Singapore, Singapore
Anvay Mathur (b. 2008) is a Singapore-based composer, pianist, and violinist whose musical journey began at the age of four. A classically trained pianist on the ABRSM Diploma track, he is currently pursuing advanced studies in composition with John Sharpley, David Ludwig, and Darius Lim. Anvay's compositional voice is shaped by a deep curiosity for color, texture, and narrative. His works have been performed internationally, including A Grain of Sand, premiered at The Juilliard School, and Persistence of Being, performed by graduate students at the Jacobs School of Music. In Singapore, his music has been featured at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and the Singapore Composers Festival. He has also conducted his original works with his school orchestras. In 2025, Anvay was selected as one of 29 students worldwide for The Juilliard School's Summer Composition Program and as one of seven students nationally for the Young Composers' Academy at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore. He was also chosen as one of four composers nationwide for the Young Composers Forum, a six-month mentorship culminating in the premiere his choral work anāhata by the SYC Ensemble Singers at the Singapore Composers Festival. His recent work has received significant international recognition. He was awarded the Winner of the Royal Holloway Young Composer Competition (2026), receiving professional studio mastering support. He was also the sole winner of the edition49 / Musikwerkstatt Siegburg Youth Prize for Composers (2026, under 18), selected from approximately 300 submissions across 19 countries for his choral composition. In addition, he received Third Prize in the Sounds Good Rising Star International Young Composers Competition (2026, under 35), with his work selected for performance at the Taipei National Recital Hall. Beyond original composition, Anvay is an active arranger and orchestrator. His full-orchestra arrangement of "Silent Night" and "Still, Still, Still," Stille, was commissioned by the Singapore American School Music Department for a 300-performer winter concert, and his chamber-orchestra orchestration of Over the Rainbow was created for community outreach performances. He is also the founder of the Asia Pacific Young Composers Collective (APYCC), through which he has impacted over 100 young composers across the region.