Bergner, Ylva Lund

2010/06/16

Ylva_Bergner_Lund2Ylva Lund Bergner (b. 1981), Copenhagen, Denmark

Began studying composition on the Swedish island of Gotland; continued her studies in Stockholm, Perugia, Lyon, and Copenhagen. She was accepted into the Soloist class at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and received her degree in 2012.

She has won a number of awards, including the Danish Kunstfond’s prize for women composers, for Euphorbia, and the Franciso Escudero prize, for the accordion piece Cerulean Minim.

 

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Music examples:

Euphorbia
Euphorbia
(flute, clarinet, percussion, zither, violin, cello, and live electronics)

 

Conqueror worm
Conqueror worm
(soprano and mixed choir)

 

Oblivion
Oblivion
(electronic)