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ABOUT

Mert Moralı is a Berlin-based composer from Izmir, Turkey, whose current research and artistic focus lies on prosthesis and corporeality in-relation and how this relationship is conditioned by space and particularly its socio-political connotations.

He received first prize in the duo category at Wilde Lieder—Marx.Music Composing Competition in Trier, Germany, and the J.J. Strossmayer Prize at Novalis Festival in Osijek, Croatia. He was also a composition fellow at Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, Künstlerhof Schreyahn, and Villa Aurora Los Angeles.

Moralı’s works have been heard at many festivals, such as Bauhaus Festival, Festival Mixtur, Klangwerkstatt Berlin, KONTAKTE Festival, Klangbrücken Festival, protonwerk, and Ultraschall Berlin, and performed by Ensemble Dal Niente, ensemble proton bern, Das Neue Ensemble, georg katzer ensemble, hand werk, Hezarfen Ensemble, KNM Berlin, modern art ensemble, United Instruments of Lucilin, and many others. He attended workshops led by composers, including Mark Andre, Franck Bedrossian, Pierluigi Billone, Chaya Czernowin, Brian Ferneyhough, Francesco Filidei, Stefano Gervasoni, Liza Lim, Isabel Mundry, Sarah Nemtsov, and Marco Stroppa.

He studied composition primarily with Tolga Yayalar and Turgut Pögün at Bilkent University in Ankara and with Eun-Hwa Cho at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music. He also studied Electroacoustic Music at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music with Wolfgang Heiniger.

He is currently a physical & aural fellow at Akademie Schloss Solitude.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

"Blau Machen" to be premiered by Marie Gamillscheg, on July 27 at Sommer in Stuttgart, at Probebühne P1 in Stuttgart (DE).
"Ballad for the Risk Class II" To be performed by das Neue Ensemble on July 20 at Mert&Marta (& Malte): Portratkonzert im Rahmen von Yeni Müzik at 5 PM, at Hermannshof Völksen in Hannover (DE).
"Grains of Fragility" to be played at Open Solitude on June 27, at Guibal Saal, at Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart (DE).

PAST EVENTS

2025

May 4 - Concerto (2025) premiered and Ballad for the Risk Class II (2021) performed at Klangbrücken, Mert&Marta: Ballad for the Risk Class by das Neue Ensemble, at Tonstudio Tessmar, in Hannover (DE).
April 17 - Quintet (2022) performed by Roberta Michel (Bass Flute), radio broadcast on Modern Notebook by Tyler Kline on Classical WSMR (US).
April 4 - Grains of Fragility (2025) premiered at »Metabolic Futures« at Guibal-Saal, at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart (DE).
March-November - Aural & Physical Fellowship at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart (DE).
January 30 - Quintet (2022) performed by Roberta Michel (Bass Flute) at NienteForte Residency Concert at Tulane University, New Orleans (US).

2024

November 1 - Quintet (2022) performed by Roberta Michel (Bass Flute) at Hush Album Release, at Soapbox Gallery, New York City (US).
October 12 - Duo (2024) premiered by Alexis Perraud (Violin) at the MIXTUR Festival in Barcelona (ES).
July 12 - Fantasia (2024) premiered at ARCO Academy 2024 by Paul-Alexandre Dubois (Baritone) and Mert Moralı (Electronics) at Solitär, at Mozarteum University, Salzburg (AT).
April-June - Composition Fellowship at Villa Aurora, Los Angeles (US).
June 2 - Improvisations by Mert Moralı (Organ), Laurie Schwartz (Organ), and Jack Herscowitz (Electronics) at Organ & Electronics Concert at the Villa, at Villa Aurora, Los Angeles (US).
January 1 - Ballad for the Risk Class II (2022) performed at Neujahrskonzert à la Valentin Nr. 20, by Das Neues Ensemble, at Kestnergesellschaft, Hannover (DE).

2023

October-December - Composition Fellowship at Künstlerhof Schreyahn (DE).
August 31 - The Economic Offering (2020) performed by Kerem Tunçer (Violin) at Klasik Keyifler Music Festival, at Selçuk Efes Kent Belleği Müzesi, in Selçuk (TR).
August 2 - phantoms of -topias (2023) premiered at Impuls Festival by Kollektiv Unruhe at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (AT).
June 3 - Curcuna (2021) performed at Forum Neue Musik by Student Ensemble at Studiosaal at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music (DE).
March-May - Composition Fellowship at Künstlerhof Schreyahn (DE).
January 17 - Die Produktion des Bewusstseins performed by Camila Mandillo (Soprano) and João Silva (Trumpet) at Art's Birthday 2023, in Lisbon (PT).

