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Classical 12/10/2019

Emmy Award-Winning Artist, Hildur Guonadottir Joins Deutsche Grammophon

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Emmy Award-Winning Artist, Hildur Guonadottir Joins Deutsche Grammophon
New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Deutsche Grammophon is thrilled to announce the exclusive signing of Emmy-winning composer, cellist and singer Hildur Guðnadóttir, hailed by the New York Times for her work's "gravity and depth". Her score to HBO's award-winning drama Chernobyl, released by DG in May, has received widespread public and critical acclaim. She is also enjoying success with her equally game-changing soundtrack to Todd Phillips' Joker - winner of the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival.

The Berlin-based Icelandic artist, whose soundtrack to Chernobyl scooped an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition last month, first appeared on the Yellow Label in collaboration with the late Jóhann Jóhannsson and has also written for pianist Víkingur Ólafsson's Bach Reworks album.
"There's a real creative energy around Deutsche Grammophon," says Hildur Guðnadóttir. "I love its passion for exploring new sounds and its understanding of the power of collaboration. So many of the borders that divided music into different genres, and kept composers and performers from crossing them, have been replaced by an openness to works which connect with the emotions that unite us all."

"Hildur bursts with creativity and imagination," says Dr Clemens Trautmann, President Deutsche Grammophon. "She transcends boundaries, as composer, cellist and singer. Anyone who's heard her Chernobyl soundtrack or early works will know how groundbreaking her music is, and we're delighted to welcome her to the Yellow Label."

Deutsche Grammophon's Senior Director New Repertoire, Christian Badzura, pays tribute to the expressive beauty of Guðnadóttir's work. "Hildur's music is personal yet universal at the same time. She shapes haunting images and atmospheres in sound, touching something deep within us all."

Hildur Guðnadóttir was born in Reykjavík in 1982. She began playing cello as a child, continued her studies at the Reykjavík Music Academy and progressed to study composition and new media at the Iceland Academy of the Arts and Universität der Künste Berlin. Mount A (2006), her solo debut album, was followed by three other critically acclaimed releases, Without Sinking (2009), Leyfðu Ljósinu (2012) and Saman (2014).

Her list of works includes commissions for the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the National Theatre of Iceland, Tate Modern, the British Film Institute, the Royal Swedish Opera and Gothenburg National Theatre. She has also performed and recorded with, among others, Skúli Sverrisson, Jóhann Jóhannsson, múm, Sunn O))), Pan Sonic, Hauschka, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, The Knife, Fever Ray and Throbbing Gristle.

Guðnadóttir was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize as Composer of the Year in 2014 and for a Discovery of the Year Award at the 2018 World Soundtrack Academy. Her fast-growing haul of prestigious prizes and awards includes the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Score (shared with Jóhann Jóhannsson for Mary Magdalene) and Best Score at the 2018 Beijing International Film Festival for Journey's End. She is nominated for Best Television Composer of the Year at the 2019 World Soundtrack Awards which take place in Belgium later this month.






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