Michal Rataj
Michal Rataj (1975) is a composer, performer, and sound designer based in Prague (Czech Republic). He primarily composes electroacoustic and instrumental music for chamber groups and orchestras. He has recently been active presenting live performances of his own acousmatic music. He also presents sound performances with various music partners in a wide range of genres spanning from sound art to contemporary jazz. He has received commissions from Swedish Radio, WDR, Czech Radio, Czech Television, Ostrava Days, PKF Prague Philharmonia, Prague Spring Festival, Tonspur Vienna, among others. He has worked as a producer at the Czech Radio since 2000, where he has produced over 150 original works of radio art by artists from around the world. He has composed numerous film soundtracks and produced sound compositions for dozens of radio plays and radiophonic programs.He is a professor of composition at the Department of Composition, HAMU, Prague.
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