July 10, 2022

Fljótandi á milli litrófsljósa

 
(Anna Thorvaldsdottir (July 11, 1977) is an Icelandic composer and 2012 winner of the Nordic Council Music Prize; she studied composition at the University of California, San Diego, gaining her MA and PhD.

Her music is frequently performed in Europe and in the United States, and is often influenced by landscapes and nature.The Iceland Symphony Orchestra has premiered and recorded four of her orchestra pieces; the Icelandic CAPUT Ensemble has also premiered and recorded major works by her, conducted by Snorri Sigfus Birgisson. Other ensembles that she has worked with include BIT20 Ensemble, Musiques Nouvelles, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. Her orchestra work AERIALITY was commissioned by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and premiered in November 2011,conducted by Ilan Volkov).

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