About

Oskar Österling, born in Stockholm in 2004, is a Swedish composer, pianist, and (sometimes) singer active in Sweden and England. His education began at Lilla Akademien, where he studied composition under Matthew Peterson and piano with Anders Hägerström and Sergei Reznikov. In 2023, he continued his studies at Trinity College of Music in London under Errollyn Wallen CBE, Master of the King’s Music.

Oskar’s compositions range from choral and orchestral works to chamber and solo pieces. His music has been performed widely across the Nordics and the UK, in venues such as Stockholm’s Queen Silvia Hall, The Old Royal Naval College Chapel and the Royal Hall at KMH. He has collaborated with notable players and ensembles including Gustaf Sjökvist’s Chamber Choir, the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, Per Gross, and the ORNC Chapel Choir. Since 2023, a selection of his vocal works are published by Gehrmans Publishing.

Standout projects include his work with author Alexander McCall Smith, for whom he composed Songs of Love and Longing and the finale for the oratorio A Celebration of Trees, premiered in 2022. His recent song cycle, Pictures of the Floating World, written for London-based tenor Matthew Pinto sees its premiere in 2025 and his setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis premiered in London under Ralph Allwood.

As a performer, Oskar has sung with ensembles like the ORNC Chapel Choir and the London Philharmonic, deepening his insight into composition and performance. His work has been praised by collaborators as harmonically captivating, with an attention to timbral nuances that lend his works a special delicacy and depth.

Oskar has been awarded several grants and scholarships for his work from institutions such as the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, the Church of Sweden, the Makarna Lindeqvist Donation, and the Bifrost Order.