Dafina Zeqiri Nushi

Testimony

'Over the past decade, it has given me enormous pleasure to collaborate with the inspiring composer Dafina Zeqiri. I have performed her works across Europe and the USA. It is always exciting to see how audiences react to the drama and lyricism of her fascinating music'
/Peter Sheppard Skaerved, GRAMMY Award-nominated English violinist

Compositions

"Piano Album for Children" for solo piano
"Mood" for solo flute
"Rainy" for geomungo
"Sonata for Violoncello and Piano" for violoncello and piano
"Flowing" for flute and harp
"Atmospheres" version for soprano saxophone and alto saxophone
"Bum Qi-Ke" for mixed choir
"Piano Concerto" for solo piano and orchestra
"The Temple of Artemis (The Temple of Diana)" for two violins
"Jera" (text Erëmira Çitaku) for soprano voice, flute and piano
"Beautiful Morea" arrangement for soprano voice, flute and piano
"Fantasy and Fugue" for duo piano, four hands
"Duaj" (eng. LOVES) (text Mother Theresa quote) for mixed choir
"Echo and Narcissus" for soprano, bass-baritone and ensemble
"Spacing" for solo violin
"Fantasy and Fugue" for organ
"Homage“ for violin solo
"Sombre This Path" (text Zef Zorba) for mezzo-soprano and piano
"Atmospheres" for two flutes
"Variations for Piano" for piano
"Blue" for horn in F
"Variations for Symphonic Orchestra" for symphonic orchestra
"Disappear" for viola solo
"Memento" for violin and symphonic orchestra
"Story About Mary" for actor, flute, violin, guitar, and piano
"All In" for flute, oboe, soprano saxophone and violoncello
"O Dismal Bird" for tenor and piano
"Around" for ensemble
"Odisea" for mixed choir
"Dream" for violin solo
"Front and Back" for clarinet, two violins, and violoncello
"Five" for string ensemble
"Funeral Music" for piano
"Concert for Violoncello and Orchestra" for violoncello and orchestra
"Atmospheres" for mixed choir and symphonic orchestra
"Variacione per archi" for string orchestra
"Telegoni" for string quartet
"We Sing for God" (text Zojë Përlaska) for the church choir
"Aerodinamik" for trombone and piano
"Song About Legend" for percussion, flute, and piano
"Trio Frymor" for oboe, clarinet in C and bassoon
"When You Come" (text Bajram Qerimi) for mezzo-soprano and piano
"Sonata for Flute and Piano" for flute and piano
"Atmospheres" for flute and piano
"My Mother" (text Pashko Vasa) for mixed choir
"Dialog" for violin and piano
"Quasi variacione" for piano

Awards

Festival of New Albanian Music (2002/03/05), the Third Prize in the 4th Pre-Art Composers Competition 2008 in Switzerland, the First Prize in “Theodore Front Prize” 2009 in the U.S.A., the Second Prize in “Chopin Kosovo” Composers Competition 2012, the First Prizes in Composers Competition for Chamber Music 2011, Symphonic Music 2013, Music 2015, Concert Solo Instrumental Music 2014, Solo Mert 2016 organized by the Ministry of Culture Of Kosovo, “Composer's Voice concert” organized by Vox Novus - New York, finalist in International Women Composers Competition 2013 Festival of Hartford, Connecticut

Other pursuits

Festivals: "The Blurred Edges" - contemporary music festival in Hamburg (Germany), Gaudeamus Musicweek (Netherlands), Vox Feminae Festival in Israel, Aldgete Square Festival in London (UK), Connect Festival in Malmö (Sweden), Emil Cossetto, etc.

Education

2016-2019 PhD in Music (Composition), Music Faculty, NBU “New Bulgarian University” Sofia, Bulgaria
2008-2011 Magister Degree in Composition Branch, Music Faculty “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University of Skopje
2002-2007 Graduated in Composition Branch, Art Faculty University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo



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