Peter Gahn
profile (short)
Peter Gahn, was born 1970 in Münster (Germany) and grew up in Düsseldorf. He studied composition at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen (1991-1996) with Nicolaus A. Huber and Ludger Brümmer, and at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (1997-2001) with Jo Kondo. From 2001 to 2005 he worked in Tokyo as composer and lecturer (Tokyo National University of Fine Arts, Senzoku College of Music, etc.) As of 2005 he continued his work as a composer in Germany. In 2015, he became professor of composition/new media/sound studies at the Nuremberg University of Music. Gahn has received scholarships from DAAD (1997-99) and the Japanese Ministry of Culture (1997-01), the 26th Irino Prize 2005, 2005/6 ZKM Karlsruhe artist-in-residence, 2009 a residence scholarship for Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, 2010 artist in residence at Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, 2013 the first prize of Stuttgarter Kompositionspreis, 2016 German Academy Rome, Casa Baldi and 2022 the Giga-Hertz Production Award. The variety of his works includes solo and chamber music, works for choir and orchestra, electronic music, as well as collaborations with video art, Noh Theatre, Peking Opera and contemporary dance. Gahn's works have been shortlisted and presented at ICMC 1996 in Hong Kong, at ISCM World Music Days 2001 in Yokohama, at 2004 GNM Ensemble Modern Nachwuchsforum in Frankfurt/Berlin, at MaerzMusik/Berliner Festspiele 2006, at Gaudeamus International Music Week 2007 in Amsterdam, at Ultraschall Festival Berlin 2009 and at ISCM-Musicarama Hong Kong. His music has been played by the Ensemble Phoenix Basel, the Ensemble Nomad Tokyo, the Ensemble Modern, the ensemble on_line vienna, the Ensemble Insomnio Utrecht, the ensemble courage Dresden, the E-Mex Ensemble, the MusikFabrik NRW and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. For more information see www.petergahn.de
profile (very short)
Peter Gahn (*1970, Germany) graduated instrumental and electronic
composition in Essen, Germany and Tokyo, Japan. He has received the
26th Irino Prize 2005, the first prize of Stuttgart Composition
Prize 2013, the Giga-Hertz Production Award 2022 and was artist in
residence at ZKM Karlsruhe, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris,
Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, and German Academy Rome, Casa Baldi. His
works includes solo and chamber music, works for orchestra,
electronic music, as well as collaborations with visual arts,
performing arts and literature and have been presented in concerts
and international festivals in Europe, East Asia and South America
by ensembles as Ensemble Modern and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony
Orchestra.
www.petergahn.de
profile (extreme short)
Peter Gahn (*1970, Germany) composes solo, chamber and orchestra
music with and without electronics, as well as collaborations with
visual arts, performing arts and literature. His works have been
presented in concerts and international festivals in Europe, East
Asia and South America. He received international prizes and artist
in residences in Japan, Germany, France and South Korea.
www.petergahn.de
