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Elena Kats-Chernin
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Elena Kats-Chernin born 1957 in Tashkent,
is one of Australia’s most distinguished living composers. Trained in Moscow, Australia, and Germany, her diverse output includes operas, orchestral works, chamber and solo pieces.
ALBUMS
Elena Kats-Chernin, Australian Chamber Orchestra
Memoir of a Snail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2025, 12", Album, Ltd, Pic, ABC Classics,
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Soundtrack/Score
Tonya Lemoh, Schumann*, Price*, Coleridge-Taylor*, Kats-Chernin*
I Dream A World
2024, File, FLAC, ABC Classics,
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Romantic/Neo-Romantic/Modern
Elena Kats-Chernin, Australian Chamber Orchestra
Memoir of a Snail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2024, CD, Album + 42xFile, AAC, Album, ABC Classics,
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Soundtrack/Score
Charlton*, Houghton*, Kats-Chernin*, Westlake*, Guitar Trek
Bluetongue - Australian Guitar Quartets
2020, CD, Album, Naxos,
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Contemporary
Blake*, Bussi*, Kats-Chernin*, Pelecis*, Secco*, Voogt*, Whitbourn*, Habemus Quartet, Eduardo Frias, Stamen Nikolov
Whispering Colors
2020, CD, Album, Non Profit Music,
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Contemporary
Elena Kats-Chernin & Tamara Anna Cislowska
Unsent Love Letters (Meditations On Erik Satie)
2017
The Idea Of North, Elena Kats-Chernin, Lior
Hush Volume 16: A Piece Of Quiet
2016, CD, Album, ABC Music
Tamara-Anna Cislowska*, Elena Kats-Chernin
Butterflying: Piano Music By Elena Kats-Chernin
2016, 2xCD, Album, ABC Classics
Mozart* / Copland* / Kats-Chernin* / Swedish Chamber Orchestra* / Michael Collins
Works For Clarinet And Orchestra
2013, CD, Album, Chandos
Del Sol String Quartet - Gabriela Lena Frank, Lou Harrison, José Evangelista, Reza Vali, Elena Kats-Chernin
Zia
2013, CD, Album, Sono Luminus
Acacia Quartet, Elena Kats-Chernin
Blue Silence: Complete Works For String Quartets By Elena Kats-Chernin
2012, 2xCD, Album, Vexations840
Elena Kats-Chernin
Slow Food
2008, CD, Album, Tall Poppies
Claude Bolling / Alan Weinberg (4) / Elena Kats-Chernin - Baroque And Blue
Silver Poetry
2007, CD, Album, Profil Edition Günter Hänssler
Elena Kats-Chernin - Sarah Nicolls ⬩ Nicola Sweeney*
Ragtime & Blue
2005, CD, Album, Signum Classics,
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Ragtime/Piano Blues/Contemporary
Hilary Tann . Elisenda Fábregas . Elena Kats-Chernin - Meininger-Trio
Gardens Of Anna Maria Luisa De Medici
2005, CD, Album, Profil Edition Günter Hänssler,
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Contemporary
Kats-Chernin*, Sheldon*, Munro*, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Rudner*
Wild Swans
2005,
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Modern/Contemporary
Elena Kats-Chernin / Lisa Moore
Purple Black & Blues
2000, CD, Album, Tall Poppies,
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Contemporary/Post-Modern
Elena Kats-Chernin
Unceremonious Processions
1999, CD, Album, WERGO,
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Contemporary/Experimental
Elena Kats-Chernin - Sydney Alpha Ensemble
Clocks
1997,
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Contemporary
Donna Coleman - Joplin*, Matthews*, Lamb*, Bolcom*, Ives*, Kats-Chernin*
Rags To Riches: A Syncopated Century
1996,
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Ragtime/Contemporary
Michael Ende, Elena Kats-Chernin, Susanne F. Wolf
