Daniel Teruggi
Year of birth, place
Role at the ZKM
- Guest Artist
2022
2022
Institute / Department
- Hertzlab
- Institute for Music and Acoustics
Biography
Daniel Teruggi (born 1952, Argentina) studied physics, composition and piano in his home country before continuing his musical education at the Paris National Conservatory in 1977. In 1981 he joined INA’s Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM), becoming its director from 1997 until his retirement in 2017; from 2001 to 2016 he also headed INA’s Research and Experimentation Department. His research has focused on the preservation of audiovisual collections, particularly in the field of electroacoustic music. Teruggi has composed more than 90 works for concert and acousmatic settings and published numerous articles on sound, perception and musical analysis. His works have been performed in over 30 countries. Holding a doctorate in Art and Technology, he has taught at several Paris universities. He received major distinctions, including the SMPTE Archival Technology Medal (2016), the SAT Award (2016), the Giga-Hertz Award (2022) and FIAT/IFTA’s Lifetime Honorary Award (2023). Retired since 2018, he continues his musical and preservation activities.