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Martin Friedel (1945-2022)
Martin was born in Germany. Migrating to Australia in 1951, his family settled in Narbethong, a remote sawmill community in Victoria. A Daffyd Lewis Scholarship led to Melbourne University, an honours degree in physics and mathematics, a PhD in chemistry, piano studies with Victor Stephenson and, later, conducting with Robert Rosen.
Turning from science to music in the 1970s he has supported an independent existence through composition across a wide range of form and genre, from theatre and film to opera and contemporary art music. His work has been recognized by a number of awards including an Emmy.
Martin Friedel is a represented artist at the Australian Music Centre. Click here for an extended biography and to obtain selected scores of Martin's opus.
Click here for a conversation about science and music with pianist and composer Michael Kieran Harvey,.