European

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Donika Rudi (b. 1982), Kosovo Studied at the University of Pristina, Kosovo; later studied composition and electroacoustic music at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève in Switzerland. She has composed chamber,… Läs mer

Georgia Spiropoulos (b. 1963), Greece Studied music in Athens (piano, harmony, counterpoint, etc.). Further studies in composition and electroacoustic/computer music in Paris for teachers including Philippe Leroux. Composer-in-research at IRCAM, Paris…. Läs mer

Annette Vande Gorne (b. 1946) Belgium Composer and writer. Attended the conservatories in Mons and Brussels and studied with Pierre Schaeffer at the Conservatoire national supérieur, Paris. She founded the Association de… Läs mer

Michèle Reverdy (b. 1943), France Born in Alexandra, Egypt. Studed at the Paris Conservatory with Olivier Messiaen and Claude Ballif. She became a teacher at the conservatory in 1983. She has composed… Läs mer

Sophia Elisabetha von Braunschweig (1613–1676) A musically gifted countess, she married August von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel in 1635. She was a leading figure in the cultural development and standards maintained at her husband’s… Läs mer

Katarina Pustinek Rakar (b. 1979), Slovenia Studied music theory, oboe, and voice at the Ljubljana Conservatory and composition at the Ljubljana Academy of Music. She sings in several of Slovenia’s professional… 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

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

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

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