Biography

Dr. Jakob Stillmark is a composer and artistic researcher whose work bridges composition, music theory, and philosophy. His research centers on innovative approaches to polyphony and their relationship to contemplative practice.

Following initial studies with Ernst August Klötzke, Stillmark completed his composition studies with Isabel Mundry at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich and has worked as a freelance composer since then. He holds an artistic scientific doctorate in composition, completed under the guidance of Isabel Mundry and Dr. Jörn Peter Hiekel.

Through participating in numerous international master classes, he has received further formative guidance from distinguished composers including Marco Momi, Michael Jarrel, Fabien Lévy, Mauro Lanza, and Toshio Hosokawa.

Stillmark's compositions have been performed at prestigious venues and festivals internationally, including the chamber music series of the Munich Philharmonic, Mozartfest Würzburg, Shanghai Academy of Music, Central Conservatory of Music Beijing, SONify! Festival, aDevantgarde Festival, and Weimarer Frühjahrstage für Neue Musik. He has collaborated with renowned ensembles such as Trio Abstrakt, Divertimento Ensemble, MotoContrario Ensemble, Tacet(i) Ensemble, Kebyart Quartet, Duo Helbig-Wangler, Deutsche Radiophilharmonie, and Munich Chamber Orchestra.

Active in contemporary discourse, Stillmark regularly presents at conferences on Artistic Research and Contemplative Studies. His work has been supported by the Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts through a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris as well as by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.