Rachel Galinne was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She graduated from Uppsala University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 and then studied composition with Leon Schidlowsky at the Rubin Academy at Tel-Aviv University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1984 and a Master of Music degree in 1988. She also studied composition with Witold Lutoslawski in France, and attended Darmstadt.
After completing her studies, she worked as a composer. In 1994 she received the Prime Minister's Prize for Composers and the ACUM Prize.
Discography
Galinne has issued the following CD albums available at the Israel Music Institute:
Rachel Galinne (1999)
Prisms (2004)
I Will Walk in the Land of the Living (2008)
A Voice Crieth in the Wilderness (2011)
Works
Selected works include:
Islossning, 2 pianoforte, percussion, 1984
Cycles, 1986
Concerto, 2 pianoforte, orchestra, 1988
Trio, cl, va, pianoforte, 1989
Symphony no.1, 1996
Symphony no.2, 1998
Uneginotai Nenagen [And We Shall Sing my Song of Praise] (Isaiah xxxviii), 16-pt mixed chorus, 1993
Amitai in memoriam, for string quartet
And They Shall Study War no More, for soprano, horn & piano
Aphrodite, for flute solo
Chamber Symphony, for chamber ensemble
Chen, for percussion solo & chamber ensemble
Dybuk, for Solo Clarinet
Ethalech be'artsot hachayim (I Will Walk in the Land of the Living)for soprano and chamber ensemble
Fugue for String Quartet
Lo Yisa Goy el Goy Cherev, Nation Shall Not Lift up Sword Against Nation, for Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble
Sonatat ha-Or (Sonata of Light), for Violin and Piano
The Story of Bellet for tenor & three instruments
Trio Energico for violin, cello and piano
Kol Kore Bamidbar (A Voice Crieth in the Wilderness) for violin and piano
