Biography
Colombian composer
Luis Pulido Hurtado, born in Bogotá in 1958, is a distinguished Colombian composer, flutist, and educator, recognized for his influential role in post-serial music.
Throughout his career, he has received prestigious awards, including the National Composition Prize from Colcultura in 1994 and 1995, and the National Composition Prize granted by the Colombian Ministry of Culture in 2006.
He has also been recognized internationally with honors such as the Jonathan Durington Student Composition Awards in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. In his training, he studied under esteemed mentors such as Jesús Pinzón Urrea and Franco Donatoni.
2006
National Composition Prize from the Ministry of Culture
Diosa Chía
2001
National Music Tribune at UNESCO
Duendes
1986
Best Music of the Pre-Columbian Circle at the Bogotá Film Festival
Espejismo
1986
Award from the Festival des 3 Continents
Espejismo
1995
National Composition Prize from the Ministry of Culture
Secreto
1994
National Composition Prize from the Ministry of Culture
Guácharo
Repertoire
Over forty compositions spanning various formats, styles, and genres.
He has released four CDs featuring a selection of works composed and recorded live at various venues in Bogotá.
For bandola and chamber orchestra
It features post-serial compositional elements, such as intervallic successions, which are maintained throughout the piece and provide structural unity.
Most recent performance
Concierto para piccolo
One of his most recent works, Concierto para piccolo, was performed by the Cali Philharmonic Orchestra, reaffirming his presence on the country’s symphonic stages and his mastery in writing for solo instruments.
