BACKGROUND TO… Elisabetta Brusa (b1954)

Born in Milan, Brusa began composing aged five. She studied at the city’s Conservatory under Bruno Bettinelli and Azio Corghi, graduating in 1980. She then subsequently taught composition at various Italian conservatories, finally returning to teach at the Milan Conservatory. From 1976-85, she made several visits to the UK, where she was mentored first by Peter Maxwell Davies at Dartington, then by Hans Keller in London. She became naturalised British in 2018. A series of recordings devoted to her orchestral works is being released by Naxos to critical acclaim.