Hanna Sofia Gualandi is an Italian British composer and multimedia artist whose work explores posthumanism, ecology, and transdisciplinary composition. Combining acoustic instruments, electronics, field recordings, video, and performance, her practice investigates crossings between human and nonhuman worlds, technology and nature, embodiment and environment. Drawing upon ecological philosophy, feminist theory, and New Media Art, her compositions seek to cultivate more connected and ethical ways of perceiving and inhabiting the world.
She just completed an MSt in Composition at the University of Oxford, following a BA in Music. Gualandi studied Piano at the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini and has extensive experience as a choral scholar, performer, community musician, and educator. Recent projects have included performances and premieres at Modern Art Oxford, the Holywell Music Room, and the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, as well as collaborations with Ensemble ISIS, BBC 8 Voices, Neo Quartet, and the Oxford International Song Festival.
Premiers
Nella notte, un veloce treno (2026), art film
Fondazione Sozzani, Milan, Italy
15th November 2026
Rob Campion at Scharzman Centre, Oxford, UK
2nd June 2026
Rock, Paper, Scissors (2026) for choir, organ, live electronics, with choreography and costumes
Vanishing Point Ensemble at Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford, UK
1st June 2026
Fufluns (2026), for trombone quartet
Slide Action at The Henfrey-Spitalfields Prize Concert, University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford,
29th May 2026
How Now Brown Cow (2026), art film in collaboration with Bonnie Taborn and Henry Williams
Art Film Projection at Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford, UK
1st May 2026
Uno, Nessuno, Centomila, e Un Milione (2026), art film
Art Film Projection at LIVE X EMPRes, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK
29th April 2026
Controtempo (2026) for strings, vibraphone, piano and fixed audiovisuals
Ensemble Isis at Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford, UK
6th February 2026
Pathways (2026) for string quartet and live electronics
Neo Quartet at Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford, UK
16th January 2026
Sirens (2025) for violin, double bass, and piano
Saksilpa Srisukson, Adam Cole, and Richard Meehan at Holywell Music Room, Oxford, UK
3rd December 2025
Nero Zampillo (2025) for piano duet
Cliodna Shanahan and Simon Callaghan at The Clements Prize Concert, Conway Hall, London
2nd November 2025
The Olive Grove Queen (2025) for soprano and piano
Caroline Bourg and Thomas Eeckhout at Oxford International Song Festival, Clore Music Studio, Oxford, UK
15th October 2025
DEA (2024) for double choir
BBC 8 Voices at Maida Vale Studios, London, UK
March 2025
Chan (2023) for female voice and prepared piano
Maria Rowena Copley and David Palmer at Denis Arnold Hall, Oxford, UK
February 2025
Piccinina (2023) for chamber orchestra
Ensemble Isis at Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford, UK
9th February 2024
Grants
Funded Composition Research Trip to Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK — March/April 2026
Funded by Oriel College for the purpose of conducting fieldwork such as field recordings and historical, archeological, and cultural
research.
