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Francisco C. Goldschmidt studied composition with Cirilo Vila and Aliocha Solovera at the University of Chile, as well as a Masters in the Theory and History of Art with the philosopher Dr. Sergio Rojas at the same University. He received a scholarship from the National Board of Chile for Culture and Art to study a Masters of Music and a Konzertexamen in Instrume...
Francisco C. Goldschmidt studied composition with Cirilo Vila and Aliocha Solovera at the University of Chile, as well as a Masters in the Theory and History of Art with the philosopher Dr. Sergio Rojas at the same University. He received a scholarship from the National Board of Chile for Culture and Art to study a Masters of Music and a Konzertexamen in Instrume...
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Francisco C. Goldschmidt studied composition with Cirilo Vila and Aliocha Solovera at the University of Chile, as well as a Masters in the Theory and History of Art with the philosopher Dr. Sergio Rojas at the same University. He received a scholarship from the National Board of Chile for Culture and Art to study a Masters of Music and a Konzertexamen in Instrumental Composition under Johannes Schöllhorn at the Cologne University of Music.
Goldschmidt‘s work reveals a particular fascination for solo and chamber music in a reduced format. Internal polyphony of individual voices, the use of resonances and the intense interweaving of hidden chants are characteristic of his work. Sudden changes of temperament and tempo lead to a divergent and ambivalent music, always marked by fragility. The question of permanent bifurcation, lack of identity, isolation, disorientation and labyrinth are themes that run through his work. Furthermore, work with amplification and spatialization of sound and interdisciplinary collaboration with the video artist Nicolás Rupcich (*1981) are an essential part of his artistic project.
Goldschmidt’s music has been performed by various ensembles, such as the mdi ensemble (Italy), MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik, Fukio Ensemble, hand werk, IEMA Ensemble, Cologne Guitar Quartet, Trio Estatico, Das Neue Ensemble Hannover, L'art pour l'art, Kommas Ensemble, Ensemble KNM Berlin, Ensemble Recherche (all Germany), Spóldzielnia Muzyczna (Poland), Ensemble Lucilin (Luxembourg), Colectivo Azul, Ensamble Contemporáneo UC (Chile), TimeArt Studio (Taiwan), Ensemble Exophonie Tokyo (Japan), Vertixe Sonora Ensemble (Spain) and Friends of Mata (New York). Moreover, his orchestral works have been selected by the Chamber Orchestra of Chile, the USACH Classical Orchestra of Santiago, the HfMT Orchester of Cologne, SWR Sinfonieorchester of Stuttgart and the Gürzenich-Orchester of Cologne.
In addition, his music has been performed at several festivals, including the UC Festival in Santiago de Chile, Concerts-Lab in Tokyo, Ciclo-Cervantes in Buenos Aires, MATA Festival in New York, Ensems in Valencia, WERFT and Acht Brücken in Cologne.
He have received diverse awards, such as the finalist at the «Luis Advis 2007» competition, the support of CNCA of Chile in 2013/2016, the «RheinSilver Award 2014» in the framework of the New Talents Biennial of Cologne, the Second Prize at the Berlin's «Felix-Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Award 2014», the Cologne's «Bernd-Alois-Zimmermann-Scholarship» in 2016 and the support for five comissions by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation (2018/2019/2020/2023/2025). In 2019 he was artist in residence at the Artists' Village Schöppingen and was awarded at the «Young Composers' Forum 2020» of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts of Munich.
Francisco C. Goldschmidt lives and works in Cologne since 2011 as both a freelance composer and the artistic director of the Kommas Ensemble.
In 2025, he served as composer-in-residence for five months at the Bartels Foundation in Basel, Switzerland, and for three months at the Atelier Galata in Istanbul, Turkey, supported by the Art Foundation NRW.
In 2026 will be released the audiovisual record of his instrumental monodrama «ELOY -music with images of isolation»; one hundred minutes of instrumental music that he has been composing since 2012 to date, as a work in progress, based on the homonymous novel by writer Carlos Droguett.
