Anna Thorvaldsdottir
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Anna Thorvaldsdottir (b. 1977) is an Icelandic composer whose “seemingly boundless textural imagination” (NY Times) and “striking” (Guardian) sound world has made her “one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music” (NPR). “Never less than fascinating” (Gramophone), her music is composed as much by sounds and nuances as by harmonies and lyrical material, and tends to evoke “a sense of place and personality” (NY Times) through a distinctive “combination of power and intimacy” (Gramophone). It is written as an ecosystem of sounds, where materials continuously grow in and out of each other, often inspired in an important way by nature and its many qualities, in particular structural ones, like proportion and flow. Anna’s works have been nominated and awarded on many occasions - most notably, her “confident and distinctive handling of the orchestra” (Gramophone) has garnered her the prestigious Nordic Council Music Prize, the New York Philharmonic's Kravis Emerging Composer Award, and Lincoln Center’s Emerging Artist Award and Martin E. Segal Award. Anna's music is widely performed internationally and has been commissioned by many of the world's leading orchestras, ensembles, and arts organizations - such as the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble Intercontemporain, and Carnegie Hall. Among the many other orchestras and ensembles that have performed her music include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London's Philharmonia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, NDR Elbphilharmonie, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Bang on a Can All-Stars, The Crossing, the Bavarian Radio Choir, Münchener Kammerorchester, Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, Avanti Chamber Ensemble, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, CAPUT Ensemble, Yarn/Wire, Oslo Philharmonic, and Either/Or Ensemble. Anna is currently based in the London area. She regularly teaches and gives presentations on composition, in academic settings, as part of residencies, and in private lessons. Anna holds a PhD (2011) from the University of California in San Diego.
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Hrím
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Orchestra
Chester Music
Ró
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Ensemble
Chester Music
Into Second Self
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Full Score
Chester Music
Aeriality
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Orchestra
Chester Music
In the Light of Air
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Ensemble
Chester Music
Aequilibria
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Ensemble
Chester Music
Hvolf
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Soprano & Piano
Chester Music
For It Will Never Return
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Tenor & Mezzo-soprano (Alternative) & Autoharp
Chester Music
Heyr þú Oss Himnum á
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Mixed Chorus SATB
Chester Music
Reflections
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
String Trio
Chester Music
Shades of Silence
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Ensemble
Chester Music
Transitions
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Cello
Chester Music
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