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Classical music composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir, a winner of the 2024 CHANEL Next Prize

The 2024 CHANEL Next Prize winner Anna Thorvaldsdottir is a contemporary classical music composer from Iceland. Thorvaldsdottir’s music is widely performed internationally and has been commissioned by many of the world’s leading orchestras, ensembles and arts organisations, including the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Ensemble intercontemporain, BBC Proms and Carnegie Hall. Her distinctive writing for symphony orchestras has garnered her awards from the New York Philharmonic, the Lincoln Center, the Nordic Council and The Ivors Academy. Discover the winners of the 2024 edition of the CHANEL Next Prize at https://www.chanel.com/-NextPrize-2024winners-12 #CHANELNextPrize #CHANELCultureFund #CHANEL ➺ For more videos, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CHANEL/ Go to our website: https://www.chanel.com/

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5 hours ago

When I’m writing my music, I’m always conducting through it. Because when performed live, it becomes visual. It becomes movement. I allow myself this time to find the music, and to listen internally and meditate on that. I work a lot with the combination of different textures, rhythmic patterns that are moving frantically. These images kind of represent what I’m hearing. A piece of music, in a way is telling you something.

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