Alexandra Stréliski

Alexandra Stréliski is a Canadian neo-classical composer and pianist based in Quebec.[1][2] She has released two albums: Pianoscope (2010) and Inscape (2018).

Alexandra Stréliski
Background information
BornJanuary 15, 1985
GenresNeo-classical
Occupation(s)Composer
InstrumentsPiano
Websitehttps://www.alexandrastreliski.com/

Early life

Stréliski was born in Montreal into a Jewish family. After living a few years in Paris, she returned to Montréal where she studied at Collège international Marie de France, McGill University and Université de Montréal.[3]

Career

Stréliski released her debut album, Pianoscope, in 2010. Songs from the album have appeared in several films and movies, specifically those by Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée.[4] This includes the Dallas Buyers Club, Demolition, and Big Little Lies.[5][6] She collaborated with Valee to create new compositions for the HBO miniseries, Sharp Objects.[1][7]

Her sophomore album, Inscape, was released in 2018;[8] it was long-listed for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.[9][10] Inscape was the number one classical album on Apple Music at the end of 2018 in the United States and two of the tracks have reached over 20 million streams on Spotify.[11] It was named number 9 on Exclaim's Top 10 Experimental & Modern Composition Albums released in 2018.[12] In December 2019, she received two Felix Awards for " Author or Composer of the Year" and "Revelation of the Year".[13] She was nominated for three awards at the 2020 Juno Awards, for Album of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and Instrumental Album of the Year.[14]

References
  1. Weekes, Jabbari; Przybyslawski, Corinne (2018-10-05). "Enter 'Sharp Objects' Composer Alexandra Stréliski's Fever Dream". Vice. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  2. "Alexandra Stréliski is making a musical world all her own". Artsfile, March 20, 2019, Peter Robb
  3. "La musique d’Alexandra Stréliski à la conquête de la planète". UDEM Nouvelles, 8 May 2019, by Dominique Nancy
  4. "Alexandra Stréliski : l'introspection d'une jeune pianiste surdouée". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  5. "Alexandra Stréliski Discusses Her Oscar Night Breakthrough and Attacks the Ivory Tower of Classical Music on 'Inscape'". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  6. "Canadian Composers Like Jeremy Dutcher, Chilly Gonzales and Jean-Michel Blais Broke Free in 2018". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  7. "'Sharp Objects' Composer Alexandra Stréliski on How Elton John & Pop Music Influence Her Melodies". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  8. "Our Take: Alexandra Stréliski’s ‘INSCAPE’ Is a Melancholic, Bright Step Towards Finding Hope". Atwood Magazine, By Adrian Vargas. October 23, 2018
  9. "Alexandra Stréliski Inscape". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  10. "A list of the 40 albums on the Polaris Music Prize long list". toronto.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  11. "Is Alexandra Stréliski pop or classical? You decide". CBC Music.
  12. "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Experimental & Modern Composition Albums Best of 2018". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  13. "The ADISQ rewards the best of Quebec's music industry Sunday night". Montreal. 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  14. "Here Are the 2020 Juno Awards Nominees". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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