Michael Kunkel

Born in 1969 in Winz-Niederwenigern/Ruhr (FRG). Studies in musicology and Allgemeine Rhetorik at the University Tübingen, 2005 doctorate at the University Basel. 2000–2006 journalistic activities (Basler Zeitung, Tages-Anzeiger, etc.). 2004–2015 editor-in-chief of the multilingual journal Dissonance. Since 2007, Head of Research at the Hochschule für Musik FHNW, member of the directory board, teaching assignment, also at the Musiwissenschaftliches Seminar of the University Basel. 2016–2023 curator of “Next Generation”, the student program of the Donaueschinger Musiktage. Research, writings, curations, teaching, radio broadcasts, exhibitions mainly on contemporary music. Own artistic activities.