Electra Perivolaris

Electra Perivolaris (b.1996) is a composer and pianist from Scotland.
Described as a ‘Classical Star of the Future’ in a BBC Introducing article, Electra has had her music performed across the UK and internationally by musicians of the Hebrides Ensemble, the BBC Singers, Red Note ensemble and DeCoda ensemble in venues such as the Royal Festival Hall, BBC Maida Vale Studios, LSO St Luke's and Glasgow’s City Halls. Last year she was selected to be an Associate Member of the London Symphony Orchestra’s Soundhub scheme for Emerging Composers. She is Ambassador for the BBC Young Composers' Scheme.
Electra has been described by BBC Radio 3’s Verity Sharp as ‘one of a new generation of female trailblazers’ following a broadcast of her music on ‘Late Junction’ and was selected by Radio 3’s Katie Derham as ‘one of 11 inspiring female composers from past to present’, alongside composers such as Meredith Monk. Electra's music is centred around the depiction of physical and emotional landscapes, often incorporating other elements, such as text, film and recorded sound to reflect on the natural world and our place within it, linking to her interest in folk music and the impact of music on communities. Her music has been described by ‘The Scotsman’ as ‘striking and sure-handed..elusive and mercurial’. Sir James MacMillan CBE has described her as 'one of the most exciting young composers emerging in Scotland today.'

Electra Perivolaris’s tracks

• Geese Flying Over My Head And Into The Distance (live cello and recorded sound) by Electra Perivolaris
• Carved Into Rock (CHROMA Ensemble Commission) by Electra Perivolaris
• Eternal Waking (BBC Singers, BBC Radio 3 Commission) by Electra Perivolaris
• Landscape no.1, Machrihanish Beach (Royal Academy of Music Composers' Platform) by Electra Perivolaris
• Chessmen (Sound Festival, Scotland Commission, Red Note Ensemble and London Symphony Orchestra) by Electra Perivolaris