Work TBA
Composed for Jonathan Parker
Commissioned by the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) as part of the ANAM Set 2027 and written for Jonathan Parker, to be premiered during ANAM’s 2027 recital season.
The 2027 ANAM Set commissions are supported by the Anthony and Sharon Lee Foundation.
About the composer:
Phoebe Bognár is an Australian-born performer, flutist, and composer based in Basel, Switzerland.
Known for their creative vibrancy and fluidity, Phoebe embraces a wide spectrum of artistic avenues and entities throughout their projects and practice. They investigate corporeality and the relationship between the self, the instrument, place, and each other, applying various flutes, instrument preparations and alterations, voice, objects, environments, and their own body. As a performer, Phoebe has presented projects in various locations and contexts worldwide. They have worked with numerous ensembles, including Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Recherche, and Klangforum Wien. Since 2024, they have been a member of Ensemble Aventure. Collaboration is at the core of their creative practice, and they work closely with creatives of various disciplines on works that reflect upon corporeality, identity, memory, ecology, and society.
As a composer, Phoebe experiments with notation, employing graphic scores, aural scores and personalized click tracks, site-specific compositions, and installations. Their works have been performed by various artists at events and venues such as the Center for New Music (USA), Theater Basel, BuchBasel Festival (shortlisted for the SONX Prize) (CH). They are a recipient of the APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund 2025.
Phoebe holds a Master of Contemporary Music from the Hochschule für Musik Basel, a Bachelor of Music (Performance) from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, and was a member of the International Ensemble Modern Akademie (2022-23) in Frankfurt. In 2025, they were awarded second prize (ex aequo) in the Concours Nicati Interpretation Solo category. They were awarded the 2024 Fritz Gerber Prize of the Lucerne Festival and have received scholarships and awards from the Ian Potter Cultural Trust, the Hirschmann Stipendium, and the Australia Council for the Arts, among others.
Through art, Phoebe seeks to create new connections and understandings – with each other and for the world we live in.
Website: https://phoebebognar.com
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Phoebe is based in NSW on Gadigal and Wangal Country.
Image credit: Reza Kaviani, supplied by composer.