Eva Sidén (b. 1957), Stockholm, Sweden Composes chiefly chamber and electroacoustic music. She also works in cross-artistic contexts in fields such as the visual arts, poetry, and dance/performance. Also active as… Läs mer

Ylva Skog (b. 1963), Skarpnäck, Stockholm, Sweden Works with orchestral, chamber, and vocal music, and occasionally electroacoustic music. Website ›   Music example: www.ylvaskog.se/lyssna.html          

Agneta Sköld (b. 1947), Västerås, Sweden

Paulina Sundin (b. 1970), Lidingö, Sweden Composes chiefly electroacoustic music but also chamber music. Enjoys collaboration and has worked with textile artists, choreographers, other composers, video artists, architects, and others…. Läs mer

Camilla Söderberg (b. 1953), Malmö Works with electroacoustic music.   Music examples: Possession Possession (2008); electroacoustic. Born to Loneliness Born to Loneliness (2007) for tenor recorder and electronics, commissioned by Rikskonserter…. Läs mer

Mirjam Tally (b. 1976), Visby (Gotland), Sweden  Composes mostly chamber music, electroacoustic music, orchestral music, and film music. Occasionally also choral and vocal music. Website ›   Music examples: Call Love… Läs mer

Leilei Tian (b. 1971), Paris, France Works with orchestral music, chamber music, vocal music, electroacoustic, and multimedia pieces with the visual arts and dance. www.tianleilei.org ›   Music examples

Svea Welander (1898–1985) Composer from Åkarp, Sweden. Studied composition for Lars-Erik Larsson. Organist in the Burlöv Church from 1927–1964 and taught at the Hvilan folk high school. Her husband Waldemar Welander… Läs mer

Inger Wikström (b. 1939), Stockholm Pianist, conductor, and composer. Founded the Nordiskt Musikkonservatorium in Österskär, Sweden. Today she works mainly as a composer, writing opera, vocal music, and chamber music. She… Läs mer

Agathe Backer-Grøndahl (1847–1907), Norway  Norwegian composer and pianost. Agathe Backer-Grøndahl grew up in Holmestrand in a well-to-do family interested in culture and the arts. Her parents were amateur musicians who arranged… Läs mer

Alice Tegnér (née Sandström) (1864–1943), Sweden   Swedish composer and music teacher. She attended the Women’s Teacher Seminar (Högre Lärarinneseminarium) in Stockholm and studied piano with Ludvig Norman and composition with Johan… Läs mer

Margareta Hallin (b. 1931), Stockholm  Court singer and composer. Began composing in the mid-1980s. Her early works included settings of poems by Nils Ferlin, Harry Martinson, Werner Aspenström, and Alf Henrikson…. Läs mer

Alma Mahler (1879–1964), Austria  Composer, daughter of the Viennese landscape painter Emil Schindler; received private lessons as a child from her mother. She is known above all for her lyrical songs… Läs mer

Amélie-Julie Candeille (1767–1834), France  Singer, keyboardist, harpist, and actress. Wrote plays and librettos and composed music. Studied for her father, who was also a harpist and a composer. Link: Wikipedia Scores: Hildegard… Läs mer

Amy Beach (1867–1944), United States  Composer and pianist who achieved great success in both the U.S. and Europe. She was the first American woman to succeed as a composer of… Läs mer

Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (1857–1944), Paris, France  French composer and pianist. Chaminade received her early musical training from her mother, who was a pianist. She composed about 400 works, almost… Läs mer

Yi Chen (b. 1953), United States The first woman to earn the M.A. in composition at the Central Conservatory of Music in Berlin. She is also a violinist. She has composed music for… Läs mer

Clara Wieck Schumann (1819–1897), Germany Pianist and composer; considered one of the most eminent piansts of her day. She concertized throughout Europe from age nine until her death. She was carefully… Läs mer

Doreen Carwithen (1922–2003), United Kingdom Went by the name Mary Alwyn after her marriage to William Alwyn.   More information: Wikipedia, IMDB      

Elfrida Andrée (1841–1929), Sweden   In her hometown of Visby, she studied piano and harp from an early age (like her older sister Fredrika Stenhammar). She went on to study composition and… Läs mer