILS
renk _Israeli premiere [ Imri Talgam, pn ]
06/26/2018, 8:30 pm | Alte Feuerwache, Cologne (D) >>DETAILS / FB
Komm her, Sternschnuppe [ ensemble inverspace ]
06/25/2018, 8 pm | Humboldtsaal @Freiburger Hof, Freiburg (D) >>DETAILS / FB
Komm her, Sternschnuppe [ ensemble inverspace ]
06/25/2018, 2-4 pm | Freiburg University of Music (Room 343), Freiburg im Breisgau (D) >>DETAILS
Visiting composer (w/ Georgia Koumará and Sergej Maingardt) at composition seminar (on the occasion of the concert of the same day)
06/24/2018, 7 pm | Wabe, Berlin (D) >>DETAILS / FB
Komm her, Sternschnuppe _World Premiere [ ensemble inverspace ]
06/14/2018, 09:30 pm | HR 2-Kultur, Neue Musik (Radio broadcast, D)
Excerpts from WIMP and statements in program: Werkzeuge der Neuen Musik - Alphorn (Sebastian Hanusa) >>DETAILS
06/09/2018, 10:05 pm Uhr | Deutschlandfunk, Atelier Neuer Musik (Radio Broadcast, D)
Radio portrait "Wie ein Stück Fett. Der Kölner Komponist Matthias Krüger" (Ingo Dorfmüller) >>DETAILS
06/02/2018, 4 pm | Auditorio del Conservatori Liceu, Barcelona (E) >>FB
fuckin' A! [ Melanie Larsson, sax ]
05/30/2018, 07:00 pm | '2x hören' @ KörberForum Hamburg (D) >>DETAILS
Wie ein Stück Fett (Redux) [ ensemble BRuCH ]
05/19/2018, 01:00 pm | Lunch Concert @ Kunststation St. Peter, Cologne (D) >>DETAILS
Wie ein Stück Fett (Redux) [ ensemble BRuCH ]
04/30/2018, 11:03 pm | SWR 2 JetztMusik (Radio Broadcast, D)
Music and Statements in program: Die Apostel des Propheten des Pluralismus — Wieviel Bernd Alois Zimmermann steckt in der Musik der heutigen jungen Komponistengeneration? (K. Rainer Nonnenmann)
04/05/2018, 07:30 pm | 'Junge Reihe' @ Orangerie Herrenhausen, Hannover (D) >>DETAILS
Wie ein Stück Fett (Redux) [ ensemble BRuCH ]
03/22/2018, 3 pm | Miller Hall, Manhattan School of Music, New York City, NY (USA)
renk _NYC premiere [ Claudia Chan, pn ]
03/18/2018, 11:04 pm | WDR 3 Studio Neue Musik (Radio Broadcast, D)
Music and Statements in program: Die Apostel des Propheten — Wieviel Bernd Alois Zimmermann steckt in der Musik der heutigen jungen Komponistengeneration? (K. Rainer Nonnenmann)
03/17/2018, 7 pm | Ottawa New Music Creators @Southminster United Church, Ottawa (CAN)
renk _Canadian premiere [ Claudia Chan, pn ]
02/04/2018, 6 pm | Cologne University of Music, Wuppertal Campus (D)
Die Menschen sind Engel und leben im Himmel [ Krisztián Palágyi, acc ]
01/31/2018, 8:30 pm | Labor Ebertplatz, Cologne (D)
Die Menschen sind Engel und leben im Himmel _World Premiere [ Krisztián Palágyi, acc ] >>FB
01/17/2018, 08 pm | Trinitatis church, Cologne (D)
Die Menschen sind Engel und leben im Himmel _Preview Premiere [ Krisztián Palágyi, acc ]

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Bio

Composer Matthias Krüger was born in Ulm and grew up in Brussels and Trier. He studied music composition at Cologne’s Hochschule für Musik und Tanz and at Columbia University in New York City, as well as French language in Cologne and Sorbonne University in Paris. His principal composition teachers include Krzysztof Meyer, Fabien Lévy and Johannes Schöllhorn. He attended festivals such as the Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music 2010 and impuls Academy 2011 in Graz and drawn inspiration from master classes and personal encounters with composers like Hans Abrahamsen, Mark André, Georges Aperghis, Chaya Czernowin, Georg Friedrich Haas, José-María Sánchez-Verdú and Vladimir Tarnopolski as well as the Composition Seminar of New York University with Nils Vigeland.

