Karin Wetzel (born 1981 in Berlin) studied composition and music theory at the HMT Leipzig with Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf and Gesine Schröder, with additional semesters abroad at the Sibelius Academy Helsinki and the CNSM Paris. Subsequently she studied electroacoustic composition at the Zurich University of the Arts with Germán Toro-Pérez and Isabel Mundry and completed an artistic-scientific dissertation at the Kunstuniversität Graz. Her book "Das Werk im Werk - Konzepte des Poly-Werks" was published by Fink/Brill in 2022. Her works as a composer encompasses solo works, ensemble and orchestral music, electroacoustic works and installations. She has been artist in residence at the Villa Aurora in Los Angeles and at the Cité Internationale des Arts Paris. 2021 she was awarded the Werkjahr of the city of Zurich. Since 2021 Lecturer for Artistic Research at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich and since 2022 Professor for Music Theory at the Hochschule für Musik Basel.
