Claudia Molitor


Claudia Molitor is an English-German composer based in Brighton, UK.

Biography

Born in Germany, Claudia Molitor studied Music and Media at University of Sussex. After an MA in Music at City University London, she completed her PhD in Composition at the University of Southampton in 2004. She currently lectures in music at City University London.

Work

Molitor can best be described as a conceptual composer. However, she has composed works for more traditional ensembles, such as Apartment House, and for orchestra. A fair number of her more recent 'works' are collaborations with composer-performers, such as Lemon Drizzle and site-specific works including Singing Bridge for a walk over Waterloo Bridge from Somerset House to the National Theatre in London, and ' for the train journey between London St Pancras and Margate.
Molitor is inspired by a wide-range of music and composers including Pauline Oliveros, to whom her piece ' is dedicated, exploring her idea of Deep Listening.

Scholarships and awards