Natalie Schäfer

Natalie Schäfer is a German-Czech musician, composer, arranger, film composer and teacher. She started composing at the age of 12. At the age of 16, she wrote her first arrangements. She studied classical music theory and composition at the University of Music and Theatre Rostock with Prof. Dr. Dr. Lang and Prof. Wolf as well as Mathias Steinauer at Zürich University of the Arts and holds a Bachelor’s degree in honor. She took part in masterclasses with Prof. Dr. Sackmann (Zürich University of the Arts), Prof. Dr. Petersen (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Prof. Dr. Holtmeier (Freiburg University of Music), Prof. Dr. Sprau (Berlin University of the Arts) and Prof. Dr. Brandes (Universität Mozarteum Salzburg). She already had student teaching contracts in music theory and led music theory tutorials. Natalie Schäfer holds a master’s degree in honor in composition for film and media from Malmö Academy of Music (Lund University). Her main teacher were Nicklas Schmidt, Daniel Fjellström and Prof. Staffan Storm. From September 2024 to June 2026, she will study in the composition diploma program at Malmö Academy of Music with Prof. Bent Sørensen. Composers like György Ligeti, Thomas Adès, Karin Rehnqvist and John Williams inspire her compositions.