MusicatlasMusic
- Sol (98/99) first perf. 01.10.99, Gothenborg, cond: B Tommi Andersson
- Gravitation (00/01), first perf. 24.05.01 Saarbrücken,
- Saxophone Concerto (2001/08) for saxophone-alto and chamber orchestra, first perf. Oslo 17.11.01
- Chamber music
- Electronic music
- Music theatre
Life
Steingrimur Rohloff was born in Reykjavik in 1971. He studied composition with Krzysztof Meyer at the Musikhochschule Köln and later at the Paris Conservatoire with Gérard Grisey and Marco Stroppa, electronic music with Laurent Cuniot and Luis Naon and orchestration with Marc-André Dalbavie. In 1999 he attended a course at the Ircam and in 2001–2002 he studied electronic music in Cologne with Hans-Ulrich Humpert.
Steingrimur has received numerous prizes for his compositions. In 2005 he received a one-year scholarship by Ensemble Modern whom he collaborated with in several projects. His works were commissioned and supported by various institutions and foundations.
Rohloff’s music is regularly performed at European festivals and in over 20 countries worldwide by Ensemble Modern, Caput, Aton Ensemble, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Radio Symphony Orchestra Saarbrücken, Ensemble 2000, String Trio Zilliacus/Persson/Raitinen, Ensemble Alpha, MIN-Ensemble and soloists like Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir and others.
