Classical music influenced by Swedish folk music

About

We are Mika and Benjamin Nylund, Swedish twin composers born in the USA and raised around the world. Our musical journey began when we were nine years old and moved to New Zealand, where we started taking violin lessons.

Our love for violin playing grew rapidly, and for us it felt natural not only to play music but also to write it. Just as one learns to read and write words, we wanted to express ourselves through composing music.

We moved from New Zealand to the United States to study at the Conservatory of Annie Moses, where we completed six years of musical education.

Our greatest inspirations are traditional Swedish folk music and Nordic and Russian composers.

Today, Mika's style is more reminiscent of Grieg, Sibelius and Peterson-Berger, whilst Benjamin's has more of the emotional character of Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich.

Our works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, and we have also been featured at the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson, New Zealand.

Now, at 22 years of age, we have moved back to Europe and are working to establish our music here. We look forward to contributing to European musical life with our compositions.