Lisa Streich

Lisa Streich (born 19 April 1985) is a Swedish composer of contemporary classical music. Motorised instruments and spectral chords characterize her works. Biography Lisa Streich was born on 19 April 1985 in Norra Råda, Sweden. She grew up in Germany Teachers had been Johannes Schöllhorn and Adriana Hölszky. Streich composed FALTER for violin for the 2021 ARD International Music Competition. Until 2023, she was scholarship recipient at the Norwegian Academy of Music, with Helmut Lachenmann as her mentor. In 2024, Streich has been composer-in-residence at the Lucerne Festival and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. She received commissions by the Berlin Philharmonic (ISHJÄRTA), Lucerne Festival (REIGEN), and NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (FLÜGEL). The trumpet concerto MEDUSE was premiered in 2024 by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Personal life Streich lives on Gotland, Sweden. cold and hot is the contrast in ISHJÄRTA (Ice Heart). Streich uses electronics and prepares instruments with small motorised machines, that create a mechanical sound. Alan Gilbert said in an interview: “She integrates the performers strongly into the creative composition process.” * 2017 Ernst