Anna Thorvaldsdottir

In the music of composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir, large avant-garde structures and textured instrumentation serve to evocatively represent the natural world. Trained partly in the U.S., Thorvaldsdottir emerged in the 2010s with recordings such as her debut album, 2011's Rhízoma. In her compositions for small ensembles, many of which encompass electronics or modified instruments, Thorvaldsdottir has often collaborated with groups specializing in avant-garde music, including Yarn/Wire, Ensemble InterContemporain, The Crossing, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. Her chamber composition Ubique was recorded and released on the Sono Luminus label in 2025.