Utku Asuroglu

Utku Asuroglu
Utku Asuroglu in 2013
Utku Asuroglu in 2013
Background information
Born1986 (age 37–38)
Istanbul, Turkey
GenresContemporary classical, Electroacoustic music
Occupation(s)Composer, Conductor
InstrumentPianist
Years active2008-present
Websitewww.utkuasuroglu.com

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,[1] the Outstanding Artist Award for Music of the Austrian Ministry of Culture,[2] and the 2021 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award.[3] In 2014, Beat Furrer wrote: "The craftsmanship and form of his music unite to create an extraordinarily inspired art".[4]

Biography

Utku Asuroglu received his musical studies from the Codarts University for the Arts, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Freiburg Conservatory of Music and is currently a doctoral candidate at Stanford University.[5] During these years he studied with Brian Ferneyhough, Clemens Gadenstätter and Gérard Pesson.

He won the 40th Irino Prize in 2019 and the Outstanding Artist Award for Music of the Austrian Ministry of Culture in 2016. He was a nominated finalist for the Gaudeamus Award in 2015,[6] the Goethe Institute’s Asian Composers Showcase in 2016.[7]

Notable festivals commissioning and featuring Asuroglu's works include Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Donaueschinger Musiktage, 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 publisher Edition Gravis.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Chest of Toys (2018, Coviello)[8]
    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

  1. ^ "Result of the 40th IRINO PRIZE for Chamber Music, 2019 - IRINO PRIZE". www.irinoprize.jp. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  2. ^ "outstanding artist awards". www.bmkoes.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  3. ^ "Martirano Awardees | Music at Illinois". music.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  4. ^ "Kulturserver Graz » Kulturamt » Preise » Musikfoerderungspreis »". Kulturserver Graz (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  5. ^ "Utku Asuroglu | Department of Music". music.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  6. ^ "Utku Asuroglu". Gaudeamus Muziekweek. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  7. ^ "Utku Asuroglu: "Quälend"". @GI_weltweit. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  8. ^ "COV 91804 – Chest of Toys". Coviello Classics. Retrieved 2021-03-05.