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Melissa Parmenter

An accomplished composer and pianist, Melissa Parmenter has scored a number of films.

Jocelyn Pook is one of the UK’s most versatile composers, having written extensively for stage, screen, opera house and concert hall. She has established an international reputation as a highly original composer winning her numerous awards and nominations including a BAFTA, Golden Globe, Olivier and two British Composer Awards.

Josefine Opsahl

Josefine Opsahl is a remarkable composer and artist who connects music, art, performance and spaces in her works.

Lera Auerbach

One of the most widely performed composers of the new generation, Lera Auerbach continues the great tradition of pianist-composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Auerbach’s compositions have been commissioned and performed by a wide array of artists, orchestras and ballet companies.

Eydís Evensen

Although Eydís cites her home country of Iceland as still being a huge influence on her music, the real driving force behind her mournful, melancholic and incredibly beautiful arrangements is her own emotions, and having the full freedom to explore those feelings musically however she wants, while also attempting to break free from regular forms of music.

Cheryl Frances-Hoad

Composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s music has been described as “like a declaration of faith in the eternal verities of composition”, with “a voice overflowing not only with ideas, but also with the discipline and artistry necessary to harness them”.

Kristine Tjøgersen

Kristine Tjøgersen’s compositional practice is characterized by curiosity, imagination, humour and precision. Through her work she creates unexpected and absurd auditory situations through playing with tradition, often resulting in a particular strangeness.

Nicola LeFanu

As well as composing, Nicola LeFanu has enjoyed teaching composition in England, America and Australia.

Rachel Portman

Rachel Portman is the first female composer to win an Academy award for her original score for Emma. She also received Academy nominations for Chocolat and Ciderhouse Rules, which also earned her a Golden Globe Nomination. Having scored over 100 films, Portman also enjoys writing for the concert hall and the stage.

Kaija Saariaho

Kaija Saariaho is a prominent member of a group of Finnish composers and performers who are now, in mid-career, making a worldwide impact.