Jim Knopf Und Lukas Der Lokomotivführer
CD, Silberfisch
APPEARANCES +
Elena Kats-Chernin
Lillian’s Aria
2020, File, AAC, Single, Deutsche Grammophon
Emily Granger, Sally Walker
Something Like This
2023, CD, Album, Avie Records
Sarah Cahill
The Future Is Female, Vol. 2 The Dance
2022, CD, Album, First Hand Records
Various
Women Of Note: Celebrating Australian Composers, Volume 4
2022, CD, Comp, ABC Classics
Emily Granger
In Transit
2022, CD, Album, Avie Records
Various
101 Peaceful Piano
2021, 5xCD, Comp, ABC Classics,
Various
Mums Love Classics
2021, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
J.S. Bach* - Benedict Kloeckner
6 Suites For Cello Solo BWV 1007-1012
2021, 3xCD, Album, Brilliant Classics
Tamara Anna Cislowska And Guests*
Duet
2021, CD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
Classic 100: Composer – Top 10 & Selected Highlights
2019, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
Classic 100: Composer
2019, 8xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
Women Of Note: A Century Of Australian Composers
2019, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Ensemble Liaison
Epiphany
2019, 7xFile, MP3, Album, ABC Classic,
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Contemporary
Various
PTV25+ 1993-2018: 25 Years Of Positiva
2018, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Positiva,
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House/Progressive House/Dance-pop/Deep House/Tech House/Electro House/Hip-House/Pop Rap/Progressive Trance/Trance/Drum n Bass/Euro House/Garage House/Acid
Wouter Harbers, Robert Cekov, Strijkkwartet Romance
Sounds Of Silence
2018, CD, Album, STH Records,
Various
50 Violin Masterworks
2018, 3xCD, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon,
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Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Impressionist
Meininger-Trio
Memories
2018, CD, Album, Profil Edition Günter Hänssler
William Howard
William Howard Plays Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs For Piano
2018, CD, Album, Orchid Classics
Daniel Del Pino, Habemus Quartet
In Crescendo: Consonant Chamber Music For The 21st Century
2018, CD, Album, Non Profit Music
ACO Collective, Helena Rathbone
Collective Wisdom
2018, CD, Album, ABC Classics,
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Contemporary
Various
Bespoke Classics: New Classics For Cool Dads
2018, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics,
Michael Tsalka, Diana Weston
Lady Huang's Album
2018, CD, Album, Wirripang,
,
Modern/Contemporary
Lorelei Dowling
I Was Like WOW (Contemporary Music For Bassoon)
2017, CD, Album, TYXart
Various
Sensual Classics
2017, CD, Comp, ABC Classics,
,
Renaissance/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Opera/Contemporary
Various
Australian Classics
2017, CD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
The Classic Road Trip With Russell Torrance
2017, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
The Elena Kats Chernin Collection
2017, CD, Comp, ABC Classics
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti
Celebrating 40 Years
2016, 2xCD, Album, Comp, ABC Classics
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Cottis
Gallipoli Symphony
2016, CD, ABC Classics
Louisa Breen, Bonnie Brown
Songs Of Home: Australian Music For Piano Duo And Duet
2016, CD, Not On Label
Various
My First Lullaby Album
2016, CD, Comp, ABC Kids, ABC Classics
Muses Trio
The Spirit And The Maiden
2016, CD, Album, Tri, Not On Label
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Cottis
Gallipoli Symphony
2015, DVD-V, ABC Classics
Diana Weston, Thoroughbass
