Petr Cígler
Petr Cígler (1978) is a composer, horn player, chemist, and molecular designer. Having no formal education in composition, he chooses to collaborate with various performers and festivals to provide “tailor-made” pieces. Cígler is interested in organizing and manipulating sounds, as well as working with acoustic phenomena, and enjoys collaborating with skilled and enthusiastic performers. His work includes compositions for Ostravská banda, BERG Orchestra, and MoEns ensemble, and his music has been performed at festivals in the Czech Republic (Prague Spring, Ostrava Days, New Opera Days Ostrava), Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, and the US. His composition Über das farbige Licht der Doppelsterne was commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, premiering in a live broadcast on WDR 3. His piece Daily Patterns was broadcast in over 30 countries upon the recommendation of the International Rostrum of Composers. Cígler’s opera Protracted Sinuous Movement of a Longitudinal Object was performed at NODO festival in Ostrava in 2016.
