CURRICULUM VITAE – Hardi Kurda

Hardi Kurda
info[at]hardikurda[dot]com
hardi.kurda[at]gmail[dot]com
www.hardikurda.com

EDUCATIONS
2015 – Recent. Ph.D. Candidate at Goldsmiths, University of London
2010 – 2012. Master Degree in Music Composition, Academy of music and drama, Gothenburg and University of music and theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” Leipzig.
2006 – 2009. Bachelor Degree in Music in Composition, Academy of music and drama, Gothenburg.
2004 – 2006. Gotland Composer House
2003 – 2004. Ljungskile College, Ljungskile (violin and composition)
1995 – 2000. Institute of fine art, Slemani (violin)

AWARDS & GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS
2006 – 2015
Västra Götaland Region Culture Scholarship
Swedish composer society (fst)
Grants Adlerbertiska scholarship Foundation
Anna Whitlock Memorial fund
Edward Magnus fond
Konstnärsnämnden (Artistic committee grant)
Williniska Scholarship
Swedish composers international music organization
Grants Royal musical academy
Grants Frimurare Children house direction in Gothenburg
Alva Kraft, Swedish composer society, Scholarship.

SELECTED WORKS

Under the Bridge, EAM

The Vibration of Books, for string instruments, plastic cubs and wires

Diagnosis Machine, interactive sound art

Recycling Objects, projected cartographic score, recycled objects, and sounding table

Conversation Improvisation Composition, sounding score for flexible instrument, voice, electronics.

Pull and Release, for flexible instruments

Open Ensemble, for object and headphone

88, for flexible instruments

Sounding Map, for string instrument, wind and percussion

Between me and the others, for flute, basson, piano, cello and 2 percussions

Shadow Dimensions, for string instruments.

3 Solo, for bass flute, bass clarinet and Cello

PERFORMANCES

Slemani, Amna suraka museum in Space21 Exhibition for sound art. 21 April 2018. Under the Bridge, EAM.

Improvisation. Berlin, Soeht 7 atalie, art and culture in prison. Associations between the image and the sound. Claudia Risch (Bassklarinette), Hardi Kurda (Elektronik und Objekte), Khabat Abas ( cello). 02 May 2017

Improvisation, Berlin, Acker Stadt Palast. The Process. Khabat Abas, prepered cello, Hardi Kurda, electronic and objects, in collaboration with video artist Isabel P. Del Pulgar. 10 April 2017. info

Passage, Teater Trixter, Gothenburg. 24 November – 07 December 2013. 88, for flexible instruments.

Berlin, Maerz Musik, performed by Adapter ensemble, Radialsystem V Berlin. 23 March 20113. Gothenburg Concert house, Stenhammar hall performed by Gageego ensemble. 03 May 2009. Between me and the others, for flute, basson, piano, cello

Vaxjo, Utvandranas Hus, performed by Musica Vitae, 10 May 2012.
Leipzig, the university of music and theater “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy”. June 2012