Wasn't allowed to play the piano at home, but followed my heart. The beginning of an amazing journey.
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Born into a non musical family, multi award winning composer. Degrees in classical piano performance (Conservatory Lugano), double major film scoring and classical composition (Berklee College of Music), graduation in two instead of the usual five years, receiving several scholarships, summa cum laude and the Richard Levi Award. 
Associate Professor at the University ’HFF Babelsberg’ (Berlin, Germany) from 2004-2007. Since then free lance composer. Scored over 50 feature films. Performances of her classical pieces in Russia, USA, Switzerland and Germany, among others at the Berlin Philharmonie. 
Selected by the ’Federation of Film & Audiovisual Composers of Europe’ as ’European Composer 2008 for Switzerland’. Nomination for the GEMA’s ’Musikautorenpreis’ in 2013. Many other awards and scholarships (see http://www.aufderhaar.com). 
Filmography and showreel see http://www.aufderhaar.com

2000
She/Her
Minimalistic, Orchestral, Electronic, Hybrid, Acoustic, Sound Design
Concert Music, Independent Film, Studio Film, Television
Composer, Musician
White / Caucasian / European
GEMA, GVL, SUISA

Aurora's Sunrise by Inna Sahakyan (Best Animated Feature Film at the 'Asia Pacific Screen Festival', Best Baltic Producer for Co-production at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Silver Apricot at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Audience Award at the ‚Animation Is Film Festival‘, Audience Award at the ‚Asian World Film Festival‘, and nominations for best film at the ‚Annecy international Animation Film Festival‘ and the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
‚Aurora’s Sunrise' was Armenians submission to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film)
Die Entdeckung der Currywurst by Ulla Wagner (Competition Film Festival Montréal, Best Actress Barbara Sukowa)
Jargo by Maria Solrun, Berlinale, Best Film and Audience Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival
please see filmography at http://aufderhaar.com/en/

2024 'Spot the Composer' Film Festival de Cannes
2021 Culture Award by the Aargauer Kuratorium
2017 Nomination „Jerry Goldsmith Award” (Màlaga, Spain)
2013 Nomination GEMA’s „Musikautorenpreis”
2011 Award by the Aargauer Kuratorium for artistic accomplishments
2011 Scholarship Fondation Suisa
2011 Award UBS Kulturstiftung (UBS Culture Foundation)
2007 Selected by the „Federation of Film & Audiovisual Composers of Europe” as „European Composer 2008 for Switzerland”
2007 Culture Award by the Aargauer Kuratorium
2006 Invitation as one of twelve composers selected through an international open call for tender to participate the renowned ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop (Los Angeles)
2002 Invitation as one of four composers selected through an international open call for tender to participate the renowned „Mentorship Program” of the SCL in Los Angeles (members at the time: J. Goldsmith, E. Bernstein, D. Raskin a. o.)
2001 Richard Levi Award, Boston
2000 Berklee Achievement Scholarship
1999 Award of the „Stiftung für Darstellende Künste” (foundation for performing arts), Switzerland
1999 Berklee “Best” Scholarship
1997 Second Prize at the International Competition in Kirkade, Netherlands (piano part in the „Orchestra di Fiati della Svizzera Italiana”)

A - Muse Management, Michal Marks
https://a-musemanagement.com/

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