Caroline Shaw

Caroline Shaw
Shaw in 2020
Born
Caroline Adelaide Shaw

(1982-08-01) August 1, 1982
Occupations
  • Composer
  • violinist
  • singer
WorksList of compositions
Websitecarolineshaw.com

Caroline Adelaide Shaw (born August 1, 1982) is an American composer of contemporary classical music, violinist, and singer. She won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her a cappella piece Partita for 8 Voices. Shaw received the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her Narrow Sea, and the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for her Rectangles and Circumstance.