A Portrait–CD featuring his most recent works is also scheduled to appear in 2028 as part of the «Edition Zeitgenössische Musik Podium Gegenwart» series released by WERGO.
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WORKS (Selection)
DESTERRA
(work in progress 2018–2026)
Scenic music for 8 amplified instruments (fl. + bass-fl., cl + bass-cl., vln., vla., vc., e-guit., perc., pno.), video, electronics and dancers. 110 Min.
«new work» (2026)
(World Premiere: Cologne, March 21. 2026)
Double Concerto for piano, percussion
and 12 instruments (fl, ob, cl, sax, fg, hr, trp, 2 vln, vla, vc, db and electronics, 30 min.)
Commissioned by Kommas Ensemble and
financed by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
Discordia Terrae (2025)
(World Premiere: Hannover, 22. November 2025)
for electric guitar, amplified percussion
and two dancers (13 min.)
Ensemble L’ART POUR L'ART & Isabelle Schad
Commissioned by the Festival Musik 21 Niedersachsen
from scream to movement (2025)
for Electric Guitar, video & dance performance (45 min.)
ewerk-freiburg.de/veranstaltun...
PALINGENESIS (2024)
for three amplified violas & Art Installation (Paul Pape) –40’–. Commissioned by the City of Cologne and TRIO ESTATICO
K'an –fueron deshojados (2023)
for percusission solist, bass flute, clarinet, viola, cello and 15 instruments (21 min.).
Commissioned by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and the MUSICAHORA Festival. Premiere by Kommas Ensemble & La Serena's OSULS Chamber Orchestra.
ELOY -Musik mit Bildern der Isolation
(work in progress: 2013-2022)
Instrumental monodrama based on the novel Eloy (1959) by Carlos Droguett for amplified ensemble (fl, cl, sax, string quartet, percussion, piano, off-voice, video and electronics, 100 min. Composition commission funded by the City of Cologne, Kunststiftung NRW and the Ministry of Culture NRW.
cantos postumos -after Lola Kiepja (2021)
for violin solo and video (Nicolá Rupcich), 7 min.
Commission financed by Musikfonds
Enjambres (2021)
for piano solo, 20 min. Commission financed by Musikfonds
Retazos (2020)
for electric guitar solo and video, 17 min.
Commission financed by Kunststiftung NRW.
Menin (2020)
for amplified ensemble (Fl., Kl., Vl., Va., Vc., E-Git., Klav.) and electr., 18 min. Commission by the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, funded by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
Ruil (2019)
for electric guitar quartet and video, 7 min.
Composition commission financed by Musikfonds
no voice (2019)
for amplified bass transverse flute solo, 15 min. Commission financed by EvS Musikstiftung.
Muros (2018)
for amplified ensemble (fl., cl., vl., vla., vc., pno and tape), 16 min. Commission financed by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.
Tala (2018)
for viola and piano, 5 min. Composition commissioned by the Acht Brucken Festival.
de eco y desaliento (2018)
for saxophone quartet and piano resonances, 13 min.
Recuerdos sin nombre (2017)
for Orchestra, 11 min.
Commissioned by the Acht Brucken Festival Cologne
...y te pierdes y te hundes... (2013, rev. 2017)
for amplified ensemble (fl., bass cl., 2 vl., vc. & pno.), 15 min. Commission financed by the City of Cologne.
...pedazos de rostros... (2014, rev. 2017)
for amplified ensemble (alto fl., bass cl., vl., vc., perc. and clav.) 19 min. Commission financed by the New Talents Biennale Cologne.
...mirandola desaparecer... (2016-2017)
for viola solo piano resonances, 5 min. Commission financed by the City of Cologne
...murmuro con furia... (2015-2016)
for amplified ensemble (bass flute, bass piano, violin, cello and piano), 19 min. Commission financed by ON Neue Musik Koln.
...y tal vez habre gritado... (2015)
for amplified violin solo piano resonances, 13 min. Commission by the City of Cologne
...aun caen retazos de esos gritos... (2014)
for amplified guitar solo, 15 min.
