Florian Magnus Maier (born 1973) studied flamenco guitar with Paco Peña and classical composition with Klaas de Vries at the Rotterdam Conservatory. His musical style is characterized by a relentless exploration of various genres in classical music, world music, rock and metal, and disciplines such as dance, film, and poetry.
Since graduating with honors in 2001, he has written for leading Dutch and international musicians, ensembles, and orchestras, and his music is performed worldwide. As a composer, he has won two grants and the Paul Jacobs Award at Tanglewood, Massachusetts, the incentive prize from the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, and nominations for the Gaudeamus Prize, the UNESCO International Composers’ Rostrum, and Musica Nova.
As a performer, he has performed with the Asko | Schönberg ensemble and the Netherlands Radio Orchestras, among others, and remains active in his metal band Alkaloid. As an arranger, Maier has worked with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Devin Townsend, Triptykon and Paradise Lost, among others.