The Birch Tree: Music Based On Folklores
2015, CD, Album, Wirripang
Various
Hush Collection: Volume 14: Live In Concert
2014, CD, Comp, Hush Music Foundation,
Tamara Anna Cislowska, Anna McMichael
Close Your Eyes And I'll Close Mine: Lullabies Old And New
2014, CD, Tall Poppies
Ensemble Liaison
Oblivion
2013, CD, Album, EL Records (8)
Daniel Hope
Spheres
2013, CD,
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp
Songs Of The Southern Skies
2012, CD, Album, Dig, KIN Music
Vienna Boys Choir*, Gerald Wirth (2), Manolo Cagnin
Jubilate Deo
2012, CD, Album, ABC Classics
Alessio Bax, Jill Crossland, Jeremy Filsell, John Lill, James Rhodes (4), Llyr Williams, Ana-Maria Vera
Piano Collection
2012, CD, Comp, Signum Classics,
Jane Sheldon
Song Of The Angel
2012
Jeanell Carrigan
Skins
2011, CD, Album, Wirripang,
Susan Williams (2) , Jeremy Donovan , Clarini Trumpet Consort
Creation
2010, CD, Laika Records
John Martin
Tunes For Mademoiselle
2010, CD, Album, Wirripang
Various
Stillness - Music Of Calm In A Changing World
2010, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
James Cuddeford & Natsuko Yoshimoto
The Metallic Violins
2009, CD, Album, Tall Poppies
Flinders Quartet, Genevieve Lacey
Reinventions
2009, CD, Not On Label,
,
Baroque/Classical/Contemporary
Eskimo Joe
Inshalla
2009
Various
Clubbers Guide '08
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Ministry Of Sound,
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Progressive House/House/Electro/Progressive Trance
Various
Sampler 2008.1
2008, 12", Smplr, Legato Records
Various
Serious Beats 57
2008, 3xCD, Comp, 541, N.E.W.S.,
,
House/Electro/Tech House/Disco
Various
Godskitchen - The Anthems 2009
2008, 3xCD, Comp, Mixed, New State Recordings,
,
House/Electro/Tech House/Trance
Various
Escape...
2008, 2xCD, Comp, UCJ Music,
,
Modern/Modern Classical/Neo-Classical/Contemporary/Theme/Ambient/Downtempo
Various
Voices 2008
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Classic FM, Classic FM, Classic FM,
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Opera/Religious/Baroque/Classical/Modern/Romantic/Contemporary
Mark Brown & Micky Slim
Nervous Nitelife: Trans-Atlantic, Vol. 1
2008, 2xCD, Mixed, Nervous Records,
,
House/Tech House
Tyler Rix
Ascent
2008, CD, Album, UCJ Music,
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Classical/Ambient
Karányi
My Minimal
2008, CD, Comp, Mixed, CLS (2),
,
House/Electro/Breaks/Tech House/Minimal
Various
Mum's Favourite Songs
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin,
,
Ballad/Pop Rock/Vocal/Soft Rock/Classic Rock
Various
Classical Chill
2008, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics, ABC Classics, ABC Classics,
,
Classical
Pei-Jee Ng, Pei-Sian Ng*, David Tong
Phoenix Story
2008, SACD, Hybrid, Album, Melba Recordings
Various
Now That's What I Call Music! 69
2008, 2x CD,
,
Alternative Rock/House/Electro/Ballad/Contemporary R&B/Post-Punk/Indie Rock
Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell
The Journey Continues
2008
Various
As Heard On TV: 42 Classic Themes From The Small Screen
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music Classics & Jazz,
,
Theme/Baroque/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern/Contemporary
Various
Concert Openers, Fanfares & Encores
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Boosey & Hawkes,
,
Modern/Contemporary
Various
CD Sampler
2006, CD, Comp, Tall Poppies,
,
Baroque/Contemporary/Classical
Various
Ethereal
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Explore (2), B & H Classical, Boosey & Hawkes,
,
Modern
Various
Musik In Deutschland 1950-2000 - Konzertmusik / Instrumentale Kammermusik
