Per Anders Hillborg (born 31 May 1954) is one of

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’s leading

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Education

Anders Hillborg was born in Sollentuna, and studied composition, counterpoint and electronic music at the

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in Stockholm from 1976 to 1982. His teachers were Gunnar Bucht, Lars-Erik Rosell, Arne Mellnäs and Pär Lindgren. An important source of inspiration was

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who was a visiting professor at the time.

Career

Apart from some minor teaching positions, professor in composition at Musikhögskolan i Malmö 1990 and masterclasses, Hillborg has been a freelance composer since 1982. His output is vast and covers genres as orchestral, choir, chamber works as well as film and popular music. An example of his work in the popular realm is his collaboration with

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, which resulted in the album ''Jag vill se min älskade komma från det vilda'' (1995). The project was first presented at the

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with the

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conducted by

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. His collaboration with Salonen has resulted in numerous works, among others ''Dreaming River'' (premiered by the

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in 1999), ''Eleven Gates'' (2005–06) premiered and commissioned by the

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. and most recently the large-scale work ''Sirens'' jointly commissioned by the LA Phil and

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. Other important recent works ''Cold Heat'' (2010) which was co-commissioned by the

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, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and

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, Zürich Tonhalleorkestern. The piece premiered in 2011 at

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under

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Selected awards

* 1991 and 1997 *

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1992Stark PhD, p. 38
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Selected works

;Orchestral * ''Clang and Fury'' (1985–1989) * ''Cold Heat'' (2010) * ''Dreaming River'' (1999) * ''Eleven Gates'' (2005–2006) * ''Exquisite Corpse'' (2002, 2005) * ''Flood Dreams'' (2009) * ''Himmelsmekanik'' (1983–1985) * ''King Tide'' (1999) * ''Liquid Marble'' (1995) * ''Beast Sampler'' (2014) * ''Sirens'' for two sopranos, mixed choir and orchestra (2011) ;Concertante * Violin Concerto No. 1 (1991–1992) * Trombone Concerto (1993) * Clarinet Concerto ''Peacock Tales'' (1999, 2002) * Piano Concerto (2000) * Concerto for 2 Trombones and Orchestra (2004) * Percussion Concerto (2007) * Flute Concerto (2009) * ''Méditations sur Pétrarque'' for oboe and orchestra (2009) * Violin Concerto No. 2 (2016) * Cello Concerto (2020) * Viola Concerto (2021) ;Chamber music * ''Musik för 10 altvioliner'' (Music for 10 Violas) (1987, 1993) * ''Hautposaune'' for trombone and tape (1990) * ''Tampere Raw'' for clarinet and piano (1991) * ''Heisenbergminiatyrer'' for string quartet (2006–2007) ;Choral * ''Mouyayoum'' for mixed chorus (1983–1985)

References

External links

Official webpage

Interview with Anders Hillborg

Anders Hillborg - Virtual International Philharmonic

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