Lina Järnegard is a Swedish composer originally from Borkhult, Östergötland. She studied composition at Gotland School of Music (2003–2005) and earned her master’s degree from the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg in 2011, studying with Ole Lützow-Holm and Ming Tsao. She also studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow with David Fennessy, and participated in the Tzlil Meudcan summer course in Israel in 2012, writing for pianist Malgorzata Walentynowicz and bass/baritone Frank Wörner.
Järnegard has composed for leading Swedish ensembles such as Gageego!, Curios Chamber Players, Hidden Mother, Mimitabu, ensemble Makadam, Norrbotten NEO, and GGR Betong. Her work The Waves; identitet was performed at the International Alliance of Women in Music’s concert in New York (2013), and Emellanåt, stundom—premiered by Norrbotten NEO—was selected for the International Rostrum of Composers and the Mixtur Festival in Barcelona. Her music has been featured on several recordings, including silent plan (2018), Electronic music for chamber orchestra vol. 2 (2020), and Solo piece for peace, please (2021), in collaboration with bassist Nina de Heney.
In 2010, she co-founded the opera ensemble Dråpera with mezzo-soprano Anna-Sara Åberg and writer Signe Hammar. The ensemble creates contemporary chamber operas that challenge and expand the genre. Their works have been performed in Sweden and internationally, including Flykt, ett ansikte, and the collaborative piece Stamina Quimera with Colombian duo Ulrica Duo.
Since 2015, Järnegard has also composed for the theatre association Vårdnässpelen in Östergötland, writing music for choir, vocal and chamber ensembles. Productions have included Branden i Broo, Ho’ ska heta Helga (about Moa Martinson), and a 2021 performance featuring music co-composed with Lena Willemark.