Bio
Diego Ramos Rodríguez appears regularly as a composer and violinist in numerous festivals and venues in Europe, USA, Israel and Asia. His compositions have received several awards and been performed and broadcasted more than ten countries around the world. His body of work includes concert and film music, multimedia pieces and music theater, often collaborating with other artists and musicians such as composers Heiner Goebbels and Helmut Lachenmann, Ensemble Modern, writer Nuno Ramos and filmmaker Timm Kröger.
Since 2017 he collaborates with theatermakers Gregor Glogowski and Benjamin Hoesch. Together with them and percussionist Yuka Ohta, stage designer Friedrich Hartung and sound designer Lukas Nowok he founded in 2022 the collective label "Matter of Facts Studio" for experimental music theater. Composer
Violin and performance
Ensembles: isenburg Quartett, Améi Quartett, Ensemble Modern, Bayerische Staatsoper, Ensemble MusikFabrik, Ensemble Interface, Ensemble Conetrchamps, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Sonemus Ensemble, Duo Ramos-Ohta, Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company, Laban Tanz Project...
Festivals and venues: Donaueschinger Musiktage, Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Münchner Opernfestspiele, ZKM Quantensprünge Karlsruhe, Acht Brücken Cologne, Gaudeamus Muziekweek Utrecht, Fondation Royaumont, Festival Présence Paris, Accademia di Musica Pinerolo, Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Stadttheater Gießen, Festspielhaus Hellerau (Dresden), Wortklangraum Bonn, Ultima Oslo, Wigmore Hall London, Kunstfestspiele Herrenhausen (Hannover), Mecklenburger Festspiele, Beethovenhaus Bonn, Colegio de España en París, Teatro Real de Madrid... Further concerts in Israel, Bosnia, Holland, Italy, Spain... Publications, sheet music, CD-recordings, interviews
Teaching and research
Prizes, grants
2017.- PhD Scholarship. Gisela und Peter W. Schatt Stiftung. Hamburg.
2016.- Premio de Composición Musical del Colegio de España en París/INAEM. .- Egidio Carella Composition Competition. Val Tidone International Music Competition. .- Deutscher Musikwettbewerb - Composition. Finalist. 2014.- Lenzewski-Wettbewerb für Neue Kammermusik. Frankfurt. Mondstein Duo. Special Prize. .- Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Hochschulwettbewerb - Ensemble Neue Musik. Berlin. International Ensemble Modern Academy. 3rd Pize. 2013.- Karlsruher Kompositionswettbewerb. 2nd Prize. .- Boris Pergamenschikow Wettbewerb für Neue Kammermusik. Berlin. Améi Quartett. Prize to the best oral presentation. .- Fundación Mutua Madrileña Scholarship. .- Deutscher Musikwettbewerb - Composition. Finalist. 2012.- Kammermusikwettbewerb der Pol. Gesellschaft. Frankfurt. Améi Quartett. Special Prize. .- Kunststiftung NRW Scholarship. .- DAAD-La Caixa Scholarship. 2011.- Composition competition "Colegio de España en París-INAEM". Special prize. .- Composition competition "Promoción de estrenos para jóvenes compositores". JONDE-INAEM. Madrid. .- Composition competition "Flora Prieto". Madrid. 1st Prize. 2010.- Composition competition of the Madrid Youth Orchestra. 1st Prize. .- Special mention for the essay "Partiels de G. Grisey". Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid. .- Caja Madrid Foundation (Spain). Postgraduate Scholarship. 2008.- 29th Frederic Mompou Composition competition. Barcelona. Special mention. 2007.- "Beca Excelencia"-Scholarship. Madrid. Education
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