About

Anna Maria Olsson is a Thai-Swedish violinist and composer who writes and performs music for multitrack violin. Using electronic processing to loop and layer the sounds of her instrument, Anna creates cinematic soundscapes, textures and lyrical melodies inspired by the natural world. Her work is a unique blend of minimalism, experimental, orchestral and ambient, where the composed and improvised seamlessly coexist.

Her debut album Crossing Lines draws on a variety of genres in order to showcase the violin as a highly versatile instrument, moving away from the stereotypically associated classical genre. The following EP Circles has a conceptual theme about the circulation of time and the cyclic elements of our natural environment, taking on a more minimal and ambient sound. In 2021 she released a highly cinematic piece with the women-owned publisher Resister, which she continued to work with since. The neoclassical ‘Frost’ came out in 2025, inspired by the frozen winter landscape of northern Sweden.

Although performing internationally as a solo artist, Anna is also an active collaborator across a variety of disciplines such as sound art, visual art, movement and media. Adept in the style of free improvisation, she approaches music creation with curiosity and sensitivity, seamlessly blending acoustic and electronic worlds. Over the last few years, she has composed and performed music for contemporary dance, documentaries, video games, live painting and art installations.