Bohnenberger, Nik International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn

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Luxembourgish composer. He studied composition at the Berlin University of the Arts with Elena Mendoza and Daniel Ott,  and also worked with Clara Iannotta and Francesca Verunelli. As  a composer, he has cooperated with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, United Instruments of Lucilin, the lovemusic collective, and IRCAM. His music has been presented at  festivals including rainy days Luxembourg, Klangwerkstatt Berlin, La Semaine du Neuf in Montreal, impuls in Graz, Transparent  Sound New Music Festival in Budapest, and Mani Feste in Paris.  He is a cofounder of the Berlin-based KOLLEKTIV UNRUHE. In  2023, he received the Berlin University of the Arts DAAD Prize  for the interdisciplinary project d|ecken. Since 2025, he has been  Artistic Manager of Ensemble Recherche.

Alongside his artistic work, he is deeply involved in music education and participatory arts practice. Trained in music pedagogy,  he has devised educational projects introducing children and  young people to experimental composition and contemporary  music. His experience includes work with QuerKlang, the Berlin programme devoted to experimental composition in schools;  composing an opera for children; and leading electroacoustic  composition classes for pupils aged 12 and over. What unites  Bohnenberger’s artistic and educational practice is the conviction  that contemporary music can offer people of every age a space for  creativity, cooperation and discovery.