He has received numerous awards and scholarships, including from DAAD, the German National Academic Foundation, Berlin’s Mendelssohn competition in 2013, Cologne's Zimmermann award in 2015, the Chevillion-Bonnaud composition prize of the 12th Orléans International Piano Competition in 2016 as well as most recently a nomination for the 2018 Gaudeamus Award. Funded by the Art Foundation of Northrhine-Westphalia (D), he was Artist in Residence at Istanbul in Fall 2015.

He received commissions from Westfalen Classics 2017, NewTalents Biennale Cologne 2014, and Young Euro Classic Berlin 2013, among others, as well as from soloists Xavier Larsson Paez (saxophone), Claudia Chan (piano) and Krisztián Palágyi (accordion). Matthias' music has been performed by ensemble ascolta (Stuttgart), ensemble inverspace (Basel, CH), Ma'alot wind quintet, ensemble hand werk, mam.manufaktur für aktuelle musik, Ensemble BRuCH , Fukio Ensemble (all Cologne), IEMA ensemble (Frankfurt), Slagwerk Den Haag and Oerknal (both The Hague), PluralEnsemble (Madrid), and Meitar Ensemble (Tel Aviv), among others, in Austria, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the US, as part of festivals such as ECLAT Stuttgart, Donaueschinger Musiktage, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Festival de Royaumont, Northwestern University New Music Conference 2014, and Mallorca Saxophone Festival, and in venues such as Konzerthaus Berlin, Palau de la Música Catalana Barcelona, and Carnegie Hall New York.
Furthermore his music has been featured on German radio stations such as Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandradio Kultur, HR 2, SWR 2, WDR 3 and KölnCampus. In June 2018 Deutschlandfunk has dedicated a portrait feature about his music. In January 2017 his composition LAL (First Draft) has been released on ensemble hand werk's first album "Kurzwelle". In the 2019/2020 season the CD label WERGO will release a portrait CD of his music as part of the series "Edition Zeitgenössische Musik".

He is currently based in Cologne where he works as a composer and part-time at the Institute of Musicology of Bonn University.

Works

2018
  • Dance of the Dream Men.
    For Percussion Quartett.
    Commissioned by Gaudeamus Muziekweek. World premiere by Slagwerk Den Haag scheduled for 6th 2018 in Utrecht (NL).
  • Komm her, Sternschnuppe.
    For prepared flute, to-be-prepared baritone saxophone, synthesizer (doubl. piano), drumset and analogue live-electronics.
    Commissioned by Ensemble Inverspace. World premiere scheduled for 06/24/2018 at WABE, Berlin (D).
2017
  • Die Menschen sind Engel und leben im Himmel. For accordion.
    Commissioned by Krisztián Palágyi. Premiered on 01/30/2018 at LABOR Projektgalerie (Cologne, D).
  • Patterns, patterns, oh, to break those chains. For wind quintet. (20')
    Commissioned by Ma'alot wind quintet. Premiered on 05/28/2017 at Rittergut Störmede (Geseke, D) as part of WestfalenClassics music festival.)
    on Soundcloud
2016
  • le vide à perdre. For prepared trumpet, prepared trombone, bass drum, drum set, synthesizer, electric guitar, electric cello and live-electronics.
    Commissioned by ensemble ascolta. Premiered by the same under the baton of Nicolas Kok 02/05/2017 at Theaterhaus Stuttgart as part of ECLAT festival.)
    auf Soundcloud auf YouTube
  • Wie ein Stück Fett (Redux). For soprano, alto flute (doubling piccolo), prepared cello and prepared piano.
    Commissioned by the ensemble BRuCH. Premiered on 10/06/2016 at Stadtgarten Cologne as part of the concert series Tripclubbing.)
    on Soundcloud on YouTube
  • Hier war Blau, hier war Gelb, hier war Grün. For flute, clarinet and grand piano.
    Written for Meitar Ensemble. Premiered on 07/14/2016 at Felicja Blumental Music Center Tel Aviv at part of the Tzlil Meudcan Summer Academy and Festival.)
    on Soundcloud
2015
  • LAL (First Draft). For flute (doubling piccolo), bass clarinet, tulum, percussion, amateur accordionist, violin and microtonal melodicas (six players). (9')
    Commissioned by ON.Neue Musik Köln. Premiered by ensemble hand werk on 01/18/2016 at the studio of the ensemble Musikfabrik Cologne.
    auf Soundcloud
  • renk. For grand piano. (9')
    Commissioned by pianist Claudia Chan. Premiered on 01/15/2016 at Loft Cologne.
    on Soundcloud on YouTube auf YouTube
  • Wie ein Stück Fett. For voice and prepared piano. (5')
  • nun schauervoll einmalig blickt es mich an. For viola and accordion. (17')
    Premiere of the Second Part on 06/20/2015 at Salone di Palazzo Ricci in Montepulciano (I) performed by Marina Eichberg (va) and Krisztián Palágyi (acc); premiere of the complete and revised piece on 10/28/2015 at Kunststation St. Peter Cologne performed by Werner Dickel (va) and Krisztián Palágyi (acc).

