MARTIN SKAFTE
Composer
"This is not just very good music. This is great and significant music, heralding the arrival of a man who, in my opinion, has a superior musical mind and high values to match his talent. (...) If his other music is even 2/3 as good as these piano preludes, he will certainly be a major force to reckon with in the 21st century. These pieces are nearly all gems, and are also beautifully played and recorded."
- The Art Music Lounge
12 preludes - Book 2 wins Sweden's largest chamber music prize Saltöstiftelsens Järnåkerstipendium 2025:
"Tolv preludier – bok 2 är en alldeles unik resa genom ett musikaliskt universum fyllt av överraskande avtagsvägar och stigar som ibland leder till välkända platser, men allt som oftast till något mer obekant ’hörn’ som ej tidigare är utforskat. Med stor skicklighet och musikalitet leder tonsättaren lyssnaren på färden genom tolv infallsrika, rytmiskt intrikata och färgrika preludier. Tilltalet är direkt och ger en mycket fascinerande och inspirerande musikalisk upplevelse." - Jury's motivation
WORKS IN PROGRESS
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Virginia - Piece for Orchestra
12 Etudes for Piano
Preludier - Song cycle for Mezzo soprano and Orchestra
Aftonland - For Mixed Choir with Solo Soprano
Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra, for Peter Jablonski.
Events
Mar 14 2026 - Historiska muséet/ Stockholm, Sweden
Price Ceremony - Järnåkerstipendiet: 24 Preludes
Book 2 wins Sweden's largest Chamber Music price
2025
24 Preludes - Book 2
Piano: Jonas Olsson
Oct 27 2024 - Blekinge International Piano festival / Karlskrona, Sweden
24 preludes - Book 1
- played together with Claude Debussy's 24 Preludes -
Book 1
Piano: Jonas Olsson (Skafte)
Peter Jablonski (Debussy)
Jul 26 2023 - Cité internationale des arts / Paris, France
Six preludes from "24 Preludes"
Piano: Stephen Porter
Feb 20 2023 - Oji Hall / Tokyo, Japan
Selection of Preludes from "24 Preludes"
Piano: Peter Jablonski