Born in Jakarta in 1968, Ananda Sukarlan came to the Netherlands in 1987 to study at The Hague Conservatory with Naum Grubert and currently resides in Santander. He has been distinguished with several international awards: First Prize Nadia Boulanger (Orleans), First Prize Xavier Montsalvatge (Girona), Third Prize in the Gaudeamus Contemporary Music Competition (Rotterdam), Second Prize in the Sweelinck Competition (Amsterdam) and Second Prize in the Guerrero Foundation (Madrid), among others.