Alexandra Stréliski
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = File:Alexandra-Stréliski Raphael-Ouellet July-2018 03 (cropped).jpg
| name = Alexandra Stréliski
| caption = Credit: Raphaël Ouellet
| genre = Neo-classical
| occupation = Composer
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1985}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| instrument = Piano
| website = {{URL|https://www.alexandrastreliski.com/}}
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Alexandra Stréliski is a Canadian neo-classical composer and pianist based in Quebec.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/enter-sharp-objects-composer-alexandra-streliskis-fever-dream/|title=Enter 'Sharp Objects' Composer Alexandra Stréliski's Fever Dream|last1=Weekes|first1=Jabbari|last2=Przybyslawski|first2=Corinne|date=2018-10-05|website=Vice|language=en-CA|access-date=2019-08-10}}[https://artsfile.ca/alexandra-streliski-is-making-a-musical-world-all-her-own/ "Alexandra Stréliski is making a musical world all her own"]. Artsfile, March 20, 2019, Peter Robb She has released three albums: Pianoscope (2010), Inscape (2018) and Néo-Romance (2023).
Early life
Stréliski was born in Montreal, Quebec and is of Polish Jewish descent.{{Cite web|title=Reluctant rock star: Pianist Alexandra Streliski on being a Junos outlier {{!}} Globalnews.ca|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6660984/junos-pianist-alexandra-streliski/|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Global News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Robb|first=Peter|title=Alexandra Stréliski is making a musical world all her own – ARTSFILE|url=https://artsfile.ca/alexandra-streliski-is-making-a-musical-world-all-her-own/|access-date=2021-08-24|language=en-US}} After living a few years in Paris, she returned to Montréal where she studied at Collège international Marie de France, McGill University and Université de Montréal.[https://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2019/05/08/la-musique-d-alexandra-streliski-a-la-conquete-de-la-planete/ "La musique d’Alexandra Stréliski à la conquête de la planète"]. UDEM Nouvelles, 8 May 2019, by Dominique Nancy
Stréliski is the sister of Montreal-based comedian and writer Léa Streliski.{{Cite episode |series=Il restera toujours la culture |title=Léa et Alexandra Stréliski, et Rose-Marie Charest |network=Radio-Canada |date=December 19, 2023 |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/il-restera-toujours-culture/segments/rattrapage/468277/en-famille-avec-alexandra-et-lea-streliski |language=French}}
Career
Stréliski released her debut album, Pianoscope, in 2010. Songs from the album have appeared in several films and movies, specifically those by Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/suite/201807/12/01-5189266-alexandra-streliski-lintrospection-dune-jeune-pianiste-surdouee.php|title=Alexandra Stréliski : l'introspection d'une jeune pianiste surdouée|work=La Presse|access-date=2020-02-25|language=fr-CA}} This includes the Dallas Buyers Club, Demolition, and Big Little Lies.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/alexandra_str_liski_discusses_her_oscar_night_breakthrough_and_breaks_down_the_ivory_tower_of_classical_music_on_inscape|title=Alexandra Stréliski Discusses Her Oscar Night Breakthrough and Attacks the Ivory Tower of Classical Music on 'Inscape'|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2019-08-10}}{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/canadian_composers_like_jeremy_dutcher_chilly_gonzales_and_jean-michel_blais_broke_free_in_2018|title=Canadian Composers Like Jeremy Dutcher, Chilly Gonzales and Jean-Michel Blais Broke Free in 2018|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2019-08-10}} She collaborated with Vallée to create new compositions for the HBO miniseries, Sharp Objects.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8479732/alexandra-streliski-sharp-objects-music-interview|title='Sharp Objects' Composer Alexandra Stréliski on How Elton John & Pop Music Influence Her Melodies|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-08-10}}
Her second album, Inscape, was released in 2018;[http://atwoodmagazine.com/inscape-alexandra-streliski-review/ "Our Take: Alexandra Stréliski's Inscape Is a Melancholic, Bright Step Towards Finding Hope"]. Atwood Magazine, By Adrian Vargas. October 23, 2018 it was long-listed for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/alexandra_str_liski-inscape|title=Alexandra Stréliski Inscape|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2019-08-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/06/20/a-list-of-the-40-albums-on-the-polaris-music-prize-long-list/|title=A list of the 40 albums on the Polaris Music Prize long list|website=toronto.citynews.ca|access-date=2019-08-10}} Inscape was the number one classical album on Apple Music at the end of 2018 in the United States and two of the tracks have reached over 20 million streams on Spotify.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/is-alexandra-str%C3%A9liski-pop-or-classical-you-decide-1.5104516|title=Is Alexandra Stréliski pop or classical? You decide|last=|first=|date=|website=CBC Music|access-date=}} It was named number 9 on Exclaim's Top 10 Experimental & Modern Composition Albums released in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaim_s_top_10_experimental_and_modern_composition_albums-best_of_2018|title=Exclaim!'s Top 10 Experimental & Modern Composition Albums Best of 2018|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2019-08-10}} In December 2019, she received two Felix Awards for "Author or Composer of the Year" and "Revelation of the Year".{{Cite web|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/the-adisq-rewards-the-best-of-quebec-s-music-industry-sunday-night-1.4658009|title=The ADISQ rewards the best of Quebec's music industry Sunday night|date=2019-10-27|website=Montreal|language=en|access-date=2019-12-07}} She was nominated for three awards at the 2020 Juno Awards, for Album of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and Instrumental Album of the Year.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_are_the_2020_juno_awards_nominees|title=Here Are the 2020 Juno Awards Nominees|last=|first=|date=|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2020-01-29}}
Her album Néo-Romance was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/2023-polaris-music-prize-long-list-feist-jessie-reyez-and-more-1.6871592 "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more"]. CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
Discography
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Category:Canadian classical composers
Category:Canadian women pianists
Category:Musicians from Montreal
Category:Women classical pianists
Category:Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year winners
Category:21st-century Canadian composers
Category:21st-century Canadian classical pianists
Category:21st-century Canadian classical composers
Category:Canadian women classical composers
Category:21st-century Canadian pianists