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Thomas Larcher

トーマス・ラルヒャー　/　とーます・らるひゃー

Composer from Austria

September 16, 1963 (age 62)　・　Innsbruck, Austria

composer
musicologist
pianist

My Take

Thomas Larcher's music carries a chill that I find oddly comforting. Born in Innsbruck and trained in Vienna as a pianist, he writes contemporary works like Still and Madhares that pair glacial stillness with sudden ferocity, as if the Alps themselves had been scored. Modern composition often intimidates listeners, but Larcher's pieces hide real warmth beneath their austere surfaces, and that tension is exactly what hooks me. With the Art Prize of Innsbruck and the Stoeger Prize to his name, he has earned respect as both performer and creator. He is the sort of composer you return to, hearing more in the silences each time.

Overview

Thomas Larcher (born 16 September 1963, in Innsbruck) is an Austrian composer and pianist.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Thomas Larcher
Name (Japanese): トーマス・ラルヒャー
Reading: とーます・らるひゃー
Born: September 16, 1963 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rabbit
Origin: Innsbruck, Austria
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: composer / musicologist / pianist / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Awards & achievements

Art Prize of Innsbruck
2014 Stoeger Prize

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Still	—
Notable work	Madhares	—
Notable work	Cold Farmer	—

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.thomaslarcher.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%92%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC

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