Bradley Kunda is a prize-winning classical musician and composer, and is currently Senior Product Designer of the world's most popular music notation app, MuseScore.
Bradley started his career as a classical guitarist, and for ten years was a member of Australia's premier guitar quartet Guitar Trek. His commercial recordings on the Naxos, ABC Classics, Tall Poppies, and Soundset Recordings labels have earned him international critical acclaim. After winning first prize in the 5th Córdoba International Classical Guitar Competition (Spain), his concert career has seen him perform throughout Europe and at leading music festivals in Australia.
Following nearly two years of study with the late conductor and educator Richard Gill OA, Bradley turned to his second instrument, the piano. He has since served as répétiteur for the North Sea Vocal Academy (Denmark), the New Zealand Singing School, and the Berlin Opera Academy, and has enjoyed collaborations with several outstanding Australian singers including Christine Douglas and Green-Room award winner Nicholas Jones,
As a composer, Bradley is represented as an Associate Artist of the Australian Music Centre. His works have been performed by some of Australia’s pre-eminent musicians including William Barton, Timothy Kain, Matthew Withers, Virginia Taylor, and Teije Hylkema. His music often draws on inspiration from wider aesthetic sources, including the visual arts and poetry.
Bradley holds a PhD in music performance from the Australian National University, and a master's of performance from the University of Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He lives in Berlin.
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