Shiva Feshareki is a British-Iranian experimental composer, turntable artist and radio presenter. As a turntablist, she plays her compositions solo or alongside classical orchestras. She was born in London in 1987. She obtained a Doctorate of Music from the Royal College of Music. In 2017 she was honoured with the Ivor Novello Award for Innovation (formerly British Composer Award).

Compositions

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. This includes her work on the completion and realisation of Daphne Oram's 'Still Point' at the BBC Proms alongside James Bulley. 2019 'Opus Infinity' - A Spatial Composition for Turntables, Ensemble and Bespoke Soundsystem. Premiere by Shiva Feshareki and Ensemble Modern at Frankfurt LAB (2020). ‘Meditation on a Spiral Staircase’ - for Turntables and Spatialised Brass Ensemble, premiered at SOUNDLab by Shiva Feshareki and the Brass players of Szczecin Philharmonic. 'Vapour' - Electronic Track (single) ‘Liquid Pyramid’ - Audio-Visual Collaboration with alx.000000 ‘Perpetual Motion (in two contrasting movements)’ - for Violin, Cello and Electronics, premiered by Britten Sinfonia at Milton Court, Barbican Centre. NEW FORMS LP

Awards

BASCA The Ivors Academy (formerly the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors – BASCA) is one of the largest professional associations for music writers in Europe. The academy exists to support, protect, and campaign for the interests ...

British Composer Award for Innovation in 2017 *

London Music Masters Music Masters (formerly London Music Masters/LMM) is a UK-based music education charity which works with schools, teachers and arts organisations with the aim of making music accessible to all. Founded in 2007, Music Masters provides teaching, m ...

Composer Award in 2016 * Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize 2009 * Women Make Music PRS award * BBC/Guardian Young Composer of the Year in 2004

UK and international festivals

* The BBC Proms * MUTEK, Montreal *

MaerzMusik MaerzMusik is a festival of the Berliner Festspiele and has been held annually since 2002 in March at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and other venues. It is the successor festival to the Musik-Biennale Berlin and is considered one of the most im ...

(The Long Now) - Kraftwerk, Berlin.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feshareki, Shiva British women composers English composers English electronic musicians English people of Iranian descent 1987 births Living people English women in electronic music 21st-century English women musicians 21st-century British composers 21st-century women composers