Elena Kats-Chernin
Elena Kats-Chernin (born 1957) is an Australian composer and pianist.
Also recorded as Elena Davidovna Kats-Chernin
Elena Kats-Chernin
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- Born
- 1957 · Tashkent.
- Nationality
- Australia · Soviet Union
- Occupation
- composer · pianist
- Fields
- film score
- Education
- Sydney Conservatorium of Music · Gnessin Russian Academy of Music
- Teachers
- Richard Toop · Gordon Watson · Helmut Lachenmann
- Known for
- Wild Swans · The Divorce
- Honours
- Officer of the Order of Australia · Australian Women in Music Awards
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Elena Kats-Chernin studied at Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. Training under Richard Toop, Gordon Watson and Helmut Lachenmann is recorded. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is film score. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are ballet, opera, film score and electronic. Residence is recorded at Hanover and Tashkent. Works named in the authority record are Wild Swans and The Divorce. Work by Elena Kats-Chernin is recorded in the collections of ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of Australia and Australian Women in Music Awards.
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Hanover, Tashkent and Moscow
Residences
Tashkent.
Birth place
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
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