Tímea Urban is a composer born in Košice, Slovakia in 1998, currently based in Vienna.
She gained her education in composition at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and Universität Mozarteum Salzburg. She gained her education in composition at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg. Her artistic practice elaborates on questions of nostalgia and intimacy in both compositional and performative contexts.
Her music has been performed within festivals across Europe, such as Prague Spring, Aspekte Salzburg, ISCM World Music Days, Time of Music Viitasaari, Nouvelle Vague in Philharmonie de Paris, most notably by Klangforum Wien, NAMES Ensemble, Ensemble Linea, Cantando Admont, Ensemble Multilatérale, Les Métaboles and others. In February 2026, a portrait concert of Tímea’s work was performed by Prague Philharmonia as a part of their Contemporary Music Series.
Apart from her creative activities, Tímea also currently acts as a lecturer at the State conservatory in Bratislava.
Press:
Feb 2026: Prague Philharmonia concert review (in czech) read here
Feb 2026: Interview with Opera+ (in czech) read here
Dec 2025: Interview with PRXLUDES (in english) read here
Jun 2024: Prague Spring reviews: hisvoice.cz, casopisharmonie.cz
Prague Philharmonia press release:
Tímea Urban - The Slovak contemporary
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