Martin Schlumpf

Born in Aarau, Schlumpf studied at the conservatory of Zurich, the clarinet with Hansjürg Leuthold, the piano with Warren Thew and Evelyne Dubourg, conducting with Ferdinand Leitner, and theory and composition with Rudolf Kelterborn. He continued his studies with Boris Blacher in Berlin. From 1977 to 2011 he was professor of music theory and improvisation at the Departement Musik of the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK, formerly Musikhochschule). He served the department as Konventspräsident from 1999 to 2010.

• Trio for flute, viola and harp, 1970 • 5 Stücke für grosses Orchester (5 pieces for large orchestra), 1973 • Tenebrae for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed choir, five brass players, harpsichord and string quintet (after Paul Celan), 1976/77 • Jeux for 3 clarinets, 1979 • Ostinato II for three improvising musicians and orchestra, 1982 • "... per la quinta vox..." for viola solo, 1986 • Winterkreis for saxophone quartet, 1991 • December Rains for piano, 1992/93 • Mouvements for piano and orchestra, 1994/99 • Frühling for percussion quartet, 1995 • …aufflattern mit dunklen Gesichtern die Fledermäuse…, fall music for four female voices, 1995 • Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, 1997 • Rattaplasma 2 for clarinet and computer (Ambisonics), 2001 • Waves, concerto for cello, trumpet, string orchestra and computer (Ambisonics), 2002 • pulsar_1 for flute, clarinet, accordion, drums and computer (Ambisonics), 2006/07 • Sommerkreis for string quartet, 2007 • pulsar_2 for voice, flute, piano and computer (Ambisonics), 2009 • Streams, concerto for clarinet, bass trombone and 17 instruments, 2010 • The Five Points for clarinet and string quartet, 2012 • Spiegelbilder for viola, cello and piano, 2013 • Triple Suite, triple concerto for violin, cello, piano and orchestra, 2015