2022

November 26 - on disembodiment and resistance (2022) premiered at Mehrlicht!Festival by The Present Vokalensemble, Studiosaal at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music (DE).
November 19 - De-naturalisation (2022) premiered at Harvest: a group show at Künstlerdorf Schöppingen (DE).
November 13 - A Captured Winter (2019) performed by Modern Art Ensemble at An Hour with the Modern Art Ensemble, at Werner-Otto-Saal, Berlin (DE).
September 24 - Landscapes Made of Humans (2022) premiered at Kontakte Festival, at Berliner Lautsprecherorchester: Über Landschaften und Räume, at Akademie der Künste, Berlin (DE).
September 2-4 - Triads and Trios: Collective Installation with Nik Bohnenberger, Li He, and Dustin Zorn at Bauhaus Festival, at Bauhaus Dessau (DE).
August-October - Composition Fellowship at Künstlerdorf Schöppingen (DE).
July 21 - Improvisations by Mert Moralı (Violin and Electronics), Malin Sieberns (Flute), Kanahi Yamashita (Guitar), and Dustin Zorn (Electronics) at 33 rpm Record Shop, Berlin (DE).
June 26 - Ballad for the Risk Class III (2022) premiered by Simon Røttingen (Piano) and Mert Moralı (Electronics) at Berliner Lautsprecherorchester at Studiosaal, at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music (DE).
May 24 - Ballad for the Risk Class II (2022) premiered at Izmir New Musik Days by ensemble hand werk at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Cultural Center, Izmir (TR).
April 30 - Piece for Ensemble (2021) performed at Forum Neue Musik by Student Ensemble at Studiosaal at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music (DE).
March 27 - Quintet (2022) premiered by Roberta Michel (Bass Flute) at Solos and Improvisations One Rivington, New York City (US).
February 26 - Improvisation by Malin Sieberns (Flute) and Mert Moralı (Electronics) at "Stir" Opening Concert, Berlin (DE).
February 7 - Ballad for the Risk Class I (2021) performed by Venessa Klöppling (Bass Clarinet), Inga Våga Gaustad (Violin), Agata Sułkowska (Violoncello) and Zhifeng Hu (Keyboard) at Zoom+Focus One Rivington, at Studiosaal at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music (DE).

2021

November 11 - Curcuna (2021) performed at Klangwerkstatt Berlin by georg katzer ensemble, at Studio 1, at Kunsquartier Bethanien, Berlin (DE).
October 31 - Curcuna (2021) premiered at Neuköllner Originaltöne by georg katzer ensemble, at Genazarethkirche, Berlin (DE).
October 29-30 - How to pronounce? (2021) Dance performance - Choreography by Valentina Menz performed at 777 | collaboration between klangzeitort and maC AT Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch, Berlin (DE).
October 9 - divided together (2021) premiered by Ana Batinica (Piccolo) and Vid Veljak (Violoncello) at Novalis music+art festival, at Kulturni center Osijek (HR).
July 15 - Ballad for the Risk Class I (2021) premiered at CCI 2021 by Unheard-of//Ensemble (Online) (US).
July 15 - say you hear (the liberation) (2021) premiered at CCI 2021 by Ford Fourqurean (Online) (US).
April 12 - Gigue (2020) performed by Malin Sieberns (Flute) and Zhifeng Hu (Piano) at Zoom+Focus meets ML!M, at Konzersaal UdK Berlin (DE).

2020

December 30 - Seen from a window (2020) premiered at CEME 2021 by Aleksandra Demowska-Madejska (Viola) (Online) (PL).
November 10 - Gigue (2020) performed at Klangwerkstatt by Malin Sieberns (Flute) and Zhifeng Hu (Piano) at Studio 1, at Kunsquartier Bethanien, Berlin (DE).
September 11 - Paragraph (2020) premiered at Festival Mixtur by Sigma Project, at Fabra I Coats, Barcelona (ES).

