Emily Hazrati
‘music that's spacious and reflective’ - BBC Radio 3
‘Hazrati demonstrates real imaginative flair’ - BBC Music Magazine
'fast-rising talent' - The Observer
"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.
NEW RECORDING: Book of Queens, Oxford International Song Festival 2025
TIDE, commissioned by Britten Pears Arts for the Aldeburgh Festival 2022, Snape Maltings
khāné (meditations on home), broadcast from Voces8 centre as part of National Youth Choir 2024 Showcase