Commission financed by the National Council of Culture and Arts of Chile
; (2013)
for amplified violin solo and piano resonances, 6 min.
Intersection (2009-2012)
for large orchestra, 6 min.
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Prizes & Scholarships
2025 Istanbul (TR)
Composer-in-residence at the Atelier Galata, Turkey, funded by the Art Foundation NRW. (July to September)
2025 Basel (CH)
Composer-in-residence at the Bartels Foundation,
(April–June & October–December).
2020 Munich (D)
Prize at the «Forum-junger-Komponisten 2020». Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. Initiative of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
2019 Schoppingen (D)
Scholarship stay in the artists' village of Schoppingen, six months.
2016 Cologne (D)
«Bernd–Alois–Zimmermann Scholarship» of the City of Cologne 2016.
2016 Luxembourg (Lux)
Composition Summer Academy 2016.
Masterclasses with Isabel Mundry.
2016 Weimar (D)
57th Weimar Masterclasses. Masterclasses with Tristan Murail and Ensemble Recherche.
2016 Rieti (I)
Scholarship at COMPOSIT 2016. Masterclasses with Pierluigi Billone and Stefano Gervasoni.
2016 Stuttgart (D)
Scholarship at the III° Masterclass Orchestra of the SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra.
2012-2013 and 2015-2016. Santiago (CL)
Scholarship of the Chilean National Council for Culture and the Arts.Study abroad scholarship. Study Programs: Master of Music & Konzertexamen.
2015 Freiburg (D)
Scholarship at the Experimental Studio Academy Matrix15, Studio of SWR.
2014 Cologne (D)
RheinSilber-Award-2014 for Composition. Sponsorship award of the New Talents Biennale Cologne. Supported by the "Gerhart and Renate Baum Foundation".
2014 Berlin (D)
Second Composition Prize at the Felix-Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Hochschulwettbewerb.
2013 Freiburg (D)
Scholarship at the Experimentalstudio-Akademie Matrix13, Studio of SWR.
2012 Stuttgart (D)
Scholarship at the II° Masterclass Orchestra of the SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra.
2011 Cologne (D)
Prize in the competition "New orchestral compositions NRW". Supported by the Landesmusikrat NRW together with the Gurzenich Orchestra.
2007 Santiago (CL)
Finalist in the chamber orchestra composition competition Luis Advis 2007.
Francisco C. Goldschmidt studied composition with Cirilo Vila and Aliocha Solovera at the University of Chile, as well as a Masters in the Theory and History of Art with the philosopher Dr. Sergio Rojas at the same University. He received a scholarship from the National Board of Chile for Culture and Art to study a Masters of Music and a Konzertexamen in Instrumental Composition under Johannes Schöllhorn at the Cologne University of Music.
Goldschmidt‘s work reveals a particular fascination for solo and chamber music in a reduced format. Internal polyphony of individual voices, the use of resonances and the intense interweaving of hidden chants are characteristic of his work. Sudden changes of temperament and tempo lead to a divergent and ambivalent music, always marked by fragility. The question of permanent bifurcation, lack of identity, isolation, disorientation and labyrinth are themes that run through his work. Furthermore, work with amplification and spatialization of sound and interdisciplinary collaboration with the video artist Nicolás Rupcich (*1981) are an essential part of his artistic project.
Goldschmidt’s music has been performed by various ensembles, such as the mdi ensemble (Italy), MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik, Fukio Ensemble, hand werk, IEMA Ensemble, Cologne Guitar Quartet, Trio Estatico, Das Neue Ensemble Hannover, L'art pour l'art, Kommas Ensemble, Ensemble KNM Berlin, Ensemble Recherche (all Germany), Spóldzielnia Muzyczna (Poland), Ensemble Lucilin (Luxembourg), Colectivo Azul, Ensamble Contemporáneo UC (Chile), TimeArt Studio (Taiwan), Ensemble Exophonie Tokyo (Japan), Vertixe Sonora Ensemble (Spain) and Friends of Mata (New York). Moreover, his orchestral works have been selected by the Chamber Orchestra of Chile, the USACH Classical Orchestra of Santiago, the HfMT Orchester of Cologne, SWR Sinfonieorchester of Stuttgart and the Gürzenich-Orchester of Cologne.
