Rebecca Saunders

In 2019, she became the first female composer ever to be awarded the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize – the unofficial Nobel Prize in Music. Five concerts now provide an insight into the work of the British composer

Rebecca Saunders
Rebecca Saunders © Astrid Ackermann

She was able to read music long before the alphabet – born in London in 1967, Rebecca Saunders has written over 70 compositions to date in her distinctive style. The British composer treats her works like sculptures that she places in the room and illuminates from different perspectives. In 2019 Rebecca Saunders became the first female composer to be awarded the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize – the unofficial Nobel Prize for Music. This season, five concerts provide a fascinating look at Saunders’s artistic development over the last ten years.

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