Ylva Arkvik

Ylva Q Arkvik (born 1961) is a prominent composer of contemporary classical music. She has written about 50 works for varying settings such as chamber ensemble, orchestra, choir, opera, theatre and electroacoustic music.[1] Her works have been performed by Swedish ensembles and orchestras such as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kroumata, the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet and Musica Vitae.[2]

Biography

Arkvik was born in Sweden. She studied musicology at Uppsala University and also studied to become a cantor at Uppsala Domkapitel and at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. After graduating as a cantor she went on to study composition at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm for renowned composers Lars Ekström, Magnus Lindberg, Per Lindgren, Lars-Erik Rosell and Sven-David Sandström. In 2000 she earned her diploma in composition. In 2001 she was elected to the Society of Swedish Composers.[3] Between 2011-2014 she was in the board of directors of the Association of Swedish Women Composers (KVAST) and during 2014 she was elected Chairman. Since 2010 she is in the board of directors of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM).

Her music has been described as firmly rooted in the modernist tradition with a profoundly concentrated mode of expression, sometimes harsh and passionately intense.[4]

Selection of compositions

Orchestra
Chamber orchestra
Opera
Choir
Pieces for ensembles
Pieces for 1-3 instruments
Piano solo
Electronics, with or without instruments

References

  1. "Swedish Music Centre". Swedish Music Centre. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. "Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Welcome to Berwaldhallen". Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  3. "Ylva Q Arkvik | Föreningen svenska tonsättare". www.fst.se. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  4. "Review by music journalist Tony Lundman". Swedish Music Centre. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. "Review in Svenska Dagbladet, 13 August 2008". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  6. "Review in Dagens Nyheter, 24 August 2008". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  7. "Review in Svenska Dagbladet, 2 May 2006". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. "Review in Sveriges Radio, 27 March 2013". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. Swedish Opera Arias 1873-2009. Swedish Music Centre. 2015. pp. 1–7.
  10. "Wessmans Musikförlag". Wessmans Musikförlag. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  11. "Interview in Upsala Nya Tidning, 27 August 2010". Upsala Nya Tidning. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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