Ana Sokolović

• Winner of two consecutive JUNO Awards for “Classical Composition of the Year” (2019 & 2020)
• Colorful sound world often inspired by Balkan folklore and its festive, asymmetrical rhythms, as well as a natural setting of text informed by speech patterns
• Background in music, dance, and theatre and interest in visual arts has led to collaborations with prominent playwrights, choreographers, and filmmakers
• Four critically acclaimed operas have been performed throughout the world, including at the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), San Francisco Opera, Opera Philadelphia, and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

Works by Ana Sokolovic include:
Géométrie sentimentale (1997) for large ensemble
Svadba - Wedding (2011) Opera for 6 female singers
Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes (2015) for countertenor, chorus, and orchestra (winner of the 2019 JUNO Award)
Evta (2017) for violin and chamber orchestra (winner of the 2020 JUNO Award)

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Looking Ahead: Finalists from the Tibor Junor International Violin Competition give the world premiere of Onde-Punti Voci with the South Czech Philharmonic in Switzerland (Aug 22); Svadba receives its Swiss premiere with Slovenian Chamber Music Theater (Aug 23); Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Gustavo Gimeno perform Concerto pour orchestre (Nov 16-17)

“Sokolovic has a nomad’s soul: restless and curious, hospitable and open. She collects sounds and colors around her like prized jewels, and offers to trade them for emotion and honest connection.”
—Ottawa Citizen