European

Sophia Giustina Corri Dussek (1775–1831), Great Britain Born in Edinburgh, of Italian descent. She was a singer, pianist, harpist and composer. She studied music with her father, Domenico Corri, who… Läs mer

Marguerite Roesgen-Champion (1894–1976); Switzerland Composer and harpsichordist. Studied with Ernest Bloch and Émile Jacques-Dalcroze. Lived and worked as a composer in Paris after 1926. She wrote orchestral works, harpsichord and piano pieces, chamber… Läs mer

Isabella Colbran/Colbrandt (1785–1845), Spain Born in Madrid, she studied for Girolamo Crescendo in Paris. A celebrated opera singer, she launched her career before the age of 20 and moved to Naples… Läs mer

Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951), United Kingdom Studied at the University of Edinburgh and continued her music studies at Trinity College of Music, London. She has also studied for Joseph Horovitz, Robert Saxton,… Läs mer

Agnieszka Stulginska (b. 1978), Poland Educated at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music, Gdańsk (graduated in 2006) where she studied composition for Krzysztof Olczak, and at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven, Belgium. Her compositions have… Läs mer

Anna Maria Huszcza (b. 1987), Poland   Composer and multimedia artist. Studied rhythmics at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. Earned her degree in composition under Professor Martin Błażewicz… Läs mer

Liis Viira (b. 1983), Estonia Harpist, composer, and improviser. Studied composition and harp at the Estonian Academy of Music in Tallinn. She has also studied composition with Helena Tulva and worked… Läs mer

Helen Grime (b. 1981), United Kingdom

Roxanna Panufnik (b. 1984), United Kingdom Studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music, London. She works in a broad range of genres, having already composed for orchestra, choir, chamber ensemble, opera, ballet,… Läs mer

Ruta Paidere (b. 1977), Latvia Received her early musical education at the prestigious Jázeps Medin school in her hometown of Tukums. She went on to study composition, music theory, and piano pedagogy at… Läs mer

Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar (1924–2009), Ukraine/Poland Born in Lviv, Ukraine; moved to Kraków, Poland after WWII, where she studied composition and piano at the State Higher School of Msuic. She won many… Läs mer

Alexandra Barkovskaya (b. 1980), Belarus Composer and musician. Born in Minsk, now residing in Berlin. Studied at the Academy of Music in Minsk, the Berlin University of the Arts, and the Konrad… Läs mer

Cheryl Frances-Hoad (b. 1980), United Kingdom Born in Essex. She began her musical training at the Yehudi Menuhin School, Gonville, and continued at Caius College at the University of Cambridge. Won… Läs mer

Lucile Grétry (1772–1790), France Composer; the daughter of composer André Grétry and the artist Jeanne-Marie Grandon. She studied composition with her father. A musical prodigy, she composed the opera comique Le mariage d’Antonio… Läs mer

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

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

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

Marina Marta Vlad  (b. 1949), Romania Studied violin at the music high school in Bucharest and composition at the National University of Music in Bucharest, where she has also served as… 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

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