Franz Danksagmüller - NOSPR

Composer and organist Franz Danksagmüller unites a broad musical spectrum in his innovative projects, compositions and live electronics performances.

His work continually fathoms the links between historic and contemporary music, between classical musical instruments and their modern electronic counterparts.

In his genre-spanning and interdisciplinary projects, Franz Danksagmüller works in collaboration with scientists and diverse artistic personalities.

His latest projects combine his own compositions with visualisations and film recordings.

Franz Danksagmüller performs as a soloist and as part of various musical ensembles, and gives guest performances at leading concert halls and international festivals.

Franz Danksagmüller studied organ, composition and electronic music in Vienna, Linz, Saarbrucken and Paris. His teachers include Michael Radulescu, Daniel Roth, Erich Urbanner and Karlheinz Essl. He was awarded an Appreciation Award from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research in 1994, and he has won prizes at various international music competitions.

Since 2005, he is Professor of Organ and Improvisation at the University of Music Lübeck.

He acts as a juror at distinguished organ competitions, including Haarlem, Alkmaar, Lübeck and St. Albans.

Since 2015, he is a visiting professor at the Xi´an Conservatory of Music in China, and since September 2018, he is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.