Martin Kux Král, Music Composer

He was born on April 9, 1987, in Chrudim (Czech Republic). He initially studied composition at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory and later at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU).
In 2023, he completed postgraduate composition courses at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

He has composed a number of vocal and instrumental works. He is also active in composing music for stage and media. He regularly collaborates with both Czech and international performers.
His compositions have been performed by leading Czech music ensembles and foreign artists, such as the South Bohemian Philharmonic České Budějovice, BERG Orchestra, FAMA Quartet, Opera diversa, Sedláček Quartet, Mucha Trio, Kühn Mixed Choir, baritone Roman Janál, clarinetist Anna Paulová, violinist Ludmila Waldmann Pavlová, pianists Daniel Wiesner, Jan Čmejla, Matouš Zukal, actor Viktor Dvořák, the choir Pražští pěvci, pianist Alessandro Simoni, guitarist Vincenzo Ruggiero, and others.

The core of my work lies in the space between concert music, music theater, and sound dramaturgy. I work with voice, color, and time as carriers of psychological and existential meaning. My musical language grows from the Central European tradition of lyrical modernity, while simultaneously seeking communication with contemporary scenic, film, and media thinking. I combine concert, vocal, and stage music with an emphasis on the psychology of sound and the dramatic continuity of musical time. I am inspired by Central European modernity, existential and spiritual themes, and the relationship between music, image, theater, and human speech.

Awards for Composition

2024:
Composition Competition of the Antonín Dvořák Music Festival in Příbram – 1st prize for the piece Castle Tour. místo za skladbu Zámecká prohlídka.

2020:
Composition Competition of the Antonín Dvořák Music Festival in Příbram – 1st prize for the piece Three Songs with a Scent of Potpourri.

2019:
New Composition Generation – Mezinárodní soutěž mladých skladatelů, Kazachstán, 3. místo za skladbu Komorní diptych.

Education

2020–2023
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome – Three-year postgraduate course in composition

2013–2020
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU) – Composition (Master’s degree)

2009–2015
Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory – Composition

Contact

Email: mkuxkral@gmail.com
Tel: +420 725 507 043

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