Sarah Nemtsov

Sarah Nemtsov (née Reuter, born 28 May 1980) is a German composer. Nemtsov was born in Oldenburg and now lives in Berlin. She started her music lessons and composing aged eight. She started playing the oboe aged 14. Her compositions are recognizable through their confrontation with literature and other art forms. Her catalogue includes more than 150 compositions in almost all genres, from solo to orchestra, including large stage works and multimedia.

She became a full-time composer in 2007. Several of her works are published by Peermusic Classical GmbH. Since 2016, her works are published by Ricordi. She is married to the pianist and musicologist Jascha Nemtsov. Her mother was the painter Elisabeth Naomi Reuter. Since 2022, she is professor for composition at the University Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria.