Natalia Pravossudovic, also Natalia Pravossudovitj,  Natalie Prawossudowitsch (1899–1988), Russia – Germany – Italy Composer and pianist born in Vilna, Russia (now Vilnius, Lithuania). Began her music studies in Saint Petersburg. Left Russia for political reasons… Läs mer

Renate Birnstein (b. 1946), Germany Composer, violinist, and pianist. Studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg where her teachers included György Ligeti, and went on to teach there as well. She has composed… Läs mer

Elaine Barkin, née Radoff (b. 1932), United States Composer, writer, and teacher. Studied composition and music theory at Queens College in New York and at Brandeis University. Has taught at Queens College,… Läs mer

Gisèle Barreau (b. 1948), France Studied music acoustics at the Jussieu Campus of the Pierre and Marie Curie University University, at the Paris Conservatory, and later for Olivier Messiaen. She is a professor… Läs mer

Ludmila Frajt (1919–1999), Serbia Yugoslavian/Serbian composer. Studied composition at the Belgrade Music Academy, where her studies were interrupted by the Second World War. She was a Deputy Music Director at Radio Belgrade… Läs mer

Keiko Fujiie (b. 1963), Japan Studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. She has composed solo instrumental works as well as works for chamber ensemble and orchestra. She… Läs mer

Erika Fox (b. 1936), United Kingdom Composer and pedagogue. Born in Vienna, she emigrated with her Jewish family to England in 1939. Studied composition at the Royal College of Music, London, and… Läs mer

Dorothea Anne Franchi  (1920–2003), New Zealand Pianist, teacher, and composer. Studied at the University of Auckland and the Royal College of Music, London. She was musical director and pianist at the New… Läs mer

Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (b. 1927), United States Composer and pianist. Studied at the Eastman School of Music where her teachers included Alan Hovhaness. Taught at Texas Tech University. She composes both… Läs mer

Diana Burrell (b. 1948), United Kingdom Studied at Cambridge University. Began her career as a viola player, later became a full-time composer. She has composed orchestral, chamber, and choral works and… Läs mer

Nini Bulterijs (1929–1989), Belgium Composer and music teacher. Studied at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp. Taught at small music schools in Belgium before taking a professorship at the Lemmens Institute in… Läs mer

Ruth Shaw Wylie (1916–1989), United States Composer and educator. Studied composition at Wayne State University, Michigan, and at the Eastman School of Music. She also studied for Artur Honegger, Samuel Barber, and Aaron Copland at… Läs mer

Qiang Wang (b. 1935), China Studied composition at the Shanghai Conservatory (1955). In her third year as a student she won the 1959 World Youth Music Composition Competition for the choral work River of… Läs mer

Gwyneth van Anden Walker (b. 1947), United States Composer and educator. Attended Brown University and the Hartt School of Muisc; she also taught at both schools before turning to composition full-time. She composes… Läs mer

Ruth White (b. 1925), United States Composer and publicist. Studied composition at Carnegie Tech, Pennsylvania, in addition to violin, cello, harp, clarinet, and horn. She continued her studies with the avant-garde… Läs mer

Gillian Whitehead (b. 1941), New Zealand Dame Gillian Karawe Whitehead. She studied composition at the University of Sydney and later for Peter Maxwell Davies in Adelaide. She has worked in the U.K.,… Läs mer

Jane Vieu, née Marie-Elodie Fabre  (1871–1955), France Composer who also published her pieces under the pseudonym Pierre Valette. A gifted pianist; pupil of Gaston Salvayre. She composed orchestral, chamber, ballet, and piano… Läs mer

Sinta Wullur (b. 1958), Indonesia – the Netherlands Born in Indonesia; moved to the Netherlands at age 10. Studied piano and composition at the Sweelinck Conservatory. Later also studied electronic music. She… Läs mer

Caroline Wichern (1836–1906), Germany Composer and music teacher who taught at Ellerslie College in Manchester, a school that trained preschool teachers. She had close connections to Johannes Brahms. She composed and published a number of… Läs mer

Agnes Zimmermann (1847–1925), Germany – United Kingdom Pianist and composer. Born in Germany but worked in England. Attended the Royal College of Music, London. Toured Europe as a concert pianist in the early 1880s. She… Läs mer