Siegfried Steinkogler

Siegfried Steinkogler, composer and guitarist, was born in 1968 in Bad Ischl/Austria. He studied composition at the University Mozarteum Salzburg with R. Febel and G. Wimberger as well as guitar with E. Fisk, B. Kováts and J. Clerch-Diaz. He also studied at the Real Conservatorio de Musica de Madrid (all diplomas with distinction). In addition he attended master classes with A. Pierri, A. Minella, L. Brouwer and N. Harnoncourt.

Since 2023 Siegfried Steinkogler is acting as Artistic Director of the concert series "CloseUp Concerts" which takes place at the "Atelier am Markt in Gmunden/Austria.

His work covers mainly chamber music, music for guitar, orchestral works as well as compositions for young players and youth competitions. Pedagogical concepts like Ludus Mikrotonalis, Bela Bartók´s Mikrokosmos for guitar(s) and his own guitar course Igel Gigel´s Gitarre-Abenteuer (guitar- adventures) are constantly presented at international guitar festivals and training events.

Contract compositions for the Land Salzburg, ORF, (Inconcertamiento for harp and ensemble) and recently for the Guitar Festival Hallein/A (Silent Nights.Globally for viola, doublebass and two guitars)) increased his level of awareness. For the concert series "Bloomsday" he composed "44und" which is about the many feminicides that were committed in the year 2019.

In 2008 his music- and dance-theatre Blodeuwedd has been premiered in Gmunden and awarded by the Land of Upper Austria. The portrait-CD "Siegfried Steinkogler" was released by the ORF in 2009.

In 2018 another full-length work for big orchestra - the Christmas play Zeit für Stille Nacht (Time for Silent Night) was successfully premiered at the city-hall of Oberndorf/A.

From 2002 to 2011 Steinkogler was the Artistic Director of the "salzkammergut strIng festival" and "salzburg strIng festival", where numerous premieres and performances of contemporary compositions took place.

Siegfried Steinkogler teaches guitar and music theory at the Musikum Salzburg.