Shiva Feshareki

Shiva Feshareki is a British-Iranian experimental composer, turntable artist and radio presenter. As a turntablist, she plays her compositions solo or alongside classical orchestras. She was born in London in 1987.[1] She obtained a Doctorate of Music from the Royal College of Music.[2] In 2017 she was honoured with the Ivor Novello Award for Innovation (formerly British Composer Award).[3]

Compositions

Through her research and compositional work she contributed to a rediscovery of some early pioneers of electronic music, such as Pauline Oliveros, Daphne Oram and Éliane Radigue.[4][5][6] This includes her work on the completion and realisation of Daphne Oram's 'Still Point'[7] at the BBC Proms alongside James Bulley.[3]

2019

'Opus Infinity' - A Spatial Composition for Turntables, Ensemble and Bespoke Soundsystem. Premiere by Shiva Feshareki and Ensemble Modern at Frankfurt LAB (2020).[8]

‘Meditation on a Spiral Staircase’ - for Turntables and Spatialised Brass Ensemble, premiered at SOUNDLab by Shiva Feshareki and the Brass players of Szczecin Philharmonic.[9] 'Vapour' - Electronic Track (single) [10]

‘Liquid Pyramid’ - Audio-Visual Collaboration with alx.000000 [11]

‘Perpetual Motion (in two contrasting movements)’ - for Violin, Cello and Electronics, premiered by Britten Sinfonia at Milton Court, Barbican Centre.

NEW FORMS LP [12]

Awards
  • BASCA British Composer Award for Innovation in 2017[13]
  • London Music Masters Composer Award in 2016
  • Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize 2009[14]
  • Women Make Music PRS award[15]
  • BBC/Guardian Young Composer of the Year in 2004[16]

UK and international festivals


References
  1. "Shiva Feshareki". Royal College of Music. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "Shiva Feshareki". Rayfieldallied.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. Geoghegan, Kev (7 December 2017). "Shiva Feshareki: The innovator who doesn't try to be original". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. "The original turntablist - Daphne Oram by Shiva Feshareki". The Vinyl Factory. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. Helen Kreft (8 September 2017). "Concert with a difference - it's in a cave!". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. "Listen to this brilliant 2-hour Pauline Oliveros tribute mix". The Vinyl Factory. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. Spice, Anton (22 June 2016). "The original turntablist - Daphne Oram by Shiva Feshareki". Thevinylfactory.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. "cresc biennale - Programme - 2020-02-29 - OPUS INFINITY". Cresc-biennale.de. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  9. "Shiva Feshareki | Lab 7: El-vinyl - Events". Filharmonia.szczecini.pl. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  10. Recordings, S. A. "Shiva Feshareki - Vapour. SA Recordings". Sarecordings.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. "Shiva Feshareki - Liquid Pyramid". YouTube. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  12. "NEW FORMS, by Shiva Feshareki". Resistbelfast.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  13. "British Composer Awards". britishcomposerawards.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  14. "Past Recipients". Royal Philharmonic Society. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  15. "Full List of Women Make Music Artists". PRS for Music Foundation. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  16. Kingston, Peter (22 June 2004). "Amazingly composed | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  17. "Performances of Shiva Feshareki at BBC Proms - BBC Proms". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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