Born 6th of July 1954 in Stockholm. Played in a band called
¨Östan Sol, Västan Måne¨ (East of Sun, West of Moon).
Studied music at Birkagården Public High School in
Stockholm 1973-75. Worked as a musician and
composer/arranger at different theatre companies. Studied
composition at the Royal Music College in Stockholm 1979-83
for prof. Gunnar Bucht, Arne Mellnäs, Brian Ferneyhough and
others.
From 1983 working fulltime as composer. During 1988-93 also
as a teacher in orchestration at the Royal Music College.
Since 1993 again working fulltime as composer.
Made the début as a composer with the first of the ¨Trois
pièces pour grand orchestre¨ in Copenhagen during the
UNM-festival 1981.
Has recieved commissions for soloists, ensembles and
orchestras both in Sweden as from abroad.
The music has received prizes in competitions and also been
awarded otherwise, f.i. with the grand Christ Johnson-award
in 2000 for ¨Concerto grosso I¨.
During the last past years the creative output has also
been set in the field of operas, both as a composer and
author to libretto, as in the first opera ¨Klassresan¨,
premiered at the inauguration of the theatre of the Opera
College in Stockholm in 2003. The second opera ¨Zarah¨
(libretto by Claes Fellbom) will be premiered at the
Folkoperan in Stockholm in 2007 the centential anniversary
of the swedish artist Zarah Leander.