Silvia Sommer
Silvia Sommer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 April 1944 |
| Alma mater | Vienna Music Academy |
| Occupations | Pianist and composer |
Silvia Sommer (born 9 April 1944) is an Austrian composer, pianist and music producer.
Biography
Silvia Sommer was born in Vienna, Austria, into a composing family. She began playing piano at three and composed her first piece at eleven.[1]
She studied piano with Marianne Lauda and Joseph Dichler at the Vienna Music Academy, and she studied composition with Alfred Uhl.[1]
After completing her studies she worked as a pianist and composer. Her music has been performed and broadcast internationally.[1]
Selected awards
She has received awards for her work, including the City of Vienna composition prize (1970) as well as the Lower Austria prize (1982).[1]
Selected works
Sommer composes for choir, orchestra, solo instrument and chamber ensemble. She writes songs, light music, and music for film soundtracks. Her works have been recorded and issued on CD including:
- Klaviernacht - Piano Works By Women Composers (1996) Bayer Records
- Esoteric - Extreme Sacrifice
References
- 1944 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Austrian classical composers
- 21st-century Austrian classical composers
- Austrian women classical composers
- Austrian classical pianists
- 20th-century Austrian women pianists
- 20th-century Austrian pianists
- Austrian record producers
- Austrian women record producers
- Musicians from Vienna
- 20th-century Austrian women composers
- 21st-century Austrian women composers
- Austrian composer stubs