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Sheila Silver (b. 1946), United States Began piano studies at age five. Later studied at the University of California, Berkeley, and at Brandeis University, Michigan. Professor at the State University of… 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

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

Susan Morton Blaustein (b. 1953), United States Pianist and composer. Studied piano and composition at Pomona College and continued her studies at the Liege Conservatory and at Yale University. She has served as… Läs mer

Sonia Bo (b. 1960), Italy Pianist, composer, and conductor. Studied at the Milan Conservatory and the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. She is professor of composition at the Milan Conservatory. She… Läs mer

Catherine Murphy Urner (1891–1942), United States Studied piano, voice, and composition at Goucher College, Baltimore. University studies in Oxford, Ohio, Berkeley, and Paris. Was professor at Mills College, California. She collected Native… Läs mer

Ethel Barns (1874–1948), United Kingdom Violinist, pianist, and composer. Enrolled at the Royal Academy of Music, London, at age 13. Debuted as a violinist in 1896 and toured in Britain and the… Läs mer

Yolande Uyttenhove (1925–2000), Belgium Composer and pianist. Trained at the Brussels Conservatory and the Royal Academy of Music, London. She founded a music school in 1972 in Braine-l’Alleud, where she was… Läs mer

Alicia Urreta (1930–1987), Mexico Pianist, teacher, and composer. Studied at the Conservatorio National de Musica, Mexico City. In 1975 she founded a national symphony orchestra and later the ensemble Camerata of… Läs mer

Alla Borzova (b. 1961), Belarus and United States Born in Mink, resides in the United States since 1993. Began piano and composition studies at age six; studied composition at the Moscow Conservatory. In New York… Läs mer

Isabel Mundry (b. 1963), Germany Studied composition at the Hochschule der Künste and electronic music, musicology, and history at Berlin Technische Universität and later at IRCAM, Paris. She was the first composer-in-residence… Läs mer

Calliope Tsoupaki (b. 1963), Greece – the Netherlands Pianist and composer. Studied piano and music theory at the Hellenicon Conservatory, Athens. Further studies in composition at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague,… Läs mer

Anna Baadsvik (b. 1966), Sweden and Norway Studied violin and music education at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, and composition and orchestration at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim. She has… Läs mer

Camilla de Rossi (ca. 1660–ca. 1710), Italy Few details about Camilla de Rossi’s life are known, but she is one of the late 17th-century woman composers whose music has survived. She composed… Läs mer

Alexandra Zarandrea Nilsson (b. 1979), Sweden Composes film and theater music and sound art.      

Emmy Lindström (b. 1984), Sweden Studied violin for Päivikki Wirkkala-Malmqvist in Norrköping. At age 14 she was a finalist in the RUM Solo Competition (Riksförbundet Unga Musikanter; the Swedish Federation of Young Musicians). Studied… Läs mer

Betzy Holmberg (1860–1900), Finland Born in Düsseldorf, she grew up with her maternal grandparents in Oslo. Studied music at the Copenhagen Conservatory (1877–1879) and the Leipzig Conservatory (1880–1883). Her compositions… Läs mer

Miina Härma (1864–1941), Estonia Studied composition and piano as a teenager for K.A. Hermann. Continued her studies at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Became famous for bringing organ music to the Estonian… Läs mer

Anna Maria Roos (1862–1938), Sweden Writer, teacher, composer, theosophist. Studied at the Women’s Teacher Seminar (Högre lärarinneseminariet) in Stockholm in 1879–1881. She was an assistant editor at the magazine Ord och Bild… Läs mer

Vilma von Webenau (1875–1953), Austria Granddaughter of the pianist and composer Julie von Webenau. Studied harmony and composition in Vienna; was Arnold Schönberg’s first private pupil. She later taught music herself… Läs mer