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Vitèzslava Kaprálová (1915–1940), Czech Republic  Has been called the most important Czech woman composer of the 20th century. Began composing at age nine (her father was the composer and pianist Václav Kaprál)…. Läs mer

Ivana Loudova (b. 1941), Czech Republic 

Doina Rotaru (b. 1951), Romania                  

Elzbieta Sikora (b. 1943), Warsaw, Poland and Paris, France Polish-born composer and pianist. Studied electroacoustic music for Pierre Schaeffer and Francois Bayle at the Groupe des Recherches Musicales, Paris. Writes music in… Läs mer

Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952), Finland Studied composition at the Sibelius Academy in Helsingfors and later in Freiburg for Brian Ferneyhough and Klaus Huber, as well as at IRCAM in Paris…. Läs mer

Helvi Leiviskä (1902–1982), Finland 

Riikka Talvitie (b. 1970), Finland Studied oboe and later composition at the Sibelius Academy, Helsingfors, and the Paris Conservatoire. Has also studied at IRCAM in Paris. She has composed solo… Läs mer

Lotta Wennäkoski (b. 1970), Finland   

Elisabeth von Herzogenberg (1847–1892), Germany  Née von Stockhausen. Married the composer Heinrich von Herzogenberg. Singer, pianist, and composer.   More information: Biography (in German)

Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931), Russia 

Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), France          

Ida Gotkovsky (b. 1933), France  Began composing at age eight. Studied at the Paris Conservatory where her teachers included Olivier Messiaen and Nadia Boulanger. She was strongly influenced by Messiaen’s compositional… Läs mer

Joan Tower (b. 1938), United States   One of the foremost living U.S. composers. She has been active for more than 50 years as a composer, a pianist (founding member and from… Läs mer

Teresa Carreno (1853–1917), Venezuela  Pianist, singer, conductor, composer. Made her debut as a pianist at age eight at Irving Hall in New York and her opera debut at age 23…. Läs mer

Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901–1953), United States She began composing atonal music in 1920–1930, influenced by Alexander Scriabin and others. In the 1940s and 50s, she began documenting and teaching American folk music. During… Läs mer

Mary Dickinson-Auner (1880–1965), Ireland

Madeleine Dring (1923–1977), United Kingdom 

Elena Försova (b. 1950), Russia

Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912–1990), Australia Studied composition in Melbourne for Fritz Hart, and piano, composition, and conducting at the Royal College of Music, London, where her teachers included Ralph Vaughan Williams and… Läs mer

Augusta Holmès (1847–1903), France