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Bernd Alois Zimmermann
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Wolfgang Rihm
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Isang Yun
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Isang Yun (윤이상, born September 17, 1917 in Chungmu [now Tongyeong, South Korea; died November 3, 1995 in Berlin) was a Korean-German composer. Yun's primary musical concern was the development of Korean music through Western musical means. After experimenting with 12-tone techniques during h… read more -
Yuji Takahashi
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Pascal Dusapin
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Pascal Dusapin (29th May, 1955) is a French composer born in Nancy. He studied fine art, science and aesthetics at the Sorbonne in Paris. O… read morePascal Dusapin (29th May, 1955) is a French composer born in Nancy. He studied fine art, science and aesthetics at the Sorbonne in Paris. One of France's best-known living composers, his works have been performed worldwide. At the s… read morePascal Dusapin (29th May, 1955) is a French composer born in Nancy. He studied fine art, science and aesthetics at the Sorbonne in Paris. One of France's best-known living composers, his works have been performed worldwide. At the suggestion of Franco Donatoni he attended the seminars of Ian… read more -
Salvatore Sciarrino
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Per Nørgård
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Per Nørgård (born July 13, 1932) is a Danish composer. Nørgård was born in Gentofte, Denmark. He studied with Vagn Holmboe at the Royal Dan… read morePer Nørgård (born July 13, 1932) is a Danish composer. Nørgård was born in Gentofte, Denmark. He studied with Vagn Holmboe at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and subsequently with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. To begin with,… read morePer Nørgård (born July 13, 1932) is a Danish composer. Nørgård was born in Gentofte, Denmark. He studied with Vagn Holmboe at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and subsequently with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. To begin with, he was strongly influenced by the Nordic styles of Jean Sib… read more -
Toshio Hosokawa
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Toshio Hosokawa (細川俊夫) was born on October 23, 1955 in Hiroshima. He went to West Berlin to study composition with Isang Yun at the Hochschule der Künste in 1976. From 1983 to 1986, he studied with Klaus Huber at the Staatlichen Hochschu… read moreToshio Hosokawa (細川俊夫) was born on October 23, 1955 in Hiroshima. He went to West Berlin to study composition with Isang Yun at the Hochschule der Künste in 1976. From 1983 to 1986, he studied with Klaus Huber at the Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg. In 1980, he participated for the f… read more -
Jonathan Harvey
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Michael Finnissy
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