BIOGRAPHY

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

1999-2001 „Deans List”

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”)

2020 Board Member of the German Film Academy

2014 Member of the Academy of German Music Authors

2013 Board Member of the German Film Composers Union (DEFKOM)

2009 Member of the German Film Academy

2004-2008 Associate Professor for film scoring at the Film University Babelsberg, Konrad Wolf

2006 Invitation as one of 12 composers selected for the international ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, Los Angeles

2002 Invitation as one of four composers selected for the international ‘Mentorship Program’ of the “Society of Composers and Lyricists”, Los Angeles (Members at the time: J. Goldsmith, D. Raksin, E. Bernstein etc.), which consists of working with leading composers such as Alf Clausen (“The Simpsons”), Jay Chattaway (“Star Trek”), Steve Bramson (“JAG”) and Dan Foliart (“7th Heaven”).

1999-2001 Berklee College of Music, Boston, degree in double major film scoring and classical composition, ‘summa cum laude’. Graduation in two instead of the usual five years.

1993-2001 Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, diploma, equivalent to master of music in piano performance, “magna cum laude”. Piano class of Nora Doallo, composition class of Paul Glass.

1995-1999 Masterclasses with H. Francesch and B. Blocher

1992-1993 Jazz School Basel and Sindelfingen

1991 Associates Degree

Fluent in German, Italian, English and French

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CHRISTINE AUFDERHAAR grew up in a scientifically oriented family, so her parents tried their best to prevent her from becoming a musician. Once they realised she wouldn’t change her mind, they greatly supported her in her studies, which allowed her to graduate from the ‚Conservatory Lugano’ in classical piano performance (piano class of Nora Doallo, composition class of Paul Glass).

Upon completion, she attended the Berklee College of Music and graduated in Film Scoring and Classical Composition in two years instead of the usual five years, receiving several scholarships and the Richard Levy Award.

SHORTLY THEREAFTER, she moved to Los Angeles and worked as part of a ‘Mentorship Program of the Society of Composers and Lyricists’ (SCL) with leading composers such as Alf Clausen (“The Simpsons”), Jay Chattaway (“Star Trek”) and Steve Bramson (“J.A.G.”).

CHRISTINE was honored with awards and scholarships in the USA, Germany and Switzerland.

IN 2006, she was invited to the ASCAP film scoring workshop in Los Angeles, where she had the opportunity to look over the shoulder of composers at work such as Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Jeff Rona and others.

IN 2007, she was selected by the ‘Federation of Film & Audiovisual Composers of Europe’ as “European Composer 2008 for Switzerland”.

CHRISTINE AUFDERHAAR wrote the score to many award-winning films and her concert music is being performed internationally. The last stage music she wrote was for the theater production “Mutterland”, which had its premiere in 2015 at the Vienna Kosmostheater.

REGULAR COLLABORATIONS with members of the ‘Berliner Philharmoniker’ and with orchestras such as ‘Hessisches Rundfunksinfonieorchester’, ‘Tonhallen Orchester’, ‘Basler Knabenkantorei’, ‘Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg’, ‘Wroclaw Score Orchester’, ‘Berlin Film Ensemble’, the ‘Slovak National Symphony Orchestra’, the ‘City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra’.

CURRENTLY, Christine Aufderhaar is living in Berlin. From 2004 to 2008, she was an associate professor at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolff in the film scoring department.

CHRISTINE AUFDERHAAR was a board member of the German Film Academy, is a long time board member of the Union of the German Film Composers (DEFKOM), a member of the Academy of German Music Authors’, the ‘AWFC’ (Alliance of Women Film Composers), EWA, SMECA, SCL, WIFT, and many others.

She is fluent in German, English, Italian and French.

JURY MEMBER Gema Musikautorenpreis (2019), 7. internationalen Filmmusik Wettbewerbs Zürich (2018), Wiener Filmmusik Preis (2018), Deutscher Dokumentarfilm-Musikpreises München (2018), Harpa Award Berlinale, Cannes, Berlinale (2016/2017/2018/2019/2020/2023), Deutscher Filmmusikpreis Halle (2015/2017/2018/2019), Deutschen Fernsehpreis, Sektion Musik (2013), Filmmusikpreis ‚Leo’ Filmfestival Braunschweig (2009)