Alexandra Stréliski

Alexandra Stréliski is a Canadian neo-classical composer and pianist based in Quebec.^[1][2] She has released three albums: Pianoscope (2010), Inscape (2018) and Néo-Romance (2023).

Alexandra Stréliski
Credit: Raphaël Ouellet
Background information
Born	1985 (age 38–39) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Neo-classical
Occupation(s)	Composer
Instrument(s)	Piano
Website	www.alexandrastreliski.com

Early life

Stréliski was born in Montreal, Quebec and is of Polish Jewish descent.^[3][4] After living a few years in Paris, she returned to Montréal where she studied at Collège international Marie de France, McGill University and Université de Montréal.^[5]

Career

Stréliski released her debut album, Pianoscope, in 2010. Songs from the album have appeared in several films and movies, specifically those by Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée.^[6] This includes the Dallas Buyers Club, Demolition, and Big Little Lies.^[7][8] She collaborated with Vallée to create new compositions for the HBO miniseries, Sharp Objects.^[1][9]

Her second album, Inscape, was released in 2018;^[10] it was long-listed for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.^[11][12] Inscape was the number one classical album on Apple Music at the end of 2018 in the United States and two of the tracks have reached over 20 million streams on Spotify.^[13] It was named number 9 on Exclaim's Top 10 Experimental & Modern Composition Albums released in 2018.^[14] In December 2019, she received two Felix Awards for "Author or Composer of the Year" and "Revelation of the Year".^[15] She was nominated for three awards at the 2020 Juno Awards, for Album of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and Instrumental Album of the Year.^[16]

Her album Néo-Romance was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.^[17]

Discography

Albums

• Pianoscope (2010)
• Inscape (2018)
• Néo-Romance (2023) – No. 2 Canadian Albums Chart^[18]

References

1. Weekes, Jabbari; Przybyslawski, Corinne (2018-10-05). "Enter 'Sharp Objects' Composer Alexandra Stréliski's Fever Dream". Vice. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
2. "Alexandra Stréliski is making a musical world all her own". Artsfile, March 20, 2019, Peter Robb
3. "Reluctant rock star: Pianist Alexandra Streliski on being a Junos outlier | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
4. Robb, Peter. "Alexandra Stréliski is making a musical world all her own – ARTSFILE". Retrieved 2021-08-24.
5. "La musique d’Alexandra Stréliski à la conquête de la planète". UDEM Nouvelles, 8 May 2019, by Dominique Nancy
6. "Alexandra Stréliski : l'introspection d'une jeune pianiste surdouée". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
7. "Alexandra Stréliski Discusses Her Oscar Night Breakthrough and Attacks the Ivory Tower of Classical Music on 'Inscape'". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
8. "Canadian Composers Like Jeremy Dutcher, Chilly Gonzales and Jean-Michel Blais Broke Free in 2018". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
9. "'Sharp Objects' Composer Alexandra Stréliski on How Elton John & Pop Music Influence Her Melodies". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
10. "Our Take: Alexandra Stréliski's Inscape Is a Melancholic, Bright Step Towards Finding Hope". Atwood Magazine, By Adrian Vargas. October 23, 2018
11. "Alexandra Stréliski Inscape". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
12. "A list of the 40 albums on the Polaris Music Prize long list". toronto.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
13. "Is Alexandra Stréliski pop or classical? You decide". CBC Music.
14. "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Experimental & Modern Composition Albums Best of 2018". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
15. "The ADISQ rewards the best of Quebec's music industry Sunday night". Montreal. 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
16. "Here Are the 2020 Juno Awards Nominees". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
17. "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
18. "BIllboard Canadian Albums: Week of April 15, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2023.