Emili Rackemann's internal conversation manifests in her music. Her diligent tinkering as a composer of contemporary classical and modern, atmospheric piano music preserve personal memories and a tapestry of story-telling worth holding onto.

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Born in Queensland, Australia in 1982, Emili started taking piano lessons at age 5 which propelled her into the world of piano composition at age eleven.

Perhaps she owes her first impulse towards the piano to her musical ancestors', naming pianist Professor Frederic Rackemann and brother Ludwig of Germany who were renowned for their performances in the United States and Germany during the mid-nineteenth century. In 1839, pianist Ludwig Rackemann was one of the first German pianists to tour America, and in 1842 Ludwig's brother Frederic was also captivating European audiences, playing triple concertos with Felix Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann.

In 2003, Emili completed tertiary studies in classical piano performance at the Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane, Australia while also being under the tutelage of Korean-born Australian pianist Young-Ah Hauser (former Kim). After a short break in her performing career, Emili moved to Melbourne, Victoria in 2006 where she rekindled her love of composition, setting in motion ten album releases of original modern classical and contemporary piano music, following with performances in Australia, United States and the UK.

While Emili is currently working on her upcoming modern classical album due for release in 2025, she has also embarked on a series of minimalist piano works in collaboration with independent film-makers for her recent project titled Nature Series, an ongoing initiative to help foster ones appreciation of the natural world. Her new contemporary album Under The Ether was also released in October, 2023.

Currently Emili resides in the Victorian Alpine Region where she continues to compose and teach music, along with transcribing for chamber music orchestras in her spare time. Her most recent arrangement of Clara Schumann’s Concerto in A minor was recently premiered by conductor John Storgårds with Lapland Chamber Orchestra and Romanian pianist Alexandra Dariescu. She has also transcribed for Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra (Leipzig) and the Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra in Lithuania, and was recently nominated as a finalist in Cum Laude Music Awards (Spain). Her composition for pedal harp was also premiered at the 2022 International Composers Festival (UK).