2005, 8xCD, Comp + Box, RCA Red Seal, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Deutscher Musikrat
Various
Krass.mediapack
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Boosey & Hawkes,
,
Contemporary
Various
Eternity
2004, CD, ABC Classics,
,
Contemporary
Topology
Perpetual Motion Machine
2003, CD, Album, Serrated Records,
,
Modern/Contemporary/Post-Modern
ChamberMade
Anthology Chamber Made 1988-2001
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Not On Label,
,
Modern Classical/Experimental/Opera
Various
Sydney 2000 The Games Of The XXVII Olympiad (Official Music From The Opening Ceremony)
2000, CD, Album, Ltd, Sony Music, BMG Australia Limited
Various
The Sound Of Passion
1998, CD, Album, Comp, ABC Classics,
Jeanell Carrigan
But I Want The Harmonica
1998, CD, Album, Vox Australis
Stephanie McCallum
Illegal Harmonies (The 20th Century Piano)
1997, CD, Album, ABC Classics,
,
Neo-Classical/Contemporary/Modern
Anne Boyd
Meditations on a Chinese Character
1997, CD, Album, ABC Classics,
Lisa Moore
Stroke
1994, CD, Album, Tall Poppies
Réka F. Molnár
Esther Oratorium
1987, LP, Verlag Schulte & Gerth,
,
Oratorio/Religious
Sydney Symphony* Live At Sydney Opera House With Don Burrows, Judy Bailey Quintet, Challender*, Iwaki*, Porcelijn*
Nexus ● Nocturnes
CD, Vox Australis
Katie Zhukov
Ragtime Dreams & Visions
CD, Album, Wirripang
Various
XII 2020
2020, LP, Album, Comp, 180, Deutsche Grammophon,
,
Contemporary
Lang Lang
Piano Book
2019,
,
Classical
Various
The Ultimate Classic FM Album
2017, CD, Comp, Classic FM, Decca
Viney-Grinberg Piano Duo
Four Hands: Australian Music For Piano
2016, CD, Album, ABC Classics
Various
The Ultimate Driving Collection
2015, CD, Album, Comp, ABC Music,
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Brandenburg Choir*, Paul Dyer
Brandenburg Celebrates
2015, CD, Album, ABC Classics,
,
Baroque/Contemporary
Various
Dark Classics
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Universal, Universal, ProSieben, ProSieben,
Ben Hoadley (3), Dean Sky-Lucas
Southern Invention
2015, CD, Album, Atoll
DJ Clé*
The Sound Of Yellow Lounge
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Yellow Lounge
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Benjamin Northey
Hush Collection Volume 13: The Magic Island
2013, CD, Album, Hush Music Foundation, Hush Collection
Claire Edwardes
Flash: Marimba Miniatures
2011, CD, Album, Tall Poppies
Trío Arbós
Play It Again
2011, SACD, Hybrid, Album, Dig, Non Profit Music,
,
Contemporary/Post-Modern
The Smith Quartet
Dance
2011, CD, Album, Signum Classics,
Present Music
Graffiti
2009, CD, Album, Innova Recordings
Haydn Trio Eisenstadt
D2H- DedicatedToHaydn (18 Klaviertrios / 18 Piano Trios)
2009, 3xCD, Album, Capriccio (2)
Various
New Classix 2008
2008, 2xCD, Universal Classics & Jazz,
,
Contemporary
Stephen Robinson
Bright Vessel
2008, CD, Album, Tall Poppies
Various
Life Is Beautiful (With ABC Classic FM)
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, ABC Classics, ABC Classic FM
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Cantilena
2007, CD, Comp, ABC Classics
The Young People's Chorus Of New York City, Francisco J. Núñez
Transient Glory
2003, CD, Album, Vital Records (23)
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti
Musical Renegades
2003, 2xCD, Album, ABC Classics
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti
Musical Renegades
2003, DVD, ABC Classics,
,
Contemporary/Modern/Romantic/Classical
Various
An Australian Collection
1997, CD, Comp, Tall Poppies
Various
Anthem - Celebration Of Australia
1997, 2xCD, Comp, PolyGram Classics, ABC Classics,
,
Country/Pop Rock