Andys Skordis

Andys Skordis (born in Nicosia, 24 August 1983) is a Cypriot composer. Skordis was awarded the Buma Toonzetters Prize 2012 for the best Dutch composition for that year, as well as the Berlin Opera Prize 2022. Biography Andys Skordis (Cyprus, 1983) studied composition and film scoring at Berklee College of Music, graduating in 2007. He followed his postgraduate studies in composition at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, studying with Richard Ayres and Wim Henderickx, graduating in 2011. Skordis has also studied Karnatic music at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Javanese gamelan with Elsje Plantema and Balinese gamelan at Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Denpasar. His work list includes more than eighty compositions, consisting mostly of operas, orchestral and chamber music, oratorios, gamelan pieces and music for theatre, dance and short films. Skordis’ music has been featured at renowned contemporary festivals, including Holland Festival, November Music, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Bali Arts Festival, Voix Nouvelles, CTM Festival, Unsafe and Sounds, and Symphony for Asia. He has received commissions from Neuköllner Oper, Athens & Epidaurus Festival, International Ensemble Modern Academ