THURÍDUR JÓNSDÓTTIR (ICELAND)

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Thuridur Jónsdóttir is an Icelandic composer and flutist. Her work includes music for solo instruments, ensembles and orchestra, some of them accompanied by electronic sounds or field recordings, some even with the participation of the audience, others with some theatrical interaction.
Her works are performed worldwide, commisioned by the LA Philharmonic Orchestra, Icelandic Symphony, National radios of Iceland, France and Germany, among others. She has collaborated with artist like Bjork, Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir and Mario Caroli. Mrs. Jonsdottir was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Price in 2006, 2010 and 2012 and awarded a Civitella Ranieri Music Fellowship in 2016.
http://www.thuri.is/