Margrit Schenker (b. 1954), Switzerland Studied piano, organ, composition, and performance. Artist in Residence in 1993–1994 at the Pauline Oliveros Foundation in the United States (now the Deep Listening Institute). She… Läs mer

Nana Forte (b. 1981), Slovenia Trained at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana; further studies at the Hochschule for Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden. Masterclass in composition for Walter… Läs mer

Tadeja Vulc (b. 1978), Slovenia Studied piano and music theory; also composition at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana and the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna. She… Läs mer

Bojana Šaljić Podešva (b. 1978), Slovenia Studied at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana and for Deiter Kaufmann at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Vienna. She composes for chamber ensemble, solo… Läs mer

Petra Strahovnik (b. 1986), Slovenia Studied composition at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana with further studies at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague. She has composed solo instrumental, chamber, orchestral,… Läs mer

Larisa Vrhunc (b. 1967), Slovenia Studied music pedagogy and composition at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, composition and orchestration at the Geneva Conservatory, and composition at the National Conservatory of Music… Läs mer

Henriette Löfman (1784–1836), Sweden Compositions include a piece for harp, mentioned in Carl Nisser’s Svensk Instrumentalkomposition 1770-1830.        

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Manolita de Anduaga, married names Forssling, Rosetti, and Andolfi (1875–1968), Sweden Concert pianist and composer. Piano teachers included E. C. Richard Anderson. Composed a number of works for voice and piano.   More… Läs mer

Augusta von Otter (1869—1946), Sweden Maiden name Rosenquist af Åkershult/Gyllensvaan; her later married name was Bergström. She composed a few songs for voice and piano. While living in Djursholm, she is thought to… Läs mer

Pui-shan Cheung (b. 1976), Hong Kong  Studied composition in Hong Kong and at the University of California, San Diego, as well as the University of Missouri, Kansas City. She has… Läs mer

Elisabeth Kuyper (1877–1953), the Netherlands Conductor and composer. Began studying music at age 12 (teachers included Heinrich Barth). Later she studied composition with Max Bruch at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin…. Läs mer

Neva Krasteva (b. 1946), Bulgaria Organist, musicologist, and composer. Studied at the Moscow Conservatory; later studied organ in Prague with Iri Reinberger and in Zürich. Started the first organ performance program… Läs mer

Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden (1857–1944), Austria Studied piano with her mother, Lousie Lobmeyr, and later composition with Anton Bruckner, Franz Krenn (at the Konservatorium der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna), and Julius Epstein. Her… Läs mer

Mathilda Montgomery-Cederhielm (1796–1863), (Italy), Sweden   Composer, poet, singer, harpist. Mathilda Orozco (Mathilda Valeria Beatrix d’Orozco), born in Florence to a Spanish father and Austrian mother. Married Bartolomeo Cenami in 1813; widowed… Läs mer

Mathilda Gyllenhaal (1796–1863), Sweden See Mathilda Montgomery-Cederhielm ›          

Mathilda Orozco (1796–1863), Italy/Sweden See Mathilda Montgomery-Cederhielm ›          

Princess Eugénie (1830–1889), Sweden The only daughter of Oscar I and Queen Josefina of Leuchtenberg; sister of Prince Gustaf. Her interests included painting, sculpture, and composition. She wrote a number of… Läs mer

Jenny Oscaria Amanda Fahlstedt (1853–1906), Sweden  Operetta singer, voice teacher, and composer. Studied at Stockholm’s Musikkonservatorium and later for Pauline Viardot in Paris. Upon returning to Stockholm, she founded a… Läs mer

Caroline Ridderstolpe, née Kolbe (1793–1878), Sweden Composer and singer. Daughter of the Kapellmeister Carl Kolbe of Berlin. She studied composition for Carl Maria von Weber and wrote a number of songs. She was… Läs mer