CATALOGUE

ENSEMBLE

Concerto for fl,cl,perc,pno,2 vln,vla,vcl, and tape (2025) 15"
phantoms of -topias for fl,cl,bsn,acc,pno,vln (2023) 7"
disembodiment and resistance for five voices and electronics (2023) 14"
Curcuna for fl,sax,trp, acc,pno, perc,vln,vcl (2021) 14"
A Captured Winter for fl,cl,vln,vla,vcl, and pno (2019) 8"
Agitation for fl,cl,perc,hp,perc,vcl,cbass, and tape (2018) 15"
Piece for Ensemble for chamber ensemble (2018) 11"
Anlatılan Senin Hikâyendir for fl, bsn, trb, perc, pno, gtr, 2 vlns, vla, and vcl (2016) 19"
Sonsuzluğa bir taş at... concerto for piano and four instruments (2015) 10"

CHAMBER

Ballad for the Risk Class II for flute, bass clarinet, violin, piano, and tape (2022) 10"
Ballad for the Risk Class I for amp flt, amp cl, amp vln, amp vcl, and keyboard (2021) 14"
divided together for piccolo and violoncello (2021) 6"
Paragraph for saxophone quartet (2020) 3"
Gigue for flute and piano (2020) 17"
Making History for bass clarinet,english horn, contraforte, and harp (2018) 8"
Die Produktion des Bewusstseins for soprano and trumpet (2018) 10"
Intratextual Recontextualisation for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano (2018) 9"
Nachtfragmente for string trio (2017) 6"
Cul-de-sac for lupophone and contraforte (2017) 7"
Caput Mortuum for alto flute, viola, and piano (2011) 11"

SOLO

Duo for solo violin (2024) 3"
Seen from a window for solo viola (2020) 6"
The Economic Offering for solo violin (2020) 6"
İmparatorluk for solo viola (2012) 10"

SOLO & ELECTRONICS

Fantasia for baritone and tape (2024) 10"
Ballad for the Risk Class III for piano and electronics (2023) 20"
Quintet for solo bass flute and four loudspeakers (2022) 15"

FIXED MEDIA

Grains of Fragility for tape (2025) 10"
Landscapes Made of Humans for tape (2022) 10"
I may die tomorrow but others will take my place for tape (2017) 3"

ABOUT

UPCOMING EVENTS

"Blau Machen" to be premiered by Marie Gamillscheg, on July 27 at Sommer in Stuttgart, at Probebühne P1 in Stuttgart (DE).

"Ballad for the Risk Class II" To be performed by das Neue Ensemble on July 20 at Mert&Marta (& Malte): Portratkonzert im Rahmen von Yeni Müzik at 5 PM, at Hermannshof Völksen in Hannover (DE).

"Grains of Fragility" to be played at Open Solitude on June 27, at Guibal Saal, at Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart (DE).

PAST EVENTS

2025​​​

May 4 - Concerto (2025) premiered and Ballad for the Risk Class II (2021) performed at Klangbrücken, Mert&Marta: Ballad for the Risk Class by das Neue Ensemble, at Tonstudio Tessmar, in Hannover (DE).

April 17 - Quintet (2022) performed by Roberta Michel (Bass Flute), radio broadcast on Modern Notebook by Tyler Kline on Classical WSMR (US).

April 4 - Grains of Fragility (2025) premiered at »Metabolic Futures« at Guibal-Saal, at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart (DE).

March-November - Aural & Physical Fellowship at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart (DE).

January 30 - Quintet (2022) performed by Roberta Michel (Bass Flute) at NienteForte Residency Concert at Tulane University, New Orleans (US).

2024​

November 1 - Quintet (2022) performed by Roberta Michel (Bass Flute) at Hush Album Release, at Soapbox Gallery, New York City (US).

October 12 - Duo (2024) premiered by Alexis Perraud (Violin) at the MIXTUR Festival in Barcelona (ES).

July 12 - Fantasia (2024) premiered at ARCO Academy 2024 by Paul-Alexandre Dubois (Baritone) and Mert Moralı (Electronics) at Solitär, at Mozarteum University, Salzburg (AT).

April-June - Composition Fellowship at Villa Aurora, Los Angeles (US).

June 2 - Improvisations by Mert Moralı (Organ), Laurie Schwartz (Organ), and Jack Herscowitz (Electronics) at Organ & Electronics Concert at the Villa, at Villa Aurora, Los Angeles (US).

January 1 - Ballad for the Risk Class II (2022) performed at Neujahrskonzert à la Valentin Nr. 20, by Das Neues Ensemble, at Kestnergesellschaft, Hannover (DE).

2023​

October-December - Composition Fellowship at Künstlerhof Schreyahn (DE).

August 31 - The Economic Offering (2020) performed by Kerem Tunçer (Violin) at Klasik Keyifler Music Festival, at Selçuk Efes Kent Belleği Müzesi, in Selçuk (TR).

