Om Fredrik Gran

Fredrik Gran is a Swedish composer, researcher, and pioneer in robotic musical performance. His work explores the intersection of musical craftsmanship, embodied technology, and machine expression.  Through custom-built systems, most notably The Robot Cellist, featuring industrial robotic arms performing on a cello, he investigates new forms of agency, presence, and sonic materiality.   The robot cellist has appeared in contexts ranging from contemporary art installations to orchestral and electronic music stages, including performances with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and in a large-scale audiovisual production at Sphere in Las Vegas with Anyma.   Gran's broader compositional work has been presented at international festivals such as Warsaw Autumn, ISCM World New Music Days, and Nordic Music Days, and performed by ensembles including the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, London City Philharmonic, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. 
Fredrik studied composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and at McGill University in Montreal, where his doctoral research—conducted in collaboration with the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology—focuses on compositon ans robotics in music performance, including the development of the “robot cellist.” 

Några utvalda verk

OCCULTATION NO. 1 robot cellist and string quartet 2025
CELLO INTERVENTION NO. 2 robot cellist 2024
ROBOT SYNTH MUSICIAN robotic installation 2024
MOTHER VISITS EVERY MONDAY, JUST STAYS UNTIL NOON, PERIOD pump organ 2023
STARLIGHTS. SILHOUETTES, AND YOU acousmatic 2023
CORRIDOR LIGHTS string quartet 2023
CELLO INTERVENTION NO. 1 robot cellist and piano 2021
PROTHESIS three arm double bass (robotics and human) 2021
CELLO SUITE NO. 1 industrial robot and string quintet 2019
DEPLYOMENT ROLL four laptops with motion sensors 2019
HERE IN MY ARMS composition for industrial robot and speaker dome 2018
TO LINGER installation for industrial robot and speaker dome 2018
VOLD violin, clarinet, piano, percussion and surface transducer 2018
ECONOMY OF LEISURE laptop and motion sensor 2017
MAINS HUM saxophone quartet and haptic notifiers 2017
VOX TERMINUS ensemble and animated graphic score 2015
MUSIC BEYOND THE SURFACE ensemble and animated graphic score 2015
CHAMP MAGNÉTIQUE saxophone quartet and haptic notifiers 2015
LIMINALITY viola, cello, passive double bass and surface transducer 2015
84°03’N 174°51’W reactable electronic musical instrument and percussion quartet 2015
RESIDUAL PRODUCTIVITY percussion quartet and electronics 2014
LABOUR percussion and electronics 2013
DARK LEAVES female choir a cappella 2013
SEVEN EVES chamber ensemble (12) and electronics (13) 2013
AUTOKINETIC NESTS viola, cello and electronics 2012
PORTMANTEAU MORPHEMES string orchestra 2012
OTHER HAND electric guitar, bass recorder and electronics 2012
INGENSTANS flute and double bass 2011
ALTERED GREY cello and electronics 2010
IRB 140 industrial robot and cello 2010
IN JUNE AND ON MONDAY acousmatic 2009
GREY MATTERS cello and electronics, 2009
GLARE, ADO AND A VICIOUS CIRCLE chamber ensemble (16) 2009
CREPUSCULAR RAYS, prepared disklavier 2008
IMMINENT CROSSINGS symphony orchestra 2008
EL ALGORITMO DEL ANTAGONISTA acousmatic 2008
TIME, TONE, MESSAGE acousmatic 2008
AN HOUR AND A HALF acousmatic 2007
HELIX REVOLVER violin and electronics 2007
TIME CODEC chamber ensemble (14), 2007
PICTURES OF FIELDS WITHOUT FENCES string orchestra 2006
REVOLVERING HELICES string orchestra 2006
FRAU TOT IST TOT. SIE LEBT NICHT MEHR. acousmatic 2006
PAINTED DESERT chamber ensemble (18), 2006
AERODYNAMIK acousmatic 2005
CONCERNING ANSWERING WALLS, LATELY symphonic wind orchestra 2005 
STRIMMOR AV KORRIDORLJUS accordeon 2004
THREADS chamber ensemble (5) 2004
AMONG HILLS acousmatic 2003
DEED flute, violin, cello and piano 2003
ATER IMBER mixed choir a cappella 2003
REVERBERATIONS chamber ensemble (6) 2003
BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT acousmatic 2002
WIT piano 2001
LJUS NATT soprano and piano 2001
A.D. church organ quartet 2001
C.S.N. string quartet 2001