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.

Having grown up in the suburbs of Stockholm, Anna moved to the UK to study at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Although majoring in classical violin performance, she explored a variety of genres both in- and outside the conservatoire. After becoming hooked on improvisation, her strive for a more creative form of music making led her to record musical riffs that she could improvise to. With the help of technology and experienced teachers, she was soon able to compose and perform more complex works. Once she’d completed her master degree in composition, she had already released two solo albums.

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. After a hiatus from public releases, 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. Some of her latest projects involve composing and/or performing music for contemporary dance, documentaries, video games, live painting and art installations.