Rob Durnin | Composer and Sound Artist
Rob Durnin is a composer/performer and sound artist based in Copenhagen, and member of the contemporary music ensemble K!ART. His music often fixates on the characteristics and architectures of technologies, as well as novel manners of interaction with them. His work spans from chamber music, to interdisciplinary works, installations, performance art and ambisonic compositions.
Rob studied composition at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and​ his work has been presented at Klang Festival, MINU Festival for Expanded Music, Ung Nordisk Musik, Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu, Njord Festival and the BBC Proms.

Photo: Tobias Nicolai, https://www.tobiasnicolai.com/
Selected Works
Calendar
2025
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- 13.11 || Premiere of Indulgences, solo percussion & installation work for Jennifer Torrence, MINU Festival || KU.BE, Copenhagen
- 02.11 || Scrypt || venue tba, Oslo
- 03.10 || Premiere of Dilbert Future with Advanced File Sharing, for Current Resonance || KU.BE, Copenhagen
- 19.09 || Premiere of Scrypt, solo percussion work for Hsiao-Tung Yuan || venue tba, Copenhagen
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Past
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- 23.06.25 || Premiere of Polyptych (2025) for Nikolaus Bemberg at Klang Festival || Alice, Copenhagen
- 28.05.25 || Premiere of Prognostic Hymns for K!ART ensemble || Xenon, Huset, Copenhagen
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- 28-29.09.24 || Nativity, installation || Platform Bunker, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen
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- 17-18.11.23 || Debut Concert(s) from the Royal Danish Academy of Music, in MINU Festival || Teaterøen, Copenhagen
- 01.09.23 || Curated conert: 'A Musical Banquet', with K!ART and Cake of Day || Bådehuset, Copenhagen
- 16.08.23 || W'h'ood Thunk Kit, Ung Nordisk Musik 2023 || Oslo
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- 11-12.22 || Artist Residency at Klitgaarden Refugium || Skagen
- 16.08.22 || what, de facto, Ung Nordisk Musik 2022 || Reykjavik
- 10.03.22 || Suite premiere work-in-progress, for NEKO3 @ Pulsar Festival || Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen
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- 08.10.21 || Premiere of weapons-grade slurry, for the Curious Chamber Players, Pulsar Festival || Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen
- 01.10.21 || what, de facto, Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu || Place?
- 24.09.21 || FULL-UTILITY, premiere for K!ART || Islandsbrygge Kulturhuset
- 01.08.21 || Curated concert: 'Sa(l)vages', and these gizmos premiere || Storberiet, Copenhagen
- 13.08.21 || 25 Chords a 3 Second Pause then 10 Chords, Ung Nordisk Musik 2021 || AROS, Aarhus
- 20.05.21 || Portrait concert, with K!ART ensemble || Koncertkirken, Copenhagen
- 15.03.21 || Premiere of what, de facto - Mikkel Schou Debut Concert, DKDM - Pulsar Festival || Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen
Press
​https://seismograf.org/artikel/skal-det-nu-vaere-morsomt-aah-ja
https://passiveaggressive.dk/minu-festival-for-expanded-music-2023/
https://glissando.pl/relacje/becoming-minu-2023/
https://seismograf.org/kortkritik/hovedspring-i-containeren
https://seismograf.org/kortkritik/pulsar-i-meget-roligt-pulserende-aabning
https://seismograf.org/artikel/tiden-er-til-systemkritik
https://northwestend.co.uk/index.php/music-reviews/classical/424-junior-presentation-rncm-manchester
Contact
robdurnin at outlook dot com