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Svitlana Azarova: Chronometer
Svitlana Azarova (b. 1976) is a Ukrainian-Dutch composer originally from Izmail, a city and municipality on the Danube river in Odessa Oblast in south-western Ukraine. After having graduated in music from Izmail Pedagogical Institute in 1996, Azarova entered Odessa State A.V. Nezhdanova Conservatoire, where she studied musical composition, first under the Ukrainian composer Olexander Krasotov, and later (until 2000) under the…
Read MoreAkio Yasuraoka: 10 Sticks
Akio Yasuraoka (b. 1958 in Tokyo) studied with composers Teruyuki Noda and Akira Miyoshi graduating Tokyo University of the Arts in 1984 with a master’s degree in music composition. He has received several awards and distinctions including the 1st Prize in Composition at the Music Competition of Japan in 1980 and the 1982 Japan Symphony…
Read MoreCatherine Likhuta: Let the Darkness Out
Catherine Likhuta (b. 1981) is a Ukrainian-Australian composer, pianist and recording artist. Her music exhibits high emotional charge, programmatic nature, rhythmic complexity, and Ukrainian folk elements. Catherine’s pieces have been played extensively around the world, including highly prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage), Glyndebourne Opera House (Organ Room),five International Horn Symposiums and…
Read MoreTímea Hvozdíková: Encore
Tímea Hvozdíková (b. 1998) is a composer born in Košice, Slovakia. She gained her education in composition at Košice State Conservatory and Bratislava State Conservatory, later moving to the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Tímea is currently a student at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg in the class of Johannes Maria Staud. Over the past…
Read MoreSolomiya Moroz/SAS: In D
Solomiya Moroz (b. 1981 in Lviv) is a Canadian-Ukrainian composer-performer. She has a PhD in music composition from the University of Huddersfield. Her music compositions have been presented as part of Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Darmstadt International Summer Course for New Music, Contrasts International Contemporary Music Festival in Lviv and other festivals. As a flautist and electronic…
Read MoreJoseph Davies: Hymn to Hermes
Joseph Davies (born in Cardiff in 1987) has been hailed as “one of the brightest of rising stars” (Bernard Clarke, RTÉ) whose music, described as “extraordinarily vivid and exuberant” (Ivan Hewitt, BBC Radio 3) has been performed and broadcast throughout Europe and the USA. Commissions range from virtuosic chamber-size works for some of the most…
Read MoreVictor Kaminskyi: Quasi una Sonata
Victor Kaminskiy (b. 1953) is a Ukrainian composer, teacher, theorist, and social activist. He studied at the Khmelnytsky College of Music before entering the Lviv State Conservatory M. V. Lysenka. Starting out exploring avant-garde trends, Kaminskiy turned to neoromanticism and neo-folk styles in his symphony, his first violin concerto, and the oboe concerto. After he…
Read MoreClaire McCue: I Regret your Sex
Claire McCue (b. 1977) is a classically trained contemporary composer, collaborator and music educator born and based in Glasgow. Her music has been performed across the UK, as well as Internationally, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Scotland. Claire also enjoys collaborative work and working with other artforms, particularly dance (having…
Read MoreMaxim Kolomiiets: Compressed Light
Maxim Kolomiiets (b. 1981) is a composer and oboist from Kyiv. He graduated from the National Music Academy of Ukraine as an oboist (2005) and as a composer (2009) and from the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln as a composer (class of Johannes Schöllhorn, 2016). He is the winner of the national competitions Gradus…
Read MoreMari Sainio: The Raven
Mari Sainio (b. 1989) is a Finnish composer who works in different types of classical music and movieprojects around the world. She combines classical music elements with cinematic melodies and electronic soundscapes with what could be termed a ‘post-rock pathos’. Sainio, a graduate of the Royal College of Music and the Sibelius Academy, has been…
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