EMILY HAZRATI
'music that's spacious and reflective'
- BBC Radio 3
'Hazrati demonstrates real imaginative flair'
- BBC Music Magazine
'fast-rising talent'
- The Observer
khāné (meditations on home), broadcast from Voces8 Centre as part of National Youth Choir 2024 Showcase
TIDE, commissioned by Britten Pears Arts for the Aldeburgh Festival 2022, Snape Maltings
My Name is..., Oxford International Song Festival 'A Grimm Weekend of Song' 2023
RED LETTER DAY, commissioned by Illuminated River Foundation 2021
"Every word matters. Every word is a gift for a composer. Sometimes each word can offer multiple different
meanings and interpretations."
- Interview by Leah Broad for Choir & Organ, 2025
Emily Hazrati is a composer and educator based in London. Her music centres around environment, place and belonging; she has a particular affinity to writing for voice, working with narrative and text, and exploring collaborative, interdisciplinary ways of making art.
One Thousand Threads, recorded by National Youth Choir and released on NMC Recordings 'Young Composers 5', 26 January 2024
Coventry Carol, recorded by St Martin's Voices and released on Resonus Classics 'A babe is born: Music for Christmas', 17 October 2025