Nina Šenk has been a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts since 2019 and was awarded the Erste Bank Prize as part of Wien Modern 2024.
Composition History
The Erste Bank Composition award, given annually in collaboration with Klangforum Wien, includes performances of the awarded composition and the release of a portrait album.
Album & Artwork
This album is named after "November Night," a poem by Adelaide Crapsey, whose descriptions of nature's sounds inspired Nina Šenk's composition of the same name.
Composition History
The instrumental pieces on this album, premiered between 2019 and 2024, reflect momentous events in Nina Šenk's life, transform the five elements into sound, or were conceived from literature or silent movie images.
Critical Reception
This recording demonstrates the popularity of Nina Šenk's work in contemporary music, with renowned ensembles from four cities in three countries performing her compositions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nina Šenk, the award-winning Slovenian composer, is fascinated by sound textures, processes unfolding in nature's rhythms, and forms that achieve clarity while allowing for spontaneous impulses.
Composer Biography
Nina Šenk has received numerous awards, including the European Prize for Best Composition at the Young Euro Classic Festival in 2004 and the Slovenian Prešeren Award in 2017.
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