Frederick Viner

Composer

Born in Tunbridge Wells in 1994, Frederick Viner studied composition at the University of York (BA 2016) and at the University of Oxford (MSt 2017). Having recently completed his tenure as Eton College Composer in Residence, he is now studying towards a PhD at the University of York as a WRoCAH scholar. His music is published by the University of York Music Press.

Viner’s music has received many accolades. Whilst an undergraduate, he won the Ebor Organ Prize and was awarded first prize in the Royal Northern Sinfonia’s Mozarts of Tomorrow competition. After graduating from York with distinction, he was appointed Artist in Residence with Sage Gateshead’s Young Sinfonia and was also commissioned to write the closing piece for the Brundibár Arts Festival. In 2017, during his time in Oxford, Viner won first prize in William Howard’s Love Song composing competition with ‘Herz an Herz’, chosen from 152 compositions submitted anonymously from 61 countries.

In 2017 he was also awarded The Henfrey Composition Prize, as well as the prestigious National Centre for Early Music Young Composers Award for ‘Prayer from Afar’, which was performed at Bridgewater Hall by the Tallis Scholars and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. In 2018 he was commissioned to write pieces for Choir & Organ Magazine, Orchestra for the Earth, Borough New Music, Northern Praeclassica and internationally renowned pianist Jakob Fichert. In 2019 he has had performances by the Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra, the Chapel Choir of Selwyn College and the Gromoglasova duo, who premiered his duet, ‘Riffs on Seven’, in Moscow.

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Works by Frederick Viner

Festival performances of works by Frederick Viner

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LFCCM 2023

LFCCM 2022

LFCCM 2019