Clemens K. Thomas
Composer and Curator
As a composer and curator, Clemens K. Thomas tells stories and negotiates burning questions of our time. Recurring motifs in his works are the processing of our everyday media and the nostalgic transfiguration of the past. Clemens often creates encounters between musical instruments and daily life’s objects. This way, his music deals in a playful way with the aspect of literally playing music, which is also evident in his interest in cuteness and dolls.
In the 25/26 season, the ECHO “Rising Stars” award-winning trio Concept will be touring European concert halls with its commissioned work “Save Pepe” – a compositional confrontation with right-wing meme culture.
Clemens’ portfolio includes vocal, instrumental and music-theatrical pieces as well as installation works. He collaborates with interpreters such as Ensemble Intercontemporain, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Recherche and the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart. His works have been performed at the Staatsoper Hamburg, Staatstheater Braunschweig, the Cité de la Musique – Philharmonie de Paris, the ECLAT Festival and Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, among others. His music has been broadcast on ARTE television and radio stations such as Deutschlandfunk, SWR 2, WDR 3 and France Musique.
