podcast 36-Clara Iannotta

Composer Conversations with Daniel Vezza

Clara is an Italian composer who is currently living in Berlin as part of the DAAD Artists Program. She has had her works performed by Trio K/D/M, Ensemble Aleph, Talea Ensemble, Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, and members of Ensemble Recherche. You can listen to more of her music at www.claraiannotta.com.

In our conversation we talk about her transition from flute to composition, the new music scene in Italy, and the effect IRCAM has had on her approach to acoustic music. The piece played in this interview is called Àphones and was written for the ‘Journées de la composition’ festival at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse.