Born in 1994, Frederick Viner studied composition at the University of York (BA 2016) and at the University of Oxford (MSt 2017). He is currently studying towards a PhD at the University of York as a WRoCAH scholar. Viner’s music has received many accolades. In 2015, he won the Ebor Organ Prize and in 2016 he was awarded 1st prize in the Royal Northern Sinfonia’s Mozart’s of Tomorrow competition. After graduating from York with distinction, he was appointed Artist in Residence with Sage Gateshead’s
Young Sinfonia and was also commissioned by the Brundibár Arts Festival. In 2017 Viner won three more awards: 1st prize in William Howard’s Love Song Composing Competition; the Henfrey Composition Prize; and the prestigious National Centre for Early Music Young Composers Award. Having graduated from Oxford with distinction, Viner then worked at Eton College for two years as composer in residence. During this time he worked on several commissions, including by Choir & Organ Magazine and Orchestra for the Earth, and had performances by the Royal Tunbridge Wells
Symphony Orchestra and the Chapel Choir of Selwyn College. In 2020 he was awarded a further two prizes: the STR Music Composition Prize and the Lefanu Prize. Most recently, his piano music has been performed around the world by distinguished pianists such as Paul Barton, Vadim Chaimovich and Vestard Shimkus.