    auf Soundcloud auf YouTube
2014
  • rast. Revised version for 8 (prepared) trombones and museum interior. (16')
    Premiered by the trombone ensemble of Cologne University of Music on 11/18/2014 at Siegburger Stadtmuseum as part of the laureats' concert of Siegburg Composition Competition 2014.
    on Soundcloud
  • WIMP. For six players and prepared solo double-bell trumpet doubling alphorn. (22')
    Commissioned by New Talents Biennale Cologne 2014. Premiered by mam.manufaktur für aktuelle musik (Paul Hübner, tr) conducted by Susanne Blumenthal on 05/23/2014 at Kunststation St. Peter Cologne.
    on Soundcloud on YouTube
  • fuckin' A! For alto saxophone. (11')
    Commissioned by saxophonist Xavier Larsson. Premiered by himself on 06/23/2014 at the Concert Hall of Cologne University of Music.
    on Soundcloud auf Soundcloud on YouTube on YouTube
2013
  • wisp. For thundersheet and jazz-brushes. (11')
    Commissioned by YoungEuroClassics. Premiered by Se-Mi Hwang on 07/28/2013 at Werner-Otto-Saal of Konzerthaus Berlin.
    on YouTube
  • rast. For 7 (prepared) trombones and church interior. (12')
    Commissioned by Romanischer Sommer Köln. Premiered by the trombone ensemble of Cologne University of Music on 07/07/2013 at St. Pantaleon Köln.
  • torque. For 14 instruments. (24')
    Premiered by Ensemble Sinfonietta (University of Music Trossingen) conducted by Sven Thomas Kiebler on 10/18/2013 at Erich-Kästner-Halle Donaueschingen as part of Donaueschinger Musiktage.
    on Soundcloud
2012
  • the machinery I have made. For bass carinet, violoncello, grand piano and an agency of another kind. (15')
    Premiered by the ensemble of the International Ensemble Modern Academy conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni on 01/19/2013 at Joseph-Joachim-Saal of Berlin University of the Arts as part of the laureats' concert of Felix-Mendelssohn-Bartholdy competition 2013.
    on Soundcloud
  • Festinger's Færce. For baritone saxophone and live-electronics. (11')
    Premiered by Philippe Bouveret (Matthias Krüger/Hans Tutschku, sound dir) on 03/23/2012 at Miller Theatre New York as part of the festival Ghost in the Instrument at Columbia University.
2011
  • récital pour une femme seule. For 4-channel tape, talkbox and female. (11')
    Premiered by Marlene Zilias (Matthias Krüger/Marcel Schmidt, sound dir) on 05/09/2011 at Alter Wartesaal Köln as part of Acht Brücken. Musik für Köln festival. Electronic sounds produced at the former Electronic Music studio of WDR under the technical supervision of Volker Müller.
    on Soundcloud
2010/2011
  • à portée de souffle. For saxophone quartet. (16')
    Premiered by Fukio Ensemble on 03/26/2013 at Auditori del Conservatori de les Illes Baleras, Palma de Mallorca (E) as part of 5th Mallorca Saxophone Festival.
    auf Soundcloud
2010
  • conTemp[s]lations. For organ (with mechanical stop actions). (16')
    Premiered by Nikolai Bogdanovskiy on 05/25/2010 at Tyska Kirkan Stockholm (SE) as part of Ljudoljud festival.
    on Soundcloud
2009
  • Tiraillements. For 8 instruments. (9')
    Premiered by a students' ensemble conducted by the composer on 07/11/2011 at Cologne University of Music (Concert Hall).
  • Voûte déborde le gaz. For solo piano. (9')
    Premiered by Nuno Pereira (pn) on 11/24/2010 at Cologne University of Music (Chamber Music Hall).
  • εx•isto•ire. For orchestra. (14')
    Premiered by a students' orchestra conducted by Thomas Jung on 02/03/2010 at Cologne University of Music (Concert Hall).
2008
  • Le Dormeur du Val. Song for soprano, violoncello and piano based upon the sonnet by Arthur Rimbaud. (9')
    Premiered by Manon Blanc-Delsalle (sop), Dorukhan Doruk (vc) and the composer (pn) on 11/24/2010 at Cologne University of Music (Chamber Music Hall).
2007
  • 4 Epigramme. For solo piano. (7')
    Premiered by the composer on 01/07/2008 at Cologne University of Music (Chamber Music Hall).

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