Irene Tanuwidjaja

(Indonesia) is a composer currently pursuing master's of music degree in Music Composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with Michael Beil. Irene's music explores the concept of gestural motions, and musicality of sounds from her surroundings in day-to-day life. Irene is also a co-artistic director of RadarSuara, a composer collective where she contributes her research and work based on Indonesian traditional music and local cultures. Her music have been performed at numerious festivals and ensembles such as Pekan Komponis Indonesia 2019 held by Jakarta Arts Council, virtual concert Either/Or Spring's Festival: Streamworks Volume II held by Either/Or ensemble, Young Composers Meeting 2022 organized by orkest de ereprijs, Soundwalk Schokland organized by Museum Schokland and Ensemble Black Pencil, IntAct Festival organized by Thailand Music and Arts Organization and Tacet(i) Ensemble, Ensemble Mosaik, ZKM and among others.

Irene Tanuwidjaja
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Past events

24 January 2025 20:00-21:05 hrs Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

The Tale of Two Continents (world premiere)

Concert and tribute to Sitor Situmorang with new Indonesian compositions based on his poetry featuring Orkest De Ereprijs, Bernadeta Astari, Georgi Sztojanov, Robin Block and Alfian Emir Adytia.