What's new?
My current project is a clarinet concerto for Thorsten Johanns and the WDR orchestra (WP 2026/27 Cologne). In addition, the interactive, exuberant online composition Steig durch das Tamtam is currently being created and will premiere in early November 2024!
Welcome!
...to the website of Berlin based composer Martin Grütter (* 1983).
→ Best, navigate directly to the audio files or – even better – straight to the
next concert:
Anfang November 2024, Online
Steig durch das Tamtam (Schwelbrandorchester – Schwelbrand Virtual Edition)
Steig durch das Tamtam (Schwelbrandorchester – Schwelbrand Virtual Edition)
Second best (to whoever prefers the philological distance), read my texts about music in order to know in advance how to talk about the music you still have to hear (»… virtuoso … electronics … very loud … difficult …«)
Third best, consult my biography in order to judge if the prizes are renowned, the teachers respected & the festivals established…
Fourth best, believe the reviews:
“rapid tempo and enormous volume” dpa – “fragments of lunacy” Neue Westfälische – “virtually breathless” dpa – “eruptive, fragmented, and cross-grained” Anaclase – “uncanny” Kulturserver NRW – “uncommon energy” ConcertoNet – “beautiful” Thierry Vagne
What happens besides?
- I direct the festival Schwelbrand – loud and energetic music events in Berlin and beyond.
- A clarinet concerto for Thorsten Johanns & WDR orchestra is scheduled for 2026ff.
- New works with Schola Heidelberg and Schwelbrandorchester are in the planning stages.
