Anna Clyne
• London-born, New York-based composer influenced by a range of creative artforms, including dance, painting, film, and poetry
• Frequent collaborator with cutting-edge choreographers, filmmakers, and visual artists
• Named 8th most performed contemporary composer in the world and the most performed living female British composer in 2022 (Bachtrack’s “Classical Music in 2022” study)
• Winner of the 2016 Hindemith Prize
• GRAMMY Nomination for "Best Contemporary Classical Composition" in 2015 for Prince of Clouds
• Currently Associate Composer for the Helsinki Philharmonic; previous residencies with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, L’Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Works by Anna Clyne include:
Within Her Arms (2008–09) for string ensemble
Masquerade (2013) for orchestra
This Midnight Hour (2015) for orchestra
DANCE (2019) for cello and orchestra
For more information and sound samples, please visit www.annaclyne.com.
Looking Ahead: North American premiere of Time and Tides with violinist Pekka Kuusisto, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Tabita Berglund (Oct 18-20); Swiss premiere of Masquerade with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande led by Ana-Maria Patiño-Osorio (Nov 6-7); Swiss premiere of Glasslands with saxophonist Valentine Michaud, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and Zofia Kiniorska (Nov 13-14); UK premiere of This Moment with BBC Philharmonic, led by Alpesh Chauhan (Nov 16)
“Anna Clyne is someone I look to for great music. It's always emotional and driven by her heart, but skillfully composed.” —Marin Alsop
