Composer
Biography:
BERNHARD GANDER was born in 1969 in Lienz (East Tyrol). He studied music (piano, composition) at the Tyrolean State Conservatory and at the Music Academy in Graz, where he received composition lessons from Beat Furrer. A study visit took him to Studio UPIC (Paris) with Julio Estrada and Curtis Roads.
This was followed by a work stay at the Swiss Center for Computer Music in Zurich. In 2004, Gander received the City of Vienna's music promotion prize, an Erste Bank composition commission and the 2005 state scholarship.
Performances of his works took place u. a. in Zurich, Paris, New York, Seattle, Greece, Japan, Korea and as part of the festivals Wien Modern, Klangspuren, »hörgänge« and »zeittontage« on the ORF.
Albums:
Donaueschingen Music Days 2016:
Donaueschingen Music Days 2012:
Donaueschingen Music Days 2008:
