Shiva Feshareki: Women Make Music

Composer Shiva Feshareki presents her new work Jack of All Trades, a confrontational and theatrical piece, for acoustic pianos, keyboards and kaoss pads to create a unique electro-acoustic sound. The composition incorporates both scored and improvised material for the players. The UK premiere will take place at Glasgow’s Concert Halls, followed by the US debut in 2012.

Born in London in 1987 Shiva Feshareki is a composer and pioneer in post dj turntablism whose performed at venues such as the Southbank Centre, Barbican, Roundhouse and Kings Place, and is working with or had works performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonia, London Sinfonietta and London Contemporary Orchestra, as well having worked with the finest musicians ranging from virtuosi Mark Van De Wiel and Natalie Clein to left-field pop artist/composer Mica Levi and sound artist Simon Fisher-Turner. Alongside this, she works with exciting and unique alternative ensembles such as Piano Circus, Juice Ensemble, Endorpha and Endymion Ensemble. She is a scholar and graduate of the Royal College of Music under Mark-Anthony Turnage, and has won some of the most prestigious composition awards, including the Royal Philharmonic Composition Prize and BBC Young Composer of the Year (with the 1st piece she ever wrote).

Shiva is also the youngest composer to have been shortlisted at BASCAs British Composer Awards to date, for her Turntable Concerto for 4 Turntables, Kaoss Pad, Sax Quartet and Large Orchestra titled ‘TTKonzert’.