Philipp Maintz

Philipp Maintz (born 28 February 1977, in Aachen) is a German composer.

Philipp Maintz
Born (1977-02-28) 28 February 1977
Aachen, Germany
EducationUniversity of Liège
OccupationComposer
Awards

Career

Maintz studied composition with Michael Reudenbach and Robert HP Platz, and electronic music with Karlheinz Essl. He studied further at the CRFMW (Centre de Recherches et de Formations Musicales de Wallonie) of the University of Liège and the IRCAM (Institut des Recherches et Coordinations Musicales). He received the Ernst von Siemens Composer' Prize in 2005.[1] He was granted a scholarship from the Federal Government for the Cité internationale des arts in Paris. In 2010 he was a Stipendiat of the Villa Massimo.[2]

His opera Maldoror on a libretto by Thomas Fiedler after Les Chants de Maldoror by Comte de Lautréamont was premiered at the Munich Biennale in 2010.[3]

His works have been performed at the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, the Salzburg Festival, among others. Artists have included the Arditti String Quartet, the Ensemble intercontemporain, das Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart with Lothar Zagrosek, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Pierre-André Valade.

Discography
  • hängende gärten / tríptico vertical, on: Philipp Maintz – Orchestra Works Vol.1, NEOS 2018 (NEOS 11712)
  • trawl / NAHT / und düsteren auges, blutbesprengt, on: Ensemble Alternance: Philipp Maintz – TRAWL, Stradivarius 2018 (STR 37080)
  • fluchtlinie / NAHT / tourbillon / ferner, und immer ferner / wenn steine sich gen himmel stauen, on: Portrait Philipp Maintz, WERGO 2013 (WER 6589)
  • gelände/zeichnung, on: Jan Gerdes: Gelände/Zeichnung – Piano, Edition Zeitklang 2008 (ez 26028)
gollark: GEORGE can be obtained by mining between Y levels 1 and 36 or from some dungeon chests.
gollark: GEORGE is the only game in town. GEORGE is the most powerful drug in the world. GEORGE is your best friend. GEORGE is the best friend in your dreams. GEORGE has three hearts. GEORGE is the best product since sliced bread.
gollark: GEORGE is responsible for the lion's share of birthdays.
gollark: GEORGE understands zygohistomorphic prepromorphisms. GEORGE occupies all space and time.
gollark: Doesn't that run in Docker?

References
  1. "Composers' Prize Winners". www.evs-musikstiftung.ch.
  2. "Villa Massimo | Stipendien". www.villamassimo.de.
  3. "Maldoror – Münchener Biennale". archive.muenchener-biennale.de.
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