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Simon Söfelde

Swedish composer, born 1988, in Gothenburg

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    • Michael Pelzel
    • Alberto Posadas
    • Nathalie Preisig
    • Kaspar Querfurth
    • Martin Riches
    • Katharina Rosenberger
    • Leonardo Silva
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    • Karlheinz Stockhausen
    • Marc Texier
    • Edgard Varèse
    • Giuseppe Verdi
    • Carl Maria von Weber
    • Iannis Xenakis
    • Isang Yun
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D.R.
In concert
Académie de quatuors Archipel II - 03.25 2:00pm
Played works
Gycklarmusik 16 (Joker Music 16)

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1988, Simon became interested in writing music in hes teens. He started off his education at Gotland School of Music Composition and continued at Malmö Academy of Music, later also studying at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. He has studied with among others prof. Luca Francesconi prof. Detlev Möller-Siemens, prof. Bent Sørensen and prof. Rolf Martinsson. With music performed in countries like England, Austria, Germany, Iceland, Faroe Islands, China, USA, Kurdistan and of course Sweden, Simon can proudly present himself

as an international composer and musician. Among ensembles and musicians who has performed his music Brussels Philharmonic(BE), Norrköping Symphony Orchestra(SWE), CHROMA(UK), Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra(SWE), Kreutzer Quartet(UK), Ensemble Nordlys(DK), Brusk Zanganeh(SWE/Kurdistan), includes just a few. Simon will participate in Festival Mise-en 2018 in New York with a brand new piece and he also holds a composer in residency at Lövstabruk Chamber Music Festival in Sweden. Also, he is composing a major new piece for symphony orchestra to be premiered in the season 19/20 by Malmö Symphony Orchestra.

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