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Kevin Volans
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Kevin Volans is a composer associated with the post-minimalist movement in contemporary composition. He was born in Pietermaritzburg, South… read moreKevin Volans is a composer associated with the post-minimalist movement in contemporary composition. He was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on July 6, 1949, and even though he has spent most of his life outside his native country,… read moreKevin Volans is a composer associated with the post-minimalist movement in contemporary composition. He was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on July 6, 1949, and even though he has spent most of his life outside his native country, is the best known South African composer active today. In 1… read more -
Judd Greenstein
22,087 listeners
Judd Greenstein was born and raised in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, where he began his compositional life by writin… read moreJudd Greenstein was born and raised in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, where he began his compositional life by writing hip hop beats as a teenager. His concert works reflect those origins, as well as his traditional… read moreJudd Greenstein was born and raised in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, where he began his compositional life by writing hip hop beats as a teenager. His concert works reflect those origins, as well as his traditional piano background, combining an urban, beat-oriented sensibi… read more -
Christian Zacharias
10,215 listeners
Christian Zacharias (*1950) is a German pianist and conductor. Christian Zacharias studied piano with Irene Slavin and Vlado Perlemuter in … read moreChristian Zacharias (*1950) is a German pianist and conductor. Christian Zacharias studied piano with Irene Slavin and Vlado Perlemuter in Paris. He won the Geneva Competition in 1969, the Van Cliburn Competition in 1973. After winning t… read moreChristian Zacharias (*1950) is a German pianist and conductor. Christian Zacharias studied piano with Irene Slavin and Vlado Perlemuter in Paris. He won the Geneva Competition in 1969, the Van Cliburn Competition in 1973. After winning the Ravel Competition in Paris in 1975, he launched an intern… read more -
Alexander von Zemlinsky
9,056 listeners
Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky, (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher. Zemlins… read moreAlexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky, (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher. Zemlinsky was born in Vienna and studied the piano from a young age. He played the organ in his synagogue… read moreAlexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky, (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher. Zemlinsky was born in Vienna and studied the piano from a young age. He played the organ in his synagogue on holidays, and was admitted to the Vienna Conservatory in… read more -
Henri Dutilleux
24,672 listeners
Henri Dutilleux (1916–2013) was one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tr… read moreHenri Dutilleux (1916–2013) was one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tradition of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Albert Roussel, but in a style distinctly his own. B… read moreHenri Dutilleux (1916–2013) was one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tradition of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Albert Roussel, but in a style distinctly his own. Born on the 22nd January 1916, as a young man Dutilleux studi… read more -
Julia Wolfe
22,549 listeners
Julia Wolfe (born December 18, 1958) is an American composer. She was born in Philadelphia and works in New York. Wolfe's music is rhy… read moreJulia Wolfe (born December 18, 1958) is an American composer. She was born in Philadelphia and works in New York. Wolfe's music is rhythmically vigorous and often clangorously dissonant. As a composer associated with the downtown st… read moreJulia Wolfe (born December 18, 1958) is an American composer. She was born in Philadelphia and works in New York. Wolfe's music is rhythmically vigorous and often clangorously dissonant. As a composer associated with the downtown style of new music she is not averse to drawing on rock and mi… read more -
William Duckworth
17,750 listeners
William Duckworth (born in 1943) is credited as composer of the first postminimal piece of music, The Time Curve Preludes. He composed Thir… read moreWilliam Duckworth (born in 1943) is credited as composer of the first postminimal piece of music, The Time Curve Preludes. He composed Thirty-One Days (1987), for alto saxophone, and Southern Harmony, a choral work which uses certain fea… read moreWilliam Duckworth (born in 1943) is credited as composer of the first postminimal piece of music, The Time Curve Preludes. He composed Thirty-One Days (1987), for alto saxophone, and Southern Harmony, a choral work which uses certain features of shape note singing. He is the author of: * Talk… read more -
Marcos Balter
6,981 listeners
The music of composer Marcos Balter (b.1974, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) has been described as "vital, imaginative, (…) surrealistic… read moreThe music of composer Marcos Balter (b.1974, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) has been described as "vital, imaginative, (…) surrealistic" , "a virtuosic equilibrium of colliding particles (with) both intricate clarity and co… read moreThe music of composer Marcos Balter (b.1974, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) has been described as "vital, imaginative, (…) surrealistic" , "a virtuosic equilibrium of colliding particles (with) both intricate clarity and convincing trajectory" , "utterly lovely" , &qu… read more -
Jacques Ibert
27,915 listeners
Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from… read moreJacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied under Paul Vidal at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1919, despite studies i… read moreJacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied under Paul Vidal at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1919, despite studies interrupted by his service in World War I, he won the Prix de… read more -
Sarah Kirkland Snider
18,826 listeners
Recently deemed 'a composer with an enviable knack for crafting moody, strikingly beautiful works' (TimeOut, New York), Sarah Kir… read moreRecently deemed 'a composer with an enviable knack for crafting moody, strikingly beautiful works' (TimeOut, New York), Sarah Kirkland Snider is a New York-based composer whose music defies easy categorization, drawing on eleme… read moreRecently deemed 'a composer with an enviable knack for crafting moody, strikingly beautiful works' (TimeOut, New York), Sarah Kirkland Snider is a New York-based composer whose music defies easy categorization, drawing on elements of modern classical composition, indie rock, classical c… read more