▁a ▁London - born ▁composer ▁who ▁lives ▁and ▁works ▁fre el ance ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Classic ▁Vo ice ▁poll ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁works ▁of ▁art ▁music ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁total ▁votes ▁received ▁by ▁Sau nd ers ▁compos itions ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁( 3 0 ), ▁sur pass ed ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Georg ▁Friedrich ▁Ha as ▁( 4 9 ) ▁and ▁Simon ▁Ste en - And ers en ▁( 3 5 ). ▁ ▁Biography ▁Sau nd ers ▁studied ▁viol in ▁and ▁composition ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Com position ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁As ▁a ▁DA AD ▁scholar , ▁she ▁studied ▁with ▁Wolfgang ▁R ih m ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁at ▁the ▁Hoch schule ▁für ▁Musik ▁Kar ls ru he ; ▁N ig el ▁Os bor ne ▁super vised ▁her ▁doctor al ▁th esis . ▁ ▁Her ▁awards ▁include ▁the ▁Bus oni ▁Prize ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Arts , ▁Sp ons or ship ▁award ▁( 1 9 9 4 ), ▁the ▁Ernst ▁von ▁S iem ens ▁Compos ers ' ▁Prize ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁the ▁Hin dem ith ▁Prize ▁of ▁the ▁Schles wig - Hol stein ▁Musik ▁Festival ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁the ▁composition ▁prize ▁of ▁the ▁AR D , ▁and ▁the ▁Maur icio ▁K ag el ▁Music ▁Prize ▁( 2 0 1