About the Corelia Project
Helping Musicians to Discover Repertoire by Women
The Corelia Project is an initiative that strives to normalise inclusion and diversity in classical music through the performance and promotion of works by women and all gender-marginalised composers. It seeks to address the huge gender imbalance that still exists in the programming of classical music.
The Corelia Project website hosts a searchable database of chamber music aimed at musicians who are looking to discover repertoire by women. Its purpose is to make this music as accessible as possible by reducing the time required to research under-represented composers.
The Corelia Concerts series brings to life some of the best chamber music written by women in concerts throughout London and beyond.
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Meet the Team
Magdalenna Krstevska
Co-Founder & Artistic Director
Based in London, Australian clarinettist Magdalenna Krstevska has performed as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral clarinettist, in renowned music halls across the UK, Australia, Europe, and China. Her accolades include the Australian National Young Virtuoso of the Year Award. Recent engagements include recitals at the Royal Albert Hall, Buxton Music Festival, concerts tours in the Netherlands and recording at Abbey Road Studios. She has performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, English National Opera, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, among many others. Magdalenna completed a Master of Performance with Distinction at the Royal College of Music, London and was the Mills Williams Junior Fellow in 2021/22.
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Photo © Cameron Jamieson
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Sophie Glenny
Co-Founder & General Manager
Sophie Glenny trained as a clarinettist at the Royal College of Music, London and Royal Holloway, University of London. She has performed in venues across the UK, including the Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Centre, Snape Maltings, Birmingham Symphony Hall and the Royal Festival Hall. She is a regular member of St Martin’s Chamber Orchestra, and has recently played with Prometheus Orchestra and St Paul’s Sinfonia. She has performed concertos by Mozart and Weber with the Surbiton Symphony Orchestra, and is also an avid chamber musician. Sophie’s passion to enact positive change in the classical music sphere, particularly with regard to gender and programming, led to her work on the Corelia Project.
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Photo © Olivia Da Costa
Corelia Supporters
In March 2021 we launched a crowdfunding campaign to kickstart the Corelia Project. We are very grateful to the support of the following people who made the launch of this website possible:​​
Ruth Oakley
Natasha Rabbidge
Marika Nuthall
Monica Curo
Molly Collier-O’Boyle
Tom Gutteridge
Niklas Melcher
Joseph Lawrenson
Andrew Simon
Anne Frankenberg
Andrew Boyle
Marta Krstevska
Darius Kaperonis
George Carlyle
Emie Truden
Alexander Popov
Zach Wolfe
Andrew Chen
Beth Shelton
Vlado Krstevski
Bryony Gibson-Cornish​
And other supporters who wish to remain anonymous