Yulia Protasova
Barcelona

Yulia Protasova is a Ukrainian pianist and composer currently residing in Barcelona, Spain. She began her career as a classical pianist in Ukraine, obtained her undergraduate degree in Valencia, and later graduated from the Conservatory of Music of Catalunya with a master’s in audiovisual composition.

In 2019, she participated in an international GEMS course, receiving classes from Hollywood composers Christopher Young, Garry Schyman, and Pete Anthony. During this time, she recorded her composition “Missouri Sky” with Mad4Strings Orchestra in Madrid. In 2021, she released her first LP “Themes for Absent Pictures” for solo piano, followed by an electronic music EP with DJ Lucia Gea, “How to Name Colors,” in 2022. 

As of 2023, Yulia worked with acclaimed film composer Liam Bates, writing music for short films and animations. She composed music for an episode of “Una mà de contes” on TV3, dubbing it into Ukrainian. Her scores for the short films “De – Sastre” and “Beauty” were recorded with the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra in 2023. This year, she has written scores for short films featured in various film festivals around the country.

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