- Source: Victoria Borisova-Ollas
Victoria Borisova-Ollas (born 21 December 1969, Vladivostok) is a Russian-Swedish composer who first received international recognition for her symphonic poem Wings of the Wind which won second prize in the 1998 Masterprize International Composition Competition in the UK.
She studied with Nikolai Korndorf at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and continued her studies in composition at the Academy of Music in Stockholm and Malmö Music College. In 1997, she studied composition with Jeremy Dale Roberts at the Royal College of Music in London.
She has composed two symphonies, Symphony No. 1 "The Triumph of Heaven" and Symphony No. 2 "Labyrinths of Time".
Her opera The Ground Beneath Her Feet, with a libretto written by Edward Kemp, is an adaptation of the novel of that name by Salman Rushdie. The premiere at Bridgewater Hall during the 2007 Manchester International Festival was narrated by Alan Rickman, conducted by Mark Elder, and featured a film component by Mike Figgis.
Since 2008 she has been a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
Prizes and awards
1997 - Royal Swedish Academy of Music scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music in London
1998 - Second place in the Masterprize International Composing Competition for Wings of the Wind
2000 - The Society of Swedish Composers scholarship
2005 - The Christ Johnson Prize (Christ Johnson-prisen) minor award for Symphony No. 1 The Triumph of Heaven
2006 - TCO Culture Award (awarded jointly)
2008 - Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award
2008 - Music Publishers Award (Musikförläggarna) for The Ground Beneath Her Feet
2009 - The Rosenberg Prize (Hilding Constantin Rosenberg prize)
2010 - Music Publishers Award (Musikförläggarna) for Golden Dances of the Pharaohs
2011 - Christ Johnson Award (Christ Johnson-prisen) Grand Prize of the Golden Dances of the Pharaohs
2016 - The Stockholm Music Association (Musikföreningen i Stockholm) Choir-composer Scholarship
2017 - Expressen's Spelmannen Award for 2016
STIM's Scholarship - 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003
Selected works
= Orchestral
=Image – Reflection (1994) for 2 violins and orchestra
A Shadow of the Night (1995) for orchestra
Octagon (1996) for piano and orchestra
Schreitende Alléen (1997) for orchestra
Wings of the Wind (1997) for orchestra
Symphony No.1 The Triumph of Heaven (2003) for orchestra
Colours of Autumn (2002) for orchestra
The Kingdom of Silence (2003) for orchestra
Before the Mountains Were Born (2005) for woodwind and orchestra
Open Ground (2006) for orchestra
Angelus (2008) for orchestra
Golden Dances of the Pharaohs (2010) for clarinet and orchestra
Träumerei (2010), transcription for symphony orchestra of a piano piece by Robert Schumann
Wunderbare Leiden (2010) fantasy on themes by Robert and Clara Schumann for two pianos and symphony orchestra
= Large ensemble
=Keter (2003) for 12 saxophones
Creation of the Hymn (2013) for string orchestra
= Chamber and small ensemble
=Rainbow Hunt (1995) for flute, saxophone, guitar, percussion and tape
Creation of the Hymn (1996) for string quartet
Behind the Shadows (1998) for viola, cello, contrabass and percussion
...im Klosterhofe (1998) for cello, piano and tape
...ein schöner Winterabend in Sachsen (1999) for violin and piano
Roosters in Love (1999) for saxophone quartet
Ce n'est pas le geste qui dure... (2002) for flute, guitar, viola and cello
In a World Unspoken (2005) for saxophone quartet and organ
Seven Singing Butterflies (2005) for clarinet and string quartet
= Choral
=Psalm 42: Wie der Hirsch schreit (2008) for orchestra, two soloists, mixed choir and organ
Vinden som ingenting minns (2015) for choir and orchestra
= Opera and stage
=The Ground Beneath Her Feet (2007) stage performance for orchestra, singers and narrators (Libretto: Edward Kemp after a novel of the same name by Salman Rushdie)
Hamlet drama (2008) for trombone and orchestra (Libretto: William Shakespeare)
Dracula (2017) opera
= Keyboard works
=Hymn i sten (1996) for piano
Adoration of the Magi in the Snow (2000) a polyphonic fantasy for organ
Silent Island (2000) for piano
A Midnight Bell (2002) for piano
Secret Beauty of Waters (2004) for piano
Serenade for Twins (2004) for piano
Djurgården Tales (2009–11) for two pianos
References
External links
Official website