Staffan Storm

Staffan Storm is a composer and Professor in music theory and composition at Lund University's Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, specifically within the Malmö Academy of Music. He serves as Deputy Dean and has been a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music since 2020.

• Academic Roles: Composition, Analysis, Form Theory, Music and Society
• Artistic Focus: Memory, tradition, and intuition as creative foundations

Research Interests: Storm's work spans solo/chamber music, orchestral works, opera, and choral compositions. Recent projects explore themes of heavenly memory erosion and existential darkness, often realized through collaborations with ensembles like Erik Westberg's Vocal Ensemble and the Swedish Radio Choir.

Publications & Performances: 35+ artistic works including Three Autumns (2016) for Håkan Hardenberger, Nachtregen (2019) for viola and chorus, and the 2024 series Eroded Memories of Heaven and Beyond performed across Europe.

Scientific Awards:

• 2025: Musikföreningen i Stockholm Award
• 2021: Christ Johnson Prize for The Persistence of Memory
• 2019: Swedish Music Publishers' Prize for Nachtseele
• 2016: Saltö-Järnåker Foundation's Grand Prize for organ work et lux in tenebris lucet
• 2012: Nordic Composition Competition First Prize for Också dessa dagar signerade

Collaborations: Works with Sweden's leading musicians including Anders Paulsson (saxophone), Anna Larsson (alto), and Allan Pettersson's instrumentation projects. International partnerships with German label CPO and Richard Hoggart Building performances.