Ulrike Merk

After successfully majoring in classical guitar at the UdK Berlin under the direction of Prof. Martin Rennert, Ulrike Merk completed a postgraduate degree as a soloist with Prof. Angelo Gilardino at the Accademia Internazionale Lorenzo Perrosi in Biella, Italy. She earned her PhD at the UdK Berlin, where she taught from 2003 to 2015. As composer, she studied with Prof. Dr. Hartmut Fladt and attend­ed courses led by Leo Brouwer and Frangis Ali-Zade. She received an award for her wind sextet “music for six” at the International Competition for Women Composers. Her music has been published by Furore, Doblinger and Verlag Neue Musik, and her CDs have been released by Ars and TYXart. Ulrike Merk gives solo concerts and performs in various chamber music ensembles. She also teaches guitar and composition.