Anders Nilsson is a Swedish composer, born on July 6, 1954, in Stockholm. His musical education began with private studies from 1970 to 1971, followed by completing the upper secondary school's music program from 1971 to 1973. He then attended Birkagården Folk High School's music line from 1973 to 1975 and pursued composition at the Stockholm Academy of Music under the guidance of Professor Gunnar Bucht and others from 1979 to 1983.

Between 1970 and 1979, Nilsson was a member of the progressive rock group Östan Sol, Västan Måne and worked as a theater musician and composer at the Stockholm City Theater and Riksteatern from 1975 to 1977. His debut as a composer came in 1981 with the first part of his orchestral trilogy, Trois Pièces pour grand orchestre, presented at UNM in Copenhagen. Since then, he has created a diverse body of work, including orchestral and chamber music, as well as musical dramas. His notable compositions include several symphonies, multiple instrumental concertos, string quartets, and the opera Klassresan, for which he wrote the libretto. In 2007, his opera Zarah, with a libretto by Claes Fellbom, premiered at the Folkoperan, achieving 52 performances and an audience of over 25,000. The following year, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra featured his music during a composers' weekend. In 2013, he collaborated with Charlotte Engelkes and Sophie Holgersson on the opera Kira - i huset där jag bor.

Nilsson has also contributed articles to various publications, including the magazine Contemporary Music. His Requiem for Baritone, Choir, and Orchestra premiered in November 2010 and earned him the Music Association's Stockholm Prize in the spring of 2011, followed by the Swedish Music Publishers' Association's prize in autumn 2011. During the 2016-2017 concert season, he was recognized as the composer profile for Västerås Sinfonietta.

Selected works include:

Orchestral Works: - Aurora (1987) for 11 solo strings. MIC - Aus Duino (1994) for mezzo-soprano, piano, and chamber orchestra. MIC - Cadenze (1989) for chamber orchestra. MIC - Jordens drömmar gröna (2006) - poems by Torsten Pettersson - for baritone and orchestra. MIC - Mind the gap! Overture (1997). MIC - Sinfonietta (1992). MIC - Symphony No. I (1996). MIC - Symphony No. II: Symphonic Dances: Genesis; A Lost Paradise; Apocalypse and Apotheosis (2000-2001). MIC - Symphony III - Orpheus & Eurydike (2015). MIC - Symphony IV (2016). MIC - Symphony V (2017). Manus - Symphony VI (2019). Manus - Trois pièces (1980-1983) for soloists, choir, grand orchestra, and tape (III). MIC - Zarah-suite for orchestra (2008). MIC - Requiem, for baritone, mixed choir, and orchestra (2009-2010). MIC

Concertos: - Ariel (1985-1986) for oboe, strings, and tape. CG - Concerto grosso No. I (1995) for saxophone quartet and orchestra. MIC - Concerto for marimba and orchestra (1998). MIC - Concerto for organ and orchestra (Sinfonia concertante) (1987-1988). MIC - Concerto for piano and orchestra No. I (1997). MIC - Orbit (Concerto grosso No. II) (2002) for six percussionists and string orchestra. MIC - Violin concerto (2011). MIC - Concerto for violoncello and orchestra (2018). MIC - Concerto for contrabass and orchestra, "Lost Birds" (2018). MIC

Operas: - Klassresan - opera in one act (libretto by the composer) (2002-2003) duration 60'. MIC - Zarah - opera in two acts (libretto by Claes Fellbom) (2004-2006) duration 125'. - Kira - in the house where I live (2012-2013) (libretto by Charlotte Engelkes & Sophie Holgersson) duration 45'. MIC - Zarah does comeback - short version based on the opera Zarah for two singers and chamber ensemble (2024) duration 60'. (MIC)

Chamber Music: - Ballade for English horn and piano (2004). MIC - Divertimento (1991) for chamber ensemble. ER - Krasch! (1993) for saxophone quartet, six percussionists, and tape. MIC - Lamento for organ, flute, and violoncello (2004). MIC - Piano trio (1998) for violin, violoncello, and piano. MIC - Phonetasy for saxophone quartet (SATBar.) (2008). MIC - Quartet "The Angel" (1999) for violin, clarinet, violoncello, and piano. MIC - "The Dance of the Angel" for violin, clarinet, and piano (2008) - arrangement of the third movement of "The Angel". - Reflections (1982) - three songs for soprano and chamber ensemble. ER - Serenade - Chamber Concerto (2000) for violoncello and wind quintet. MIC - String Quartet No. I (2001). MK - String Quartet No. II (2004). MK - String Quartet No. III (2024). MIC - String sextet, "Höst" (Autumn) (2004). - String octet (2018). MIC - Sonata for violin and piano (2009). MIC - Fanfares for brass quintet and brass ensemble (2009). MIC - Cellofantasie for solo violoncello (2010). MIC

Vocal Works: - Aria (1985/86) for soprano and organ. MIC - Aus Duino (1994) for mezzo-soprano, piano, and chamber orchestra. MIC - Elegische Fragmente: a solo cantata (1991) for mezzo-soprano, piano, and live electronics/tape. MIC - Jordens drömmar gröna (2006) - poems by Torsten Pettersson - for baritone and orchestra. MIC - Reflections (1982) - three songs for soprano and chamber ensemble. ER - Requiem, for baritone, choir, and orchestra (2009-2010). MIC

Choral Works: - Lux aeterna (1994) for mixed choir, soprano saxophone, and organ. MIC - Requiem, for baritone, choir, and orchestra (2009-2010). MIC - Urworte Orphisch for choir - poems by Goethe (SSAATTBB) (2009). MIC

Percussion Works: - Concerto for marimba and orchestra (1998). MIC - Krasch! (1993) for saxophone quartet and six percussionists with tape. MIC - Orbit (Concerto grosso No. II) (2002) for six percussionists and string orchestra. MIC - Rounds (1996) for marimba and six percussionists. MIC

Piano Works: - Five orchestral pieces for piano (1990). ER - Les cloches de la nuit: Prélude (1987). MIC - Résonance (1984). SUE

Organ Works: - Fanfare & Intrada (1996). MIC - Lamento for organ, flute, and violoncello (2004). MIC - Mountains (La cathédrale du mont) (1984). ER - Partita (1992). MIC - Wedding-Music & Appendix: Air (1989). MIC

Guitar Works: - Spegeln / Le miroir (1980) for guitar. CG