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Erik Carlson is a highly active performer specializing in contemporary music, with experience performing as both a soloist and chamber musician across Europe and the Americas. He has worked with numerous notable composers, including Pauline Oliveros, Georges Aperghis, Kunsu Shim, Jürg Frey, Peter Ablinger, Charles Wuorinen, and Tom Johnson. In addition to his performance career, Carlson is an enthusiastic proponent of interdisciplinary collaboration, frequently collaborating with dancers, poets, and filmmakers. His ensemble memberships have included prominent groups like the International Contemporary Ensemble, Talea Ensemble, Trinity Bach Players, and the New York Miniaturist Ensemble, which he founded. His featured recordings encompass violin concertos by Antoine Beuger and Aldo Clementi, as well as chamber music by Christopher Otto and Eva-Maria Houben. Carlson's solo works by composer Catherine Lamb and Zoltán Jeney have also been performed across a wide variety of venues.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).