About
Gagi Sikharulashvili (b. 2002, Georgia) is a composer whose work explores the profound intersections of physical sound and psychological depth. His music seeks to map the elemental landscapes of human experience, creating sonic architectures that are both expansive and intimately precise. Drawing inspiration from the hidden mechanics of the universe, particularly the immense gravitational forces and dense silence of black holes, Sikharulashvili transforms cosmic phenomena into nuanced, compelling musical textures that challenge the boundaries of perception, space, and listening.
He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Germany). His artistic development has been shaped by an international education, including studies at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus (Denmark) and the Vano Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire (Georgia). His music has been performed, developed, and presented in collaboration with ensembles including the Esbjerg Ensemble, Divertimento Ensemble, and Ensemble Intercontemporain. He has participated in numerous international contemporary music programs and festivals, including the .abeceda Contemporary Music Festival (Slovenia), the International Workshop for Young Composers 2026 with Divertimento Ensemble (Tbilisi, Georgia), the International Young Composers and Conductors Academy in Ticino 2026 with Ensemble Intercontemporain (Switzerland), and outHEAR New Music Week 2026 (Greece).
In 2024, following an acoustic trauma in Denmark, Sikharulashvili developed Pain Hyperacusis, an exceptionally rare and debilitating auditory disorder. Unlike conventional hearing loss, the condition causes ordinary everyday sounds to produce severe physical pain, significantly limiting exposure to sound and profoundly affecting both daily life and artistic practice. Rather than ending his creative work, this experience has fundamentally reshaped his relationship with sound, silence, and musical perception. His compositions increasingly examine the fragile threshold between audibility and pain, intimacy and distance, transforming personal experience into an exploration of listening as both a physical and psychological phenomenon.
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