In addition, his music has been performed at several festivals, including the UC Festival in Santiago de Chile, Concerts-Lab in Tokyo, Ciclo-Cervantes in Buenos Aires, MATA Festival in New York, Ensems in Valencia, WERFT and Acht Brücken in Cologne.
He have received diverse awards, such as the finalist at the «Luis Advis 2007» competition, the support of CNCA of Chile in 2013/2016, the «RheinSilver Award 2014» in the framework of the New Talents Biennial of Cologne, the Second Prize at the Berlin's «Felix-Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Award 2014», the Cologne's «Bernd-Alois-Zimmermann-Scholarship» in 2016 and the support for five comissions by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation (2018/2019/2020/2023/2025). In 2019 he was artist in residence at the Artists' Village Schöppingen and was awarded at the «Young Composers' Forum 2020» of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts of Munich.
Francisco C. Goldschmidt lives and works in Cologne since 2011 as both a freelance composer and the artistic director of the Kommas Ensemble.
In 2025, he served as composer-in-residence for five months at the Bartels Foundation in Basel, Switzerland, and for three months at the Atelier Galata in Istanbul, Turkey, supported by the Art Foundation NRW.
In 2026 will be released the audiovisual record of his instrumental monodrama «ELOY -music with images of isolation»; one hundred minutes of instrumental music that he has been composing since 2012 to date, as a work in progress, based on the homonymous novel by writer Carlos Droguett.
A Portrait–CD featuring his most recent works is also scheduled to appear in 2028 as part of the «Edition Zeitgenössische Musik Podium Gegenwart» series released by WERGO.
_____________________________________________________
WORKS (Selection)
DESTERRA
(work in progress 2018–2026)
Scenic music for 8 amplified instruments (fl. + bass-fl., cl + bass-cl., vln., vla., vc., e-guit., perc., pno.), video, electronics and dancers. 110 Min.
«new work» (2026)
(World Premiere: Cologne, March 21. 2026)
Double Concerto for piano, percussion
and 12 instruments (fl, ob, cl, sax, fg, hr, trp, 2 vln, vla, vc, db and electronics, 30 min.)
Commissioned by Kommas Ensemble and
financed by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
Discordia Terrae (2025)
(World Premiere: Hannover, 22. November 2025)
for electric guitar, amplified percussion
and two dancers (13 min.)
Ensemble L’ART POUR L'ART & Isabelle Schad
Commissioned by the Festival Musik 21 Niedersachsen
from scream to movement (2025)
for Electric Guitar, video & dance performance (45 min.)
ewerk-freiburg.de/veranstaltun...
PALINGENESIS (2024)
for three amplified violas & Art Installation (Paul Pape) –40’–. Commissioned by the City of Cologne and TRIO ESTATICO
K'an –fueron deshojados (2023)
for percusission solist, bass flute, clarinet, viola, cello and 15 instruments (21 min.).
Commissioned by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and the MUSICAHORA Festival. Premiere by Kommas Ensemble & La Serena's OSULS Chamber Orchestra.
ELOY -Musik mit Bildern der Isolation
(work in progress: 2013-2022)
Instrumental monodrama based on the novel Eloy (1959) by Carlos Droguett for amplified ensemble (fl, cl, sax, string quartet, percussion, piano, off-voice, video and electronics, 100 min. Composition commission funded by the City of Cologne, Kunststiftung NRW and the Ministry of Culture NRW.
cantos postumos -after Lola Kiepja (2021)
for violin solo and video (Nicolá Rupcich), 7 min.
Commission financed by Musikfonds
Enjambres (2021)
for piano solo, 20 min. Commission financed by Musikfonds
Retazos (2020)
for electric guitar solo and video, 17 min.
Commission financed by Kunststiftung NRW.
