Known for his “fiery, tempestuous, action-packed” (Ensemble Intercontemporain) ensemble writing, Utku Asuroglu’s music is “undeniably fresh” with “compelling energetics” (Kunstkultur Austria) and “possesses a high artistic will to express, which is never an end in itself, but always musically bound and formed.” (Beat Furrer, Kultur Server Graz.)

He is the recipient of the “Outstanding Artist Award for Music” of the Austrian Ministry of Culture, the Guggenheim Fellowship, the 40th International Irino Prize , the 24th Salvatore Martirano Composition Award , the Composition Prize City of Graz 2014, laureate of the  Gaudeamus Prize 2015 and the Goethe Award 2016 (South Korea).

His works have been featured at festivals including Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Donaueschinger Musiktage Next Generation, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, Schleswig Holstein, Manifeste, MATA Festival, Royaumont, ISCM World Music Days, International Tongyeong Music Festival, and Essen Europen Capital Culture. His works have been performed by leading orchestras, ensembles worldwide, including Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Asko|Schönberg, Dal Niente, JACK Quartet, Mivos Quartet, Talea, LINEA, IEMA, Slagwerk Den Haag, Riot, Divertimento, Proton Bern and Signum Quartett.

Utku Asuroglu pursued his musical studies from the Rotterdam Conservatory, Kunstuniversitat Graz, Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, IRCAM and received his doctorate from Stanford University in 2023. He has studied under Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Berger, Clemens Gadenstätter and Gérard Pesson. He currently joined the faculty of the University of Missouri School of Music where he teaches electronic music and composition.

His works are published by Edition Gravis, Berlin.