Stefania De Kenessey

Stefania de Kenessey is a highly respected and accomplished figure in contemporary classical music. She has won numerous awards from ASCAP and has been commissioned to write music for a variety of ensembles and organizations, including Chris Gekker, Elizabeth Mann, the Singapore Symphony, and St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble. Her work has been performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and her output ranges from choral, vocal, and operatic pieces to chamber and orchestral work, as well as scores for documentary films, theater, and dance companies.

In the realm of opera, de Kenessey has collaborated with Golden Fleece Chamber Opera and Underworld Productions, and she recently completed a musical adaptation of Tom Wolfe's "The Bonfire of the Vanities." Her music can be heard on numerous record labels, including Center Stage Records, Opus One, and Tugboat Music. She currently serves on the board of the Martina Arroyo Foundation and the International Alliance for Women in Music, and she is a professor of music at The New School, where she has also served previously as the Dean of Eugene Lang College and the Chair of the MA in Liberal Studies.