Menin (2020)
for amplified ensemble (Fl., Kl., Vl., Va., Vc., E-Git., Klav.) and electr., 18 min. Commission by the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, funded by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
Ruil (2019)
for electric guitar quartet and video, 7 min.
Composition commission financed by Musikfonds
no voice (2019)
for amplified bass transverse flute solo, 15 min. Commission financed by EvS Musikstiftung.
Muros (2018)
for amplified ensemble (fl., cl., vl., vla., vc., pno and tape), 16 min. Commission financed by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.
Tala (2018)
for viola and piano, 5 min. Composition commissioned by the Acht Brucken Festival.
de eco y desaliento (2018)
for saxophone quartet and piano resonances, 13 min.
Recuerdos sin nombre (2017)
for Orchestra, 11 min.
Commissioned by the Acht Brucken Festival Cologne
...y te pierdes y te hundes... (2013, rev. 2017)
for amplified ensemble (fl., bass cl., 2 vl., vc. & pno.), 15 min. Commission financed by the City of Cologne.
...pedazos de rostros... (2014, rev. 2017)
for amplified ensemble (alto fl., bass cl., vl., vc., perc. and clav.) 19 min. Commission financed by the New Talents Biennale Cologne.
...mirandola desaparecer... (2016-2017)
for viola solo piano resonances, 5 min. Commission financed by the City of Cologne
...murmuro con furia... (2015-2016)
for amplified ensemble (bass flute, bass piano, violin, cello and piano), 19 min. Commission financed by ON Neue Musik Koln.
...y tal vez habre gritado... (2015)
for amplified violin solo piano resonances, 13 min. Commission by the City of Cologne
...aun caen retazos de esos gritos... (2014)
for amplified guitar solo, 15 min.
Commission financed by the National Council of Culture and Arts of Chile
; (2013)
for amplified violin solo and piano resonances, 6 min.
Intersection (2009-2012)
for large orchestra, 6 min.
_____________________________________________________
Prizes & Scholarships
2025 Istanbul (TR)
Composer-in-residence at the Atelier Galata, Turkey, funded by the Art Foundation NRW. (July to September)
2025 Basel (CH)
Composer-in-residence at the Bartels Foundation,
(April–June & October–December).
2020 Munich (D)
Prize at the «Forum-junger-Komponisten 2020». Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. Initiative of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
2019 Schoppingen (D)
Scholarship stay in the artists' village of Schoppingen, six months.
2016 Cologne (D)
«Bernd–Alois–Zimmermann Scholarship» of the City of Cologne 2016.
2016 Luxembourg (Lux)
Composition Summer Academy 2016.
Masterclasses with Isabel Mundry.
2016 Weimar (D)
57th Weimar Masterclasses. Masterclasses with Tristan Murail and Ensemble Recherche.
2016 Rieti (I)
Scholarship at COMPOSIT 2016. Masterclasses with Pierluigi Billone and Stefano Gervasoni.
2016 Stuttgart (D)
Scholarship at the III° Masterclass Orchestra of the SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra.
2012-2013 and 2015-2016. Santiago (CL)
Scholarship of the Chilean National Council for Culture and the Arts.Study abroad scholarship. Study Programs: Master of Music & Konzertexamen.
2015 Freiburg (D)
Scholarship at the Experimental Studio Academy Matrix15, Studio of SWR.
2014 Cologne (D)
RheinSilber-Award-2014 for Composition. Sponsorship award of the New Talents Biennale Cologne. Supported by the "Gerhart and Renate Baum Foundation".
2014 Berlin (D)
Second Composition Prize at the Felix-Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Hochschulwettbewerb.
2013 Freiburg (D)
Scholarship at the Experimentalstudio-Akademie Matrix13, Studio of SWR.
2012 Stuttgart (D)
Scholarship at the II° Masterclass Orchestra of the SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra.
2011 Cologne (D)
Prize in the competition "New orchestral compositions NRW". Supported by the Landesmusikrat NRW together with the Gurzenich Orchestra.
2007 Santiago (CL)
Finalist in the chamber orchestra composition competition Luis Advis 2007.
