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    Karlheinz Essl was born in 1960 in Vienna. He studied composition, electro-acoustic music, and double bass at the Wiener Musikhochschule, earning a doctorate in musicology from the University of Vienna in 1989. Essl works in computer-based algorithmic composition and electronic music, developing software for interactive compositions. He has taught at universities and been composer-in-residence at various festivals. Essl's works have been performed internationally at prestigious music festivals and he collaborates with renowned ensembles.

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    Karlheinz Essl was born in 1960 in Vienna. He studied composition, electro-acoustic music, and double bass at the Wiener Musikhochschule, earning a doctorate in musicology from the University of Vienna in 1989. Essl works in computer-based algorithmic composition and electronic music, developing software for interactive compositions. He has taught at universities and been composer-in-residence at various festivals. Essl's works have been performed internationally at prestigious music festivals and he collaborates with renowned ensembles.

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    Karlheinz Essl was born in 1960 in Vienna. He studied composition, electro-acoustic music, and double bass at the Wiener Musikhochschule, earning a doctorate in musicology from the University of Vienna in 1989. Essl works in computer-based algorithmic composition and electronic music, developing software for interactive compositions. He has taught at universities and been composer-in-residence at various festivals. Essl's works have been performed internationally at prestigious music festivals and he collaborates with renowned ensembles.

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    Karlheinz Essl

    Curriculum vitae

    Born 1960 in Vienna. Studies at the Wiener Musikhochschule: composition


    (Friedrich Cerha), electro-acoustic music (Dieter Kaufmann) and double
    bass (Heinrich Schneikart). Studies at the University of Vienna: musicology
    (1989 doctoral thesis on Das Synthese-Denken bei Anton Webern).

    His work with computers (with emphasis on Algorithmic Composition) and


    a prolonged occupation with the poetics of serial music have been a
    formative influence on his compositional thinking. Besides writing
    instrumental music, Karlheinz Essl also works in the field of electronic
    music, interactive realtime compositions and sound installations. Since the
    early 90's he has developed software environments for interactive
    algorithmic composition in real time which he uses for his own live
    performances and also in collaboration with artists from other fields
    (choreographers, dancers, visual artists and poets).

    1990-94 „composer in residence” at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse für


    Neue Musik. 1992-93 work on a commission at IRCAM (Paris). Between
    1995-2006 Essl was teaching „Algorithmic Composition” at the Studio for
    Advanced Music & Media Technology of the Bruckner University in Linz.
    Since 2007 he is professor of composition for electro-acoustic and
    experimental music at the University of Music and Performing Arts in
    Vienna, Austria. Furthermore, Karlheinz Essl is the music director of the
    Essl Museum (Vienna/ Klosterneuburg) where he curates experimental
    music events and sound installations.

    Karlheinz Essl's works has been performed at the most important music
    festivals in Europe and the United States such as Wien modern (Vienna),
    Salzburg Festival (Salzburg), Musikprotokoll (Graz), überGrenzen (Berlin),
    Ars Musica (Brussels), Musica Presente (Milano), Presences (Paris), Sonar
    (Barcelona), Time of Music (Finland), ISEA (Chicago), Convergence (New
    London), NEMO (Chicago), ISCM World Music Days (Romania),
    ULTRASCHALL (Berlin), Foro Internacional de Música Nueva (Mexico City),
    Art meets Media (Tokyo) etc.

    In 1997 Essl was featured at the Salzburg Festival (”Next Generation”)


    with two portrait concerts and two interactive music installation. In 2003
    he was artist-in-residence of the festival „musik aktuell“ (Lower Austria,
    and in 2004 of the Brucknerhaus in Linz.

    In 2004, Karlheinz Essl received the „Cultural Prize for Music“ of the state
    Lower Austria.
    He is collaborates with high-class ensembles such as the Arditti Quartet
    (London), Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt), Het Nieuw Ensemble
    (Amsterdam), Ensemble InterContemporain (Paris), Klangforum (Vienna),
    Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, Elision Ensemble (Australia), ensemble
    recherche (Freiburg), Champ d’Action (Antwerp), Orpheus Trio (Vienna)
    etc.

    More information about Karlheinz Essl can be found on the Internet:

    http://www.essl.at

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