Loïc Destremau (b. 1992) – French-Danish composer and sound artist with an interdisciplinary approach to staged sound; crossing instrumental with electronic, multimedia and performance music for installations, soloists, ensembles and orchestras, exploring core musical premises, relations to speech and associational properties. The works often comprise devices, preparations and home-made gadgets next to conventional instruments, visuals and electronics.
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Participation in several international and domestic festivals, workshops and courses, and received commissions from various ensembles and soloists, resulting in collaborations with among others:
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Athelas-, Aarhus- and Oslo Sinfonietta, ensemble recherche and -Dasein, Uusinta-, Caput-, dissonArt-, Figura- and Esbjerg Ensemble, International Ensemble Modern Academy, Jutlandia Saxophone Quartet, NJYD Quartet, Ekki Minna Duo and eventuell.|duo.
Pieces performed at festivals such as Warsaw Autumn, NOW! Festival (Essen), impuls festival (Graz), Gaudeamus Muziekweek (Utrecht), KLANG Festival (Copenhagen), Nordic Music Days (Bodø, Helsinki, Tórshavn, Rekjavik), Figura Festspiele (Copenhagen), OpenDays (Aalborg) and Young Nordic Music Days (Aarhus, Reykjavik, Bergen, Piteå)
Composition studies with S. Steen-Andersen, N. Rønsholdt, B. Putignano and M. Ciciliani in Aarhus, Bari and Graz (2012-2018) and with J. Just Christensen, S. Løffler and B. Sørensen in Copenhagen (2020-2023)
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Recent projects:
2025
2024
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019,2023
2018-2022
2018
2017
2017
2016-2019
2015
2014,2018,2019
2014
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Multimedia Concert, Gdansk
Portrait Concert, Hans Tausens Kirke (Copenhagen)
Debut Concert, DKDM (Copenhagen)
impuls festival (Graz)
Gaudeamus Muziekweek (Utrecht)
Musikprotokoll (Graz)
Dark Music Days (Reykjavik)
impuls akademie (Graz)
Nordic Music Days (Helsinki,Bodø,Tórshavn,Reykjavik)
Klang Festival (Copenhagen)
NOW! Festival Essen
Warsaw Autumn Warszawa
Young Nordic Music Days (Aarhus,Reykjavik,Bergen&Piteå)
Figura Festspiele Copenhagen
Open Days Aalborg
Ny Musik i Birkerød Birkerød
Prize: Carl Nielsen & Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Composer Talent 2017
Grants: Kunstfonden, Augustinus, KODA/Danish Composers' Society, Beckett, Frederiksberg Kommune Musikudvalgets Pulje, William Demant, PA Hansens Legat
Collaborations:
Oslo Sinfonietta
Athelas Sinfonietta
Aarhus Sinfonietta
DKDM Sinfonietta
ensemble recherche
ensemble hand werk
Ensemble Modern Academy
Ensemble Storstrom
Ensemble Dasein
dissonArt Ensemble
Uusinta Ensemble
Caput Ensemble
Esbjerg Ensemble
Figura Ensemble
Faces Ensemble
NJYD Quartet
Taïga Stringquartet
Jutlandia Saxophone Quartet
eventuell.|duo
Ekki Minna duo
Anja Nedremo
José Valente
Heigo Rosin
Jakob Bangso
Education:
2020-2024: Advanced Postgraduate at RDAM, Copenhagen
with Bent Sørensen, Simon Løffler, Jeppe Just Christensen
2016-2018: Master at RAMA, Aarhus:
with Simon Steen-Andersen & Niels Rønsholdt
2015-2016: Erasmus-exchange to Conservatorio di Bari:
with Biagio Putignano, Roberto Andreoni & Francesco Scagliola
2012-2015: Bachelor at RAMA, Aarhus:
with Simon Steen-Andersen & Niels Rønsholdt
