Utku Asuroglu

Utku Asuroglu
Utku Asuroglu in 2013
Background information
Born	1986 (age 38–39) Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Contemporary classical, Electroacoustic music
Occupation(s)	Composer, Conductor
Instrument	Pianist
Years active	2008-present
Website	www.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 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship, ^{[1] [2]} 40th Irino Prize for Chamber Music, ^[3] the Outstanding Artist Award for Music of the Austrian Ministry of Culture, ^[4] and the 2021 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award. ^[5] In 2014, Beat Furrer wrote: "The craftsmanship and form of his music unite to create an extraordinarily inspired art". ^[6]

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. ^[7] 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, ^[8] the Goethe Institute’s Asian Composers Showcase in 2016. ^[9]

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

• Serendipity (2024, TRPTK)

  includes Karli Kayin Ormaninda for oboe and piano

  Serol Yapici, Hector Sanz Castillo

• Kaynasma | Fusion (2021, Gedik Sanat)

  includes Tirnak for string quartet

• Unvoiced Diaries (2021, Gedik Sanat)

  includes Solo for violin

  Onder Balci

• Blot Out (2021, Orange Baboon)

  includes Blot Out for ensemble

  Talea Ensemble

• Chest of Toys (2018, Coviello) ^[10]

  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. "List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2024", Wikipedia, 2025-04-03, retrieved 2025-04-22
2. "Guggenheim Fellowships: Supporting Artists, Scholars, & Scientists". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
3. "Result of the 40th IRINO PRIZE for Chamber Music, 2019 - IRINO PRIZE". www.irinoprize.jp. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
4. "outstanding artist awards". www.bmkoes.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
5. "Martirano Awardees | Music at Illinois". music.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
6. "Kulturserver Graz » Kulturamt » Preise » Musikfoerderungspreis »". Kulturserver Graz (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
7. "Utku Asuroglu | Department of Music". music.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
8. "Utku Asuroglu". Gaudeamus Muziekweek. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
9. "Utku Asuroglu: "Quälend"". @GI_weltweit. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
10. "COV 91804 – Chest of Toys". Coviello Classics. Retrieved 2021-03-05.

External links

• Official website