The artistic practice of Pranav Ranjit (they/he), currently based in Reykjavík, Iceland, ranges from composition to free improvisation, from stillness to noise, from notated time to inner time, and from fragmentation to unity. Described as “forming a beautiful whole” by Estonian cultural magazine Sirp and “contemplative, at times evoking the breath of a resting dragon” by Czech publication KlasikaPlus, Ranjit’s compositions draw from perceptions of nature, various traditions of folk music, and contrasts of fullness and silence.

A recipient of the Eisner Prize in the Creative Arts, Ranjit has studied in the United States, Estonia and Iceland with exchange studies at Sibelius Academy in Finland; teachers have included Þuríður Jónsdóttir, Páll Ragnar Pálsson, Tõnu Kõrvits, Helena Tulve, Veli-Matti Puumala, and Ken Ueno. Ranjit’s music has been played across North America and Europe by Les Percussions de Strasbourg, YXUS Ensemble, violinist Dennis Kim, flautist Sarah Brady, clarinetist Scott Lygate, cellist Kivie Cahn-Lipman, and guitarist Evan Taucher, among others, and has been featured at well-known festivals such as Ostrava Days and Estonian Music Days. Their solo bassoon work “Longing” was featured on Rick Barrantes’ eponymous debut album, released in January 2026.

Ranjit has taken part in courses and masterclasses with composers including James MacMillan, Klaus Lang, Lisa Streich, Oscar Bianchi, and Du Yun. Largely self-taught as a composer of electroacoustic music and as an improviser on prepared and unprepared pianos, they are active in the free improvisation and noise scenes in Iceland, with recent performances in the historic site Skálholt and at the noise festival Falconfest in Reykjavík.