Andrian Pertout

In 2007, Andrián Pertout completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the University of Melbourne, studying composition under the guidance of Brenton Broadstock. Composition awards include the Jean Bogan Prize, ‘John Cage Centennial’ Wolf Museum of Music and Art Composition Prize (USA), Friends & Enemies of New Music Composition Prize (USA), Betty Amsden Award, Louisville Orchestra Prize (USA), and APRA Award for Orchestral Composition. He is currently the President of the Melbourne Composers’ League, Australian Delegate of the Asian Composers’ League, and was Honorary Fellow at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne (2007-2015). As well as being a freelance composer, he additionally works as composition lecturer, teacher, supervisor and examiner at various institutions at Bachelor, Masters and PhD levels. In 2019, he was Visiting Professor at Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts (Japan). His music has been performed in over forty countries by orchestras that include the Melbourne and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, The Louisville Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Tatarstan and Uzbekistan National Symphony Orchestras, Orquestra Petrobrás Sinfônica, Orquestas Sinfónicas Nacionales de México y Chile, Vietnam National Opera and Theatre Choir and Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico, Logos Foundation Robot Orchestra, University of Hong Kong Gamelan Orchestra, and La Chapelle Musicale de Tournai.