Dylan Lardelli (New Zealand)
Born in Wellington New Zealand, Dylan holds a Bachelors degree in Guitar performance and a
Masters degree in Composition from Victoria University Wellington. He has studied with
Stefano Bellon in Venice and from 2009-210 held a
DAAD stipend to work with Dieter Mack
at the Lübeck Musikhochshule in Germany.
Dylan has been the recipient of many scholarships and awards including the award of first
place with his piece “Four Fragments” in the Asian Composers League Young Composers’
Competition in Tokyo in 2003.
Among the musicians to commission and perform his works have been Yuji Takahashi, Mark
Menzies, Lucas Vis, Cygnus Ensemble, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and members of
Ensemble Modern and Musik Fabrik.
His pieces have been programmed in the Gaudeamus music week held in Amsterdam and the
Darmstadt New Music Festival.
He has participated in the Acanthes course with Peter Eotvos, the Darmstadt summer school
with Beat Furrer, Helmut Lachenmann and Dieter Mack and the Royaumont course with Brian
Ferneyhough.
In 2009 Dylan participated in the World Music Days festival in Beijing where his piece
Musical Box was premiered for Taonga Puoro and ensemble.
As a Guitarist Dylan has
performed with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Stroma contemporary music ensemble,
175 East new music ensemble and also In Korea, Thailand and Germany. Dylan has recorded
numerous New Zealand Compositions.