August 2 - phantoms of -topias (2023) premiered at Impuls Festival by Kollektiv Unruhe at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (AT).

June 3 - Curcuna (2021) performed at Forum Neue Musik by Student Ensemble at Studiosaal at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music (DE).

March-May - Composition Fellowship at Künstlerhof Schreyahn (DE).

January 17 - Die Produktion des Bewusstseins performed by Camila Mandillo (Soprano) and João Silva (Trumpet) at Art's Birthday 2023, in Lisbon (PT).

2022

November 26 - on disembodiment and resistance (2022) premiered at Mehrlicht!Festival by The Present Vokalensemble, Studiosaal at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music (DE).

November 19 - De-naturalisation (2022) premiered at Harvest: a group show at Künstlerdorf Schöppingen (DE).

November 13 - A Captured Winter (2019) performed by Modern Art Ensemble at An Hour with the Modern Art Ensemble, at Werner-Otto-Saal, Berlin (DE).

September 24 - Landscapes Made of Humans (2022) premiered at Kontakte Festival, at Berliner Lautsprecherorchester: Über Landschaften und Räume, at Akademie der Künste, Berlin (DE).

September 2-4 - Triads and Trios: Collective Installation with Nik Bohnenberger, Li He, and Dustin Zorn at Bauhaus Festival, at Bauhaus Dessau (DE).

August-October - Composition Fellowship at Künstlerdorf Schöppingen (DE).

July 21 - Improvisations by Mert Moralı (Violin and Electronics), Malin Sieberns (Flute), Kanahi Yamashita (Guitar), and Dustin Zorn (Electronics) at 33 rpm Record Shop, Berlin (DE).

June 26 - Ballad for the Risk Class III (2022) premiered by Simon Røttingen (Piano) and Mert Moralı (Electronics) at Berliner Lautsprecherorchester at Studiosaal, at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music (DE).

May 24 - Ballad for the Risk Class II (2022) premiered at Izmir New Musik Days by ensemble hand werk at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Cultural Center, Izmir (TR).

April 30 - Piece for Ensemble (2021) performed at Forum Neue Musik by Student Ensemble at Studiosaal at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music (DE).

March 27 - Quintet (2022) premiered by Roberta Michel (Bass Flute) at Solos and Improvisations One Rivington, New York City (US).

February 26 - Improvisation by Malin Sieberns (Flute) and Mert Moralı (Electronics) at "Stir" Opening Concert, Berlin (DE).

February 7 - Ballad for the Risk Class I (2021) performed by Venessa Klöppling (Bass Clarinet), Inga Våga Gaustad (Violin), Agata Sułkowska (Violoncello) and Zhifeng Hu (Keyboard) at Zoom+Focus One Rivington, at Studiosaal at "Hanns Eisler" Berlin School of Music (DE).

2021

November 11 - Curcuna (2021) performed at Klangwerkstatt Berlin by georg katzer ensemble, at Studio 1, at Kunsquartier Bethanien, Berlin (DE).

October 31 - Curcuna (2021) premiered at Neuköllner Originaltöne by georg katzer ensemble, at Genazarethkirche, Berlin (DE).

October 29-30 - How to pronounce? (2021) Dance performance - Choreography by Valentina Menz performed at 777 | collaboration between klangzeitort and maC AT Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch, Berlin (DE).

October 9 - divided together (2021) premiered by Ana Batinica (Piccolo) and Vid Veljak (Violoncello) at Novalis music+art festival, at Kulturni center Osijek (HR).

July 15 - Ballad for the Risk Class I (2021) premiered at CCI 2021 by Unheard-of//Ensemble (Online) (US).

July 15 - say you hear (the liberation) (2021) premiered at CCI 2021 by Ford Fourqurean (Online) (US).

April 12 - Gigue (2020) performed by Malin Sieberns (Flute) and Zhifeng Hu (Piano) at Zoom+Focus meets ML!M, at Konzersaal UdK Berlin (DE).

2020

December 30 - Seen from a window (2020) premiered at CEME 2021 by Aleksandra Demowska-Madejska (Viola) (Online) (PL).

November 10 - Gigue (2020) performed at Klangwerkstatt by Malin Sieberns (Flute) and Zhifeng Hu (Piano) at Studio 1, at Kunsquartier Bethanien, Berlin (DE).

September 11 - Paragraph (2020) premiered at Festival Mixtur by Sigma Project, at Fabra I Coats, Barcelona (ES).

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