Mauricio Kagel
born on 24th of December 1931 in Buenos Aires, where he studied music, literature and philosophy at the University. 1949 artistic adviser to the Agrupaciön Nueva Musica; first compositions in 1950.
Started his career as trainee at the Charnber Opera and correpetitor and conductor at the Teatro Co16n in 1955. In 1957 he moved to Europe and settled in Cologne. Attended the Darmstädter Ferienkurse since 1958 and was appointed lecturer in 1960. 1964 to 1965 Slee Professor of Composition at the State University of New York at Buffalo. 1968 director of the Scandinavian Courses for New Music in Göteborg.
1969 to 1975 director of the Cologne Courses for New Music. Since 1974 professor of new music-theatre at the Cologne Musikhochschule. Lecture and concert tours led him all over the world. - Extensive retrospective concert cycles and festivals of his compositions, films and radio plays took place among others in Berlin (1975, 1985, 1990), Metz (1977), Stuttgart (1977 and 1986), Paris (1978), La Rochelle (1979), Aix-en-Provence (1981), Munich (1984), Amsterdam (1985), Aarau (1986), Los Angeles (1988), London, Frankfurt (1989), Banff in Canada (1990), Caen and Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht (1991). Composer-in-residence at the Cologne Philharmonie in 1989.
Started his career as trainee at the Charnber Opera and correpetitor and conductor at the Teatro Co16n in 1955. In 1957 he moved to Europe and settled in Cologne. Attended the Darmstädter Ferienkurse since 1958 and was appointed lecturer in 1960. 1964 to 1965 Slee Professor of Composition at the State University of New York at Buffalo. 1968 director of the Scandinavian Courses for New Music in Göteborg.
1969 to 1975 director of the Cologne Courses for New Music. Since 1974 professor of new music-theatre at the Cologne Musikhochschule. Lecture and concert tours led him all over the world. - Extensive retrospective concert cycles and festivals of his compositions, films and radio plays took place among others in Berlin (1975, 1985, 1990), Metz (1977), Stuttgart (1977 and 1986), Paris (1978), La Rochelle (1979), Aix-en-Provence (1981), Munich (1984), Amsterdam (1985), Aarau (1986), Los Angeles (1988), London, Frankfurt (1989), Banff in Canada (1990), Caen and Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht (1991). Composer-in-residence at the Cologne Philharmonie in 1989.