Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Composer Prize 2022
I am delighted to share that I have been awarded a Composer Prize by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. It’s a huge honour.
More information can be found on the Foundation’s website here
Next live performances
Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik, 07. May 2022 : >Landscape< for vocal ensemble, premiere. EXAUDI dir. by James Weeks
National Concert Hall, Dublin, 08. June 2022 : >passing. vanishing< for solo cello, premiere. Kate Ellis
Davos Festival, 19. August 2022 : New work for violin and viola
Klangspuren, Innsbruck, 12. September 2022 : New work for Riot Ensemble
Sarah Dacey performing >vestige<
commissioned as part of the Riot Ensemble’s Zeitgeist Commissions, >vestige< was premiered at the Wigmore Hall in February 2021
“haunting and memorable”
Quatuor Bozzini performing >String Quartet no. 2<
Royal Philharmonic Society Award for >I am, I am<
In November 2020 >I am, I am< was recognised with the award for Chamber-Scale Composition
Written for soprano Juliet Fraser and the Sonar Quartett
New Portrait CD - Lines and Spaces - released on WERGO
Edition Zeitgenössische Musik Portrait CD WER 64312 was released with recordings of
>Music for Europe< / > Lines and Spaces< / >String Quartet no. 2< / >Words<
Featuring Ensemble Adapter, Quatuor Bozzini, Richard Uttley, Omar Ebrahim and the London Sinfonietta.
REVIEWS
“ arresting output”
“ein schillernd melancholisches Klanggewebe”
“baffling, beautiful and perfectly balanced”
“a timely portrait of one of the most distinctive younger voices in British music today”
TEMPO article by Christopher Fox
In-depth article >From One Vessel To Another< about pieces written over the last decade
