The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In support of IRCAM's research and creation missions, the educational program seeks to shed light on the current and future meaning of the interactions among the arts, sciences, and technology as well as sharing its models of knowledge, know-how, and innovations with the widest possible audience.
Engaged with societal and economic issues at the intersection of culture and IT, research at Ircam has forged a reputation for itself in the world of international research as an interdisciplinary benchmark in the science and technology of sound and music, constantly attentive to the new needs and uses in society.
The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In support of IRCAM's research and creation missions, the educational program seeks to shed light on the current and future meaning of the interactions among the arts, sciences, and technology as well as sharing its models of knowledge, know-how, and innovations with the widest possible audience.
Engaged with societal and economic issues at the intersection of culture and IT, research at Ircam has forged a reputation for itself in the world of international research as an interdisciplinary benchmark in the science and technology of sound and music, constantly attentive to the new needs and uses in society.
Matthias Krüger (Allemagne, né en 1987) a étudié la composition avec notamment Johannes Schöllhorn et Fabien Lévy, ainsi que les langues romanes. Il a reçu de nombreux prix et bourses, dont un 2e prix au concours Mendelssohn de Berlin (2013), le prix Bernd Alois Zimmermann de Cologne (2015) et le prix de composition Chevillion-Bonnaud d’Orléans (2016). Soutenu par la Kunststiftung NRW, il effectue une résidence à Istanbul en 2015 et entreprend, en 2018, un voyage de recherche en Nouvelle-Zélande.
Sa musique a été jouée en Europe, en Israël, en Amérique du Nord ainsi qu’en Chine et au Japon et lors de festivals tels que les Donaueschinger Musiktage, le festival ECLAT Neue Musik Stuttgart, le Festival Eclats de l’abbaye de Royaumont, la Shanghai New Music Week. Il a également travaillé avec l’Orchestre symphonique de la WDR, l’ensemble ascolta, l’Ensemble Recherche, le Slagwerk Den Haag et l’ensemble Meitar. Au cours de l’année 2021, le label de CD WERGO publiera un CD portrait de sa musique dans le cadre de la série Edition Zeitgenössische Musik. En 2021 également, il entame un doctorat à l’École supérieure de musique et d’art dramatique de Hambourg.