Damian Scholl
Vita
Curriculum Vitae
2020
– In Cinemas: Documentary Beyond the Visible – Hilma af Klint (R: Halina Dyrschka)
– Member of the Documentary Film Jury at Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis
– Premiere of Havarie Petite (R: Simon Ostermann) at Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis
2019
– Premiere of Orfeo Reflections (110 min.) at Kissinger Sommer
– Broadcast 24h Europe: The Next Generation on ARTE, rbb, i.a.
– Member of the Jury for Deutscher Dokumentarfilm-Musikpreis
2018
– German Filmprize – nominated for Best Score (for BEUYS)
– Won Best Score in a documentary at the DOK.fest Munich (for BEUYS)
– “Rå ” (R: Sophia Bösch) premières at the Berlinale
– Premiere of r1o9n6d8o, performed by ensemble 20/21 at the Deutschlandfunk
– Premiere of Mon rêve familier – after Paul Verlaine at Schloss Elmau, performed by Janina Ruh
– Premiere of The Pursuit of Beauty for Piano solo, performed by Julia Kammerlander
– Premiere of Whereto at the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspielen, performed by the Xenon Saxophone Quartet
2017
– BEUYS (documentary by Andres Veiel) premières in the official competition of the Berlinale [music in cooperation with Ulrich Reuter]. Music nominated for Best Score at the German Filmmusic Prize 2017.
– premiere of “Once I sat and listened” at the AYE Composers’ Week in Bangkok
2016
– premiere of “Ins Freie” during Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker
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premiere of “Von Windfarben und leisen Geburten” as part of Forum neue
Musik 2016 hosted by Deutschlandfunk, performed by ensemble 20/21,
conducted by David Smeyers
2015
– 1st Prize at the European Talent Competition held by Soundtrack_Cologne (WDR Filmscore Award)
– 1st Prize at Deutscher Musikwettbewerb (Preis des Deutschlandfunk)
2014
– Scholarship “Villa Wasmuth” (granted by Beethoven Haus Bonn e.V. and Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
2013
– studies filmmusic at the Filmuniversität “Konrad Wolf” Potsdam-Babelsberg
2012
– studies composition with David Fennessy at the RCS Glasgow
2011
– recieves scholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation)
2009
– Andreas-Werckmeister-Preis granted by the city of Halberstadt
2008-2013
studies composition at the UdK Berlin with Walter Zimmermann and Daniel Ott