Rebecca Saunders

London-born Rebecca Saunders is a leading international composer.

She studied composition with Nigel Osborne and Wolfgang Rihm in Edinburgh and Karlsruhe. In her compositions, Saunders explores the sculptural and spatial properties of organised sound, which is often created in close collaboration with a variety of musicians and artists.

Her music is performed by renowned ensembles, orchestras and soloists worldwide. Saunders has received numerous honorary fellowships and international awards, including the Golden Lion Award for lifetime achievement from the Venice Biennale in 2024. In 2019 she became the 45th laureate of the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. She received Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Edinburgh and Huddersfield, and is a member of the Academies of Arts in Berlin, Dresden and Munich. She resides in Berlin.