Mette Nielsen
Mette Nielsen (b. 1985) is a Danish composer whose music explores the tension between precision and imperfection. She often works with what she calls the almost unison
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Mette Nielsen (b. 1985) is a Danish composer whose music explores the tension between precision and imperfection. She often works with what she calls the almost unison
Nielsen studied composition at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, working with composers such as Simon Steen-Andersen, Jeppe Just Christensen, Niels Rosing-Schow, Hans Abrahamsen, Bent Sørensen, and Hans Peter Stubbe-Teglbjærg.
Her music has been performed by leading ensembles including Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Adapter, Ensemble TM+, SCENATET, FIGURA Ensemble, Athelas Sinfonietta, and the Bulgarian women’s choir Usmifka. She is the recipient of several major honors, including the Pelle-Prisen, Axel Borup-Jørgensen Composer’s Prize, Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Grant, the Anckerske Grant, and the Aksel and Astrid Agerby Memorial Foundation Award.