Utku Asuroglu (born 1986 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish composer of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. He is the recipient of various awards including the 40th Irino Prize for Chamber Music, the

Outstanding Artist Award for Music The Outstanding Artist Award for Music is given annually by the Federal Chancellery of Austria for achievements that influence the current art scene. Creative people are honored who can already show a meaningful oeuvre and whose works are of artis ...

of the Austrian Ministry of Culture, and the 2021

Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award The Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award is an international composers' competition held annually in memory of Salvatore Martirano (1927–1995), who was an internationally acclaimed American composer and served as professor of compositio ...

. In 2014, Beat Furrer wrote: "The craftsmanship and form of his music unite to create an extraordinarily inspired art".

Biography

Utku Asuroglu received his musical studies from the Codarts University for the Arts,

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, Freiburg Conservatory of Music and is currently a doctoral candidate at

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. During these years he studied with

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and

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. He won the 40th Irino Prize in 2019 and the

of the Austrian Ministry of Culture in 2016. He was a nominated finalist for the Gaudeamus Award in 2015, the Goethe Institute’s Asian Composers Showcase in 2016. Notable festivals commissioning and featuring Asuroglu's works include

Darmstädter Ferienkurse Darmstädter Ferienkurse ("Darmstadt Summer Course") is a regular summer event of contemporary classical music in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. It was founded in 1946, under the name "Ferienkurse für Internationale Neue Musik Darmstadt" (Vacation Cou ...

Donaueschinger Musiktage The Donaueschingen Festival (german: Donaueschinger Musiktage, links=no) is a festival for new music that takes place every October in the small town of Donaueschingen in south-western Germany. Founded in 1921, it is considered the oldest festiv ...

, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, Schleswig-Holstein, Manifeste IRCAM, MATA Festival and ISCM World Music Days. A selection of his works can be found on the website of German contemporary music publishe
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Discography

Studio albums * ''Chest of Toys'' (2018, Coviello) *: includes ''Hayirli Olsun'' for small ensemble *: Riot Ensemble * ''Turkish Recital'' (2018, Antre Music) *: includes ''Karli Kayin Ormaninda'' for clarinet and piano *: Emirhan Tuga, Edzo Bos

References

External links

Official website
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