Composer

Deemed “Brooklyn’s post-millenial Mozart” (Time Out New York) and “among the most inventive and surprising composers working today” (The New…

The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) was a pioneer in contemporary classical music.

Elena Langer is a prolific composer of colourful, dramatic and often humorous music, familiar to audiences across Europe and America…

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) stands as one of the most compelling and innovative composers of the 20th century.

Kurt Weill (1900-1950) began his career in the early 1920’s, after a musical childhood and several years of study in…

Du Yun, born and raised in Shanghai, China and currently based in New York City, is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, performance artist,…

Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) was one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, renowned for reshaping the boundaries of…

Henry Purcell (born London 10 September 1659; died London 21 November 1695) 

Poul Ruders (b. 1949) is one of the era’s most highly regarded composers for both the opera stage and the…

Oliver Knussen (born Glasgow 12 June 1952; died Snape 8 July 2018)