Tansy Davies

Tansy Davies
Born(1973-03-29)March 29, 1973
Bristol, UK
OccupationComposer
EraContemporary
WorksCompositions
WebsiteTansy Davies

Tansy Davies (born 29 May 1973, Bristol) is an English composer of contemporary classical music. She won the BBC Young Composers' Competition in 1996 and has written works for ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. In 2023 she was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Works Collections at The Ivors Classical Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements in composition.[1] In 2019, she was listed as one of the UK’s most influential people by the Evening Standard’s Progress 1000, alongside Sir Simon Rattle, and Dave.[2]

  1. ^ Taylor, Mark (14 November 2023). "Winners of The Ivors Classical Awards 2023 announced". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ Smyth, Barry Millington, David (4 October 2019). "London's most influential people 2019 – Going Out: Music". Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)