Damián Gorandi

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Damián Gorandi (born November 11, 1991, in Ituzaingó, ) is an Argentine-Ukrainian composer of contemporary music, currently based in Paris.

His compositions for ensemble, orchestra, and electronics have been performed in differents concert halls worldwide.[1][2]

Education

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Mentor: Thierry de Mey.[4]

Mentors: Daniel D’Adamo and Tom Mays.

  • Master's in Electroacoustic Music – Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar, Germany.

Mentor: Robin Minard.

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Superior Diploma in Composition – Conservatorio Alberto Ginastera, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2017.

Mentor: Elsa Justel.

Musical Style

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Gorandi’s music is an exploration of intertwined realities—physical and virtual, past and future, human and machine. Concepts such as pluriculturalism and new technologies are fundamental in his work. His creations move fluidly between these domains, constructing a hybrid space where cultural memory and digital abstraction are in constant flux.[5]

The artistic repertoire of Damián Gorandi is expansive, encompassing instrumental compositions for classical ensembles and unconventional instruments, such as pre-Hispanic instruments, as well as choral and orchestral pieces.He is also active in the realms of theater, 3D sound design, electroacoustic music, audiovisual works, and video art. Whether performing his own compositions or collaborating with other artists, Gorandi’s work embodies a commitment to innovation and interdisciplinary creativity.

Artistic Career

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His works have been featured in major festivals worldwide in more than twenty-five countries, including:

Festival impuls (Graz). Festival Manifeste-Ircam-Centre Pompidou (Paris). Festival Présence-Radio France (Paris).[6] Philarmonie of Moscow. INA GRM Multiphonies-Radio France (Paris). Festival Musica (Strasbourg). Next generation Zkm (Karslrhue). Ars Electronica Festival (Linz). Festival international Mozarteum Crossroads(Salzbourg). Opéra national du Rhin, Festival Arsmondo (Strasbourg). Festival CIME / ICEM (Moscow). Festival Futura (Crest). Festival NYCEMF (New York). Festival KLANG Organisé pour l'Opéra de Montpellier. Seoul International Computer Music Festival (Corée). Tage neue musik Weimar (Allemagne). Série de samplers de musique contemporaine (L'auditori, Barcelona). Ma/IN festival (Rome). Festival Canales (Madrid). Vision CMMAS (Morelia). Société de musique électronique (Tokyo). Onassis Stegi (Athènes). Echos 2017 L'université de Monterrey (Mexique). Concert SADAIC (Buenos Aires). Festival Mixturas, Centro cultural Nestor kirchner[2] (Buenos Aires). EAR 2019 (Lugano). Argentinische akusmatische Musik (Weimar). Journée de création des compositeurs du Grand Est (Metz). II Festival de Música Electroacústica en Auditorio del Instituto de Música UC 2016 (chili). Festival K+REUZ Arnold Schönberg Center (Vienna). BFE / RMA , Music Department of the University of Sheffield (King united). The Udinese festival dedicated to New Music (Italie). Festival DME 56 (Portugal). Swiss Contemporary Music Festival (Bern). International Festival on experimental music Musica Nova (Bratislava). Others.

His works have been performed by leading ensembles, including:

  • Ensemble InterContemporain (France)
  • [Wien|Klangforum Wien] (Austria)
  • Accroche Note (France)
  • Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME)
  • Ensemble Modern Barcelona (Spain)
  • Ensemble Names (Austria)
  • Ensemble Arthause (Argentina)
  • Fractals ensemble (Belgium)
  • Ensemble Platyplus (Austria)
  • Ensemble Synaesthesis (Lituanie)
  • Others

Prominent conductors such as Vimbayi Kaziboni, Lucie Leguay, Jean-Philippe Wurtz, Frank Ollu and Guillaume Bourgogne have directed performances of Gorandi’s music.

Awards and Recognition

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  • 1 ̊ Prix international Destellos 2018
  • Lauréats du concours Banc d'essai Ina Grm, Radio France 2017
  • 1 ̊ Prix international composition Franz Liszt (Weimar, Allemagne) 2017[8]
  • Concours international « Méga-Jury », 2017
  • 1 ̊ Prix international Città di Udine (Italie) 2018
  • 1 ̊prix Concours international de composition électroacoustique Klang
  • 1 ̊ ISA (Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien) 2018
  • 1 ̊ Prix Trinac (Tribune nationale des compositeurs) (2019, 2017, 2016)
  • Tribuna de Música Argentina (TRIMARG) pour la Tribune internationale des compositeurs de l'UNESCO, 2019 (Argentine)
  • Forum Wallis 2018 (Suisse)
  • Exhibitronic International Award 2017
  • 1 ̊ Prix “Juan Carlos Paz, Fondo Nacional de las Artes” 2017 (Argentine)
  • 1 ̊ Prix national « Francisco Kröpfl » 2015 (Argentine)
  • Le Prix du IIe concours international « Arte ! Clima 2014 » organisé par CEIArtE - Untreff (Canada / Argentine)
  • Prix CCEC 2013 (Concours d'art sonore d'Amérique latine)
  • Prix Swiss Life à 4 mains 2021
  • Médaille d'argent aux Global Music Awards, 2017 (États-Unis)
  • Prix de composition musicale de la Fondation de France. Lauréat de la Fondation Marthe Depelsenaire, 2022.
  • Prix "New opera 2020" (Argentine)

List of works

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MUSIC FOR LARGE ENSEMBLE :

Digital Suicide (2024), 13 musicians[9]

Desert Bloom (2024), 15 musicians

Suburbias (2022), 12 musicians

Mecanismo (2021), 13 musicians

Impacts of Silence, 2017

Les Espaces et les Figures (2021), 7 musicians

CHAMBER MUSIC :

Statics Matter (2019) Cl., Vlc., Vln., Fl.

Dark Virtue (2020) Cl., Sax., Cym., Accord., Vln.)

TRIO (2021) Cl., Vlc., Pno and electronics

Fragility's Dementia (2019) B.Fl., Bar.Sax., Pno)

Imaginario Eidético (2016) String quartet

Pegasus (2018) 2 Vln., 2 Vlc., and electronics

Le Vertige d'Eros (2018) Cl., Vlc., Vln., Pno., Fl.

Unita di-torsione (2019) Sax., Vlc., Vln., Pno., Fl.

The Mirror of Chronos (2022) CbCl., Vlc., Fl., Pno., electronics,

Anti-Objet N.3 (arrêt, my law!) (2023)

SOLO WORKS :

Malevajes (2023), Cello

Matter Flow (2019), Cello

The Perfect Anti-Object (2021), Percussion and electronics

Recreación de las Soledades (2013), Clarinet and electronics

Signos Invisibles (2015), Piano and electronics

El Prisionero de la Luz (2016) Violin and electronics

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC :

Aposteosis (2012), For large orchestra

To Cover the Earth with a New Dew (2022), Chamber orchestra

MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKS :

Praia do El dorado (2023) Music & Theatre

Ancestral Digital (2024) Live electronics and pre-Hispanic instruments

Berlin (2021), Audiovisual

The Zone (2024), 3D music

La Machinerie d'un Imaginaire (2017) Acusmatic

...Is coming (2019), electroacustic

Albures, Chistes Y Entresueños (2015) Acusmatic

Message Lost in Time (2021), Electroacustic

Le Vertige d'Eros 2 (2017) 3D music

Yermo (2014), Electroacustic

The Secret of Orpheus (2016) Acusmatic

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Composer's website

References

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