podcast 61-Tobias Klich (Gaudeamus Muziekweek)

Composer Conversations with Daniel Vezza

Tobias is a German composer from Jena. He went to the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belverdere in Weimar. After that he studied composition and guitar at the Hocheschule für Müsik “Franz Liszt” in Weimar. Presently, he works as a composer, sound artist, and guitarist. His pieces are performed by well known ensembles and orchestras at various festivals for contemporary music, such as the Frankfurter Positionen and Klangwerkstatt Berlin. In 2010 Klich won the Bremen Composers Prize. He is the winner of the 2013 Gaudeamus Prize.

In our conversation we talk about his first time composing for orchestra, his experience as a composer and classical guitar player, and how he relates visual aspects in the Goya prints Los Caprichos to performing.