Anne de Boysson

After a childhood shaped by travels, her parents being itinerants, Anne de Boysson is quickly moved towards composition. Winner of the 1st prize at the International Competition "Music and Earth" of Sofia in composition in 2013, Anne received a state commission from France for a quintet for cellos as part of the commemoration of the centenary of the 1914-1918 War. This piece was created in the presence of more than 80 UNESCO ambassadors. Fours years later, she received another state commission from the Army Brass Band (35 musicians), who performed at the annual Gala Concert of the Land Forces 2018 (France). Winner of numerous residences highlighting composers in France, Israël and Belgium, Anne has the chance to be regularly invited festivals to participate in professional meetings and as jury. With her eclectic background, Anne has composed the music for some fifty audiovisual projects, including the feature film "The Taste of Apples is Red", which won a special mention for original music at the Festival International Music & Cinéma de Marseille in 2023 (France), and the short film "Gauche Touché", which won the prize for best music at the Festival International Long Story Shorts in 2021 (Romania). Anne de Boysson released in 2021 her second album entitled « Fusion » of her own compositions and regularly performs in recitals (France, Switzerland, Germany, Sicilia, Sardinia) as pianist and composer. Her compositions have already been perform by many well-known musicians : Elisabeth Möst (Austria), Christoph Bielefeld (Germany), Anna Sutyagina (Germany), Nuala MacKenna (Ireland), Marie Ythier (France), Jee-Hye Bae (Korea), etc.