Agustín Castellón Molina (Chile) is a composer based in Leipzig. In his work, texture and form function as primary modes of articulation, inviting performers into a somatic relationship with sound. His work operates at the thresholds of dyschronia in temporal perception, shaped by affective contrasts and hypnagogic states, and centered on timbre as the generative substrate and morphological axis.

Castellón Molina has received commissions and institutional support from organizations including ARCO – Art, Research and Creation (Austria/France) and the Sächsischer Musikbund, in collaboration with the Deutscher Komponist:innenverband (Germany). He is the recipient of international awards such as the Förderpreis der LEIPZIGSTIFTUNG and the “2 Agosto” Orchestral Award (Italy).

His music has been performed by Ensemble Recherche, Schallfeld, IEMA, Studio Dan, Les Métaboles, Divertimento, Multilatérale, and the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, and presented at festivals such as Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik (Witten), Klangspuren (Schwaz), Rondò (Milan), and Festival Ensemble(s) (Paris). His work has been broadcast by WDR 3, Rai Radio 3, and ORF Ö1.

He completed postgraduate studies at the HMT Leipzig (Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf, Fabien Lévy) and the ESML Lisbon (Luís Naón), and earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the Conservatorio Niccolò Piccinni in Bari (Luca Belcastro). His artistic development has been shaped through artistic exchange with Chaya Czernowin, Francesco Filidei, Justė Janulytė and Sara Nemtsov.

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