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]
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]
