Krishan Rai is a composer and musician based in New York, studying with Amy Beth Kirsten at the Juilliard School. His works have been played by ensembles including Warp Trio, Quartetto Goldberg, the Valencia Contemporary Ensemble, Associazione Ex. Novo, Triple Helix, and the Bergamot Quartet.
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Education
Columbia University
Bahcelor of Arts in Music and Applied Mathematics
2022-2026
The Juilliard School
Columbia-Juilliard Exchange Program
Music Composition
2022-2026
Selected Performances
2025 Jardin de Cornouillers
for piano and flute
Gustavo Velasco and Carmen Jaimes Marin, Paris, FR
2024 Backchannels
for viola and live electronics, Yihan Xue, with movement sensors by Mari Kimura, New York NY, US
2024 Nature in Smithereens,
for alto flute, clarinet, violin, cello, vibraphone, voices
for selections from Chekhov’s Three Sisters
Direction by Richard Feldman Nadia Sirota
Chelsea Factory, New York NY, US
2023 Wingbeats
for piano trio and drum set
Warp Trio, New York NY, US
2023 May
for mezzo-soprano and piano
Lauren Torey Wasik and Jarod Yap, New York NY, US
2023 To the Horizon
for flute, cello, and violin
Valencia Contemporary Ensemble, Valencia, ES
Awards
2022 First Prize, Section A Associazione Ex Novo Competizione “Aforismi”
2021 Norwegian Young Researchers Competition, 2nd Prize Humanities Division, Music
2020 MATA Jr. Selected Composer
Grants
2023 Richard Rapaport Prize
2022-26 Juilliard Exchange Grant
2021 BU Tanglewood Institute Merit Grant