On a cold Monday morning, the German composer Sarah Nemtsov met up with me in our Berlin office for an interview. Yesterday, Ricordi Berlin formally announced the three winners of its composition competition RicordiLab: Nemtsov, Shiori Usui, and Steffen Wick. (The advisory board consisted of Liza Lim, Kristjan Järvi, Gillian Moore, and Dr. Clemens Trautmann.) As Ricordi’s media partner for the competition, VAN was able to sneak the conversation in a little early. We spoke over coffee about distraction, structural hurdles for women composers, and why she doesn’t miss making oboe reeds.
Purifying Harmonies
An Interview with Sarah Nemtsov
