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Anna Sigríður Þorvaldsdóttir (Anna Thorvaldsdottir) (born 11 July 1977) is an Icelandic composer. She has been called "one of Iceland's most celebrated composers", and was the 2012 winner of the Nordic Council Music Prize.
Bio. Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s (b. 1977) “seemingly boundless textural imagination” (NY Times) and striking sound world has made her “one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music” (NPR).
ARCHORA is an orchestral work by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, commissioned by the BBC Proms, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Munich Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Klangspuren Schwaz festival. Premiered by the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Eva Ollikainen in August 2022.
May 15, 2023 · Yet among all of this Nordic talent, composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir stands out. The 45-year-old former cellist first studied composition in Reykjavík at what is now the Iceland University of the...
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Anna Thorvaldsdóttir (b. 1977) is an Icelandic composer whose “seemingly boundless textural imagination” (The New York Times) and “striking” ( The Guardian) sound world has made her “one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music” (NPR).
Anna Thorvaldsdottir is an Icelandic composer whose “seemingly boundless textural imagination” (NY Times) and “striking” (Guardian) sound world has made her “one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music” (NPR).
