Anna Clyne
Composer
Described as a “composer of uncommon gifts and unusual methods” by the New York Times and as “fearless” by NPR, GRAMMY-nominated Anna Clyne is one of the most in-demand and widely performed composers today, working with orchestras, choreographers, filmmakers, and visual artists around the world. Clyne has been commissioned and presented by the world’s most dynamic and revered arts institutions, and often collaborates on creative projects across the music industry.
An innovative and cross-disciplinary artist, Clyne creates visual art in conjunction with her compositional process in such works as Night Ferry and P_ALETTE_ and draws from the poetry and writings of Rainer Maria Rilke, Emily Dickinson, and Mary Oliver for Orbits, _The Gorgeous Nothings), and Wild Geese, respectively. In addition, Clyne has recently developed the Augmented Orchestra with sound designer Jody Elff, with the new technology expanding the sound-world of the orchestra through computer-controlled processes.
Clyne’s music is represented on several labels, including the 2025 album, Abstractions, on Naxos featuring the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop. Previous portrait albums include SHORTHAND (2024, Sony Classical) featuring soloists Yo-Yo Ma, Avi Avital, and Pekka Kuusisto, and Mythologies (2020, Avie) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Her cello concerto, DANCE, which was recorded by soloist Inbal Segev, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Marin Alsop, has garnered over 12 million plays on Spotify.
