Young Composers’ Forum
In cooperation with the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
On the initiative of and in cooperation with the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation has established the Young Composers’ Forum. Within this framework, a young composer is to be presented with a commissioned composition. As curator of the concert, the selected artist will also develop the programme for the premiere with music of the 20th and 21st centuries in consultation with the Academy’s Music Department. The project serves to promote young talent as well as to expand the repertoire for contemporary music.
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Young Composers’ Forum 2026: Filippo Lepre
November 11, 2026, 7 p.m.
Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Lecture Hall, Munich
Program
Introduction: Salome Kammer
Host: Nikolaus Brass
Elia Perinu (*1995)
Analogico e onirico
for accordion
Giacinto Scelsi (1905–1988)
Sonata No. 3
for piano
Jacopo Caneva (*1998)
It almost sounds like light
for viola
Conversation between Nikolaus Brass and Filippo Lepre
Marco Stroppa (*1959)
Nous sommes l’air, pas la terre…
for accordion and viola
Filippo Lepre (*1995)
Compatibilità
Commissioned work for viola, accordion, and piano
World premiere
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Andreas Skouras, piano
DUO2KW:
Klaus-Peter Werani, viola
Kai Wangler, accordion
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Biography
Born in Milan in 1995, Filippo Lepre began his musical studies as a trumpet player before he started studying composition at the age of 15. After exploring traditional composition techniques, he turned his focus to contemporary music, adopting certain approaches that are now central to his work. With his concept of a “polyphony of action,” he combines multiple independent instrumental actions within a single instrument. With his mimetic approach to instrumentation, he attempts to identify sonic similarities or complementarities between instruments. Another central element of his work is what he calls “sonic harmony.” His compositions are characterized by instrumentally complex yet harmonically clear textures, as well as a linear approach to musical form. After earning a diploma in classical trumpet, a bachelor’s degree in composition from the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan, and an advanced composition diploma from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, he plans to continue his studies with a doctorate in composition.
He has participated in various international competitions, festivals, and concert series across Europe, the United States, Asia, and Russia. Over the past six years, he has composed nearly 50 works, ranging from solo pieces to orchestral compositions.