Utku Asuroglu

Known for his “fiery, tempestuous, action-packed” (Ensemble Intercontemporain) He is the recipient of the “Outstanding Artist Award for Music” of the Austrian Ministry of Culture, the 40th International Irino Prize , the 24th Salvatore Martirano Composition Award , the Composition Prize City of Graz 2014, laureate of the Gaudeamus Prize 2015 and the Goethe Award 2016 (South Korea). His works have been featured at festivals including Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Donaueschinger Musiktage Next Generation, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, Schleswig Holstein, Manifeste, MATA Festival, Royaumont, ISCM World Music Days, International Tongyeong Music Festival, and Essen Europen Capital Culture. His works have been performed by leading orchestras, ensembles worldwide, including Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Asko|Schönberg, Dal Niente, JACK Quartet, Mivos Quartet, Talea, LINEA, IEMA, Slagwerk Den Haag, Riot, Divertimento, Proton Bern and Signum Quartett. Utku Asuroglu pursued his musical studies from the Rotterdam Conservatory, Kunstuniversitat Graz, Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, IRCAM and received his doctorate from Stanford University in 2023. He has studied under Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Berger, Clemens Gadenstätter and Gérard Pesson. His works are published by Edition Gravis, Berlin.