Peter Gahn
profile
- 1970 born in Münster (Germany) and grew up in Düsseldorf
- 1991-1996 studied at Folkwang Hochschule Essen with Nicolaus A. Huber (composition) and Ludger Brümmer (electronic composition)
- 1997-2001 studied composition with Jo Kondo at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music
- 2001-2002 assistent at the Inter Media Art Department with Robert Darroll at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music
- 2002-2005 lecturer for computermusic/composition at Senzoku College of Music in Kawasaki, Japan and Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music, Japan
- since 2005 continuing his work as composer in Germany
- 2005/6 guest composer at ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany
- 2009 artist in residence at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
- 2010 artist in residence at Seoul Art Space Geumcheon
- since 2015 professor of composition/new media/sound studies at the Nuremberg University of Music
additional studies:
- 1986-1988 computermusik with Klarence Barlow (Cologne Musicacademy)
- 1989-1991 composition with Krzysztof Meyer (Cologne Musicacademy)
- 1993/94 composition with Walter Zimmermann (Folkwang Hochschule Essen)
grants:
- 1993 Hochschulforum junger Komponisten Detmold und Weimar
- ICMC (International Computer MusicConference) 1996 Hong-Kong
- 1997-1999 scholarship of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
- 1997-2001 scholarship of Japanese Ministry of Cultur
- ISCM World Music Days 2001 Yokohama
- 2004 GNM Nachwuchsforum Frankfurt/Berlin
- 2005 26th Irino Prize, international composition prize for chamber music
- 2005/2006 scholarship of ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany
- 2009 residence scholarship for Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
- 2010 residence scholarship of Seoul Foundation for Art and Culture and Goethe-Institute Seoul
- 2013 first prize Stuttgarter Kompositionspreis
- 2016 residence scholarship of German Government for German Academy Rome/Casa Baldi, Olevano Romano
concerts (selection):
- Internationale Ferienkurse Darmstadt 1998, 2004
- 4. International Dance Festival Theater X[cai] Tokyo 2000
- Stadt-Casino Basel 2000
- Setagaya Public Theatre Tokyo 2000
- The Japan Foundation Forum 2001
- Tachikawa Performing Arts Festival 2002, 2003,, 2005, 2006
- Tokyo Metropolitain Art Space 2003
- Tonhalle Düsseldorf 2003, 2009, 2010
- Konzerthaus Berlin 2004
- MaerzMusik/Berliner Festspiele 2006
- ZKM Karlsruhe 2006, 2012
- Takefu Festival Japan 2006
- International Gaudeamus Music Week 2007
- Ultraschall Festival Berlin 2009
- Cité Internationale des Arts 2009
- Chiffren-Festival, Kiel, 2010
- Sinus~Ton – Festival, Magdeburg, 2010
- FFT, Forum Freies Theater, Düsseldorf, 2012
- Seoul International Computer Music Festival, 2012
- Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Schönes Wochenende!- Festival für modernes Hören, 2014
- Festival ECLAT, Stutttgart, 2014
performers (selection):
- Ensemble Modern
- musikFabrik NRW
- Minguet Quartett
- Ensemble Phoenix Basel
- Ensemble Nomad Tokyo
- Ensemble Contemporary α Tokyo
- ensemble on_line vienna
- ensemble:hörsinn
- e-mex ensemble
- Ensemble Insomnio Utrecht
- ensemble courage
- Ensemble Chronophonie
- mam.manufaktur für aktuelle musik
- Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
radio braadcasting:
- Deutschlandradio Kultur (radio portraits 2010, 2013, et al.)
- Bayrischer Rundfunk B2
- hr2 Kultur (radio portrait 2006, et al.)
- Deutschlandfunk (radio portraits 2008, 2013, et al)
- Nordwestradio (Radio Bremen/NDR)
- WDR 3
- rbb Kulturradio
- SWR 2
ORF, OE1
cooperation with:
- Nakano Keiko und Dance Museum Yagi (contemporary dance) 2000, 2001
- Zhang Chunxiang+Shinchogekiin (Peking opera) 2000
- Fuyuki Yamakawa (Video) 1999, 2000, 2001
- Reijirô Tsumura (Noh theatre) 2003, 2004
- Andreas Simon (contemporary dance) 2008
- Jina Park (oil painting) 2009/10/14
- Frank Schablewski (writer) 2009/10/11
- Eunji Cho (performance art) 2009/10/11
- Walter Padao (painting / video performance) 2012/13
concert productions
- Tachikawa Performing Arts Festival Tokyo, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- OAG Halle Tokyo 2003, 2004, 2005
- EKÔ-Haus Düsseldorf 2003, 2004
- Cultural and Information Center of the Embassy of Japan in Belgium, 2004
- Hoshigaokakôen Program, Mochizuki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, 2004
- musik21 in der Gloria Halle, Düsseldorf, 2006
- surroundings reflexion K, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne 2007
- Tasten08, Tasten09, Tasten10, Tasten12, Düsseldorf, Münster, Essen, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
- Schichträume - Atelierkonzert, 2013
lectures, workshops (selection):
- IAMAS (International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences), Gifu, Japan, 2001, 2002
- Funabashi City Concert Hall, Japan, 2001, 2002
- Goethe-Institut Osaka, Japan, 2003
- OAG (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens) Tokio 2003 - 2005
- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 2005
- Werdener Musikschule, Essen, since 2005
- ICEM, Folkwang Hochschule, Essen, 2006/7
- Institut für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung, Darmstadt, 2008
- Humboldt-Gymnasium Düsseldorf, 2008/9
- Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, 2009
- Clara-Schumann-Musikschule Düsseldorf
publisher (complete works):
- Edition Juliane Klein