Helena Skljarov (b. 1993 in Zagreb, Croatia) graduated from the Academy of Music at the University of Zagreb in 2017 with a thesis on the analysis of 20th century music. In 2014, she began her composition studies with Berislav Šipuš at the same university. In 2018, she received a scholarship from the Croatian Composers Society Rudolf and Margita Matz. She also took part in various master classes, including the Vienna International Summer Academy, the »Mixtur« festival in Barcelona, as well as the Zagreb Music Academy and Aix-en-Provence. In addition to works for various solo instruments, she has written for chamber ensembles and orchestra, as well as two operas. From fall 2019, she studied in Lyon with Martin Matalon. In July 2020, she completed her composition studies with her opera »Nothing. Almost« for voices, instruments and electronics on texts by Daniil Charms. Her string quartet »Silence« was selected for the ISCM World New Music Days 2021 in Shanghai and Nanjing.