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Luis Torres – Composer
Luis Torres (b. 1993, Mexico) is a composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music, recognized for his distinctive integration of instrumental harmonic writing with live electronics. His work balances poetic sensitivity with advanced technological processes.
Torres recently completed the Cursus Program in Composition and Computer Music at IRCAM, Paris (2024–2025). He holds two Master’s degrees in Composition: one from the Royal College of Music (RCM), London, where he studied with Dai Fujikura and Kenneth Hesketh, and another from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Kunstuniversität Graz) under the mentorship of Beat Furrer and Franck Bedrossian. He is currently pursuing advanced studies in Composition and Computer Music at the Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM Graz).
He also holds a Diploma in Film Music Composition from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a Bachelor’s degree in Composition from the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA), where he studied with José Luis Castillo, Artistic Director of Ensemble CEPROMUSIC.
Recent highlights include the premiere of his work Xtasis for flute, trumpet, cello, and electronics at IRCAM’s Espace de projection in Paris (2025) as part of the Cursus program. His music has been presented at major contemporary music festivals such as the SUENA Festival (Vienna) and the IMPULS Academy (Graz), and performed by ensembles including Ensemble Cairn, Ensemble CEPROMUSIC, Explore Ensemble, Fidelio Trio, Flux Ensemble, and the Orchestra of the Royal College of Music, in leading venues across London, Paris, Graz, Vienna, Berlin, Mexico City, and Beijing.
Between 2020 and 2022, Torres was named a Charles Stewart Richardson Scholar and Parnassus Scholar at the Royal College of Music. He was the first Mexican composer to receive the Jumex Scholarship for Contemporary Art (2020, 2022), and was also awarded the Scholarship for Academic Excellence from the National Institute of Fine Arts for three consecutive years.
He has participated in international academies such as the Lucerne Academy of Contemporary Music (with Heinz Holliger and Dieter Ammann) and IMPULS Academy, and attended masterclasses with Clara Iannotta, Francesco Filidei, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Mario Lavista, Marco Stroppa, and Klaus Lang.
His music bridges harmonic expressivity with technological innovation.