Emre Şener (b. 2001) is a composer, conductor and performer from Istanbul, Turkey. 

As the recipient of the Promising Turks Fund and the Igor Stravinsky Foundation Scholarship, he pursues his masters degree at the Juilliard School in New York. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music, London with the highest grade ever received in his field.


He is happy to have his music performed by his closest friends around the world as well as leading new music ensembles such as Ensemble Musikfabrik, Riot Ensemble and International Contemporary Ensemble. He is the winner of the Ateneo de la Laguna Composition Award (Spain), The Alan Bush Prize (UK), Salvemini 1990 Composition Award (Italy), Verdehr Trio Commission Prize (US) and a recipient of the Ministry of Culture Choir Composition Award (Turkey) as well as academic awards such as the Principal's Prize for outstanding studentship and the Undergraduate Composition Award.


He co-founded the London Contemporary Soloists and serves as its co-artistic director and conductor. With the ensemble, he has led 3 seasons of concerts, over 30 world premiers and two international tours. In 2021 he was the guest artist at the Paris Youth Society of Music, led by violinist Emmanuel Coppey. He has worked extensively in the area where theater and cinema meets new music, working intimately with the director Çağla Karslıoğlu. He has been supported by Talent Unlimited since 2021.


Emre regularly takes stage performing on electronics, the guitar and the Turkish traditional instrument Bağlama. He hosts an electronic music performance series called "Çın" Diyarı with the composer Cem Güven.


His viola concerto opened the 2024 season for the Gedik Philharmonic Orchestra in Süreyya Opera House. Recent projects include a large orchestra piece for the Jacobs School of Music as part of ACO Earshot program, a piece for Ensemble Dal Niente at Taproot Festival in California along with concerts and recording projects in New York, London and Istanbul.