Nina Šenk (b. 1982) graduated in composition from the Ljubljana Academy of Music under Prof. Pavel Mihelčič, then continued her postgraduate studies in composition in Dresden under the mentorship of Prof. Lothar Voigtländer and obtained her master’s degree in the class of Prof. Matthias Pintscher at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich.
She is a recipient of many awards, including the Prešeren Fund Prize for her creative work in 2017, Johann Joseph Fux Prize 2021, awarded by the government of the Austrian state of Styria, for her new opera Canvas, and 2024 Erste Bank Composition Award.
Nina Šenk’s works have been performed at numerous important international festivals (BBC Proms, New York Philharmonic Biennial, Wien modern, Salzburger Festspiele, Young Euro Classic Berlin, Kasseler Musiktage, Musica Viva Munich, etc.) and in many other concerts around the world with various orchestras and ensembles (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble InterContemporain, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Modern, Scharoun Ensemble, Ensemble Mosaik, Arditti Quartet and others). Since 2019 she is an associate member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
