Bryan Buckley

Ulrich Mertin, born in Hoyerswerda, Saxony, studied viola and violin at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Würzburg and Berlin. Grants led him to the Vienna Philharmonic, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Darmstadt Summer Courses, and the International Ensemble Modern Academy. Ulrich Mertin has worked with György Kurtág, Helmut Lachenmann, Klaus Huber, Rebecca Saunders, George Benjamin, Georg Katzer, Helmut Oehring, Brett Dean, and Younghi Pagh-Paan, as well as Ensemble musikFabrik, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Modern, and Ensemble Resonanz. Recently, Ulrich Mertin has become increasingly active as a film score conductor and composer. He is a significant player in the Turkish music scene as the director of the Istanbul-based Hezarfen Ensemble.