Stuart Oliver KnussenCBE (12 June 1952 – 8 July 2018) was a British composer of contemporary classical music and conductor. Among the most influential British composers of his generation, his relatively few compositions are "rooted in 20th-century modernism, [but] beholden to no school but his own" [1]
^Cooper, Michael (9 July 2018). "Oliver Knussen, 'Where the Wild Things Are' Composer, Dies at 66". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
Stuart OliverKnussen CBE (12 June 1952 – 8 July 2018) was a British composer of contemporary classical music and conductor. Among the most influential...
"grotesques". When working on the 1983 opera adaptation of the book with OliverKnussen, Sendak gave the monsters the names of his relatives: Tzippy, Moishe...
In 2012, the Festival's Artist in Residence was composer-conductor OliverKnussen, a former artistic director of the Festival, and featured works by Helmut...
Asko Ensemble and the Ensemble Modern, often under the direction of OliverKnussen, who was, until his death in 2018, a regular collaborator and advocate...
Rostropovich, Murray Perahia, Simon Rattle, John Shirley-Quirk and OliverKnussen. From the beginning, the Festivals were characterised by an eclectic...
Center for Contemporary Composition. Thomas studied composition with OliverKnussen at Tanglewood Music Center; Jacob Druckman at Yale University; Alan...
championing new compositions,[citation needed] including works by John Adams, OliverKnussen, Thomas Adès and Luca Francesconi. In 2008–09 she performed the world...
Michael Tilson Thomas (=Mi Ti Ti), used by OliverKnussen in Flourish with fireworks. Thomas commissioned Knussen for the opening concert of his first season...
Stenz served as music director from 1994 to 1998; he was succeeded by OliverKnussen from 1998 to 2002. Following 10 years as the ensemble's Education Officer...
Leigh Melrose and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group conducted by OliverKnussen. Figment V for marimba was premiered in New York on May 2, 2009, by...
has made many recordings with guest conductors Vladimir Ashkenazy, OliverKnussen, Kurt Sanderling, Yoel Levi, Riccardo Chailly, George Benjamin, Roberto...
been performed by many notable conductors such as: Sir Mark Elder, OliverKnussen, Daniel Harding, and Jac van Steen. Charlotte Bray was born in Oxford...
Ashkenazy, Simon Rattle, Leonard Slatkin, Andrew Davis, Markus Stenz, OliverKnussen and Franz Welser-Möst. Hind was signed in his early twenties to the...
Deutsche Grammophon include Hildur Guðnadóttir, Sofia Gubaidulina, OliverKnussen, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Mohammed Fairouz, Péter Eötvös, Luigi Nono, Sven...
73 2 July - Alan Longmuir, bassist (Bay City Rollers), 70 8 July – OliverKnussen, classical composer, 66 9 August – Arthur Davies, operatic tenor, 77...
Interplay, to music by Morton Gould, 1945 In the Mi(d)st, to music by OliverKnussen, 2002 In the Night, to music by Frédéric Chopin, 1970 In Vento, Bruno...
UK presents "Klang: A Tribute to Stockhausen", a festival curated by OliverKnussen, with a series of concerts focusing on works from the composer's last...
first performed by its dedicatees, the BBC Symphony Orchestra under OliverKnussen, in March 1992, and repeated at the 1992 Proms. It was recorded in 1994...
Anderson, Nicholas Maw, Tansy Davies, George Benjamin, Thomas Adès, OliverKnussen, John Woolrich and Jonathan Harvey. Among its publications of works...
commission new works from Timo Andres, Chick Corea, Alexander Goehr, OliverKnussen, Thomas Adès and Brad Mehldau, with additional commissions scheduled...
Cambridge University and premiered at the Barbican Hall in London under OliverKnussen. The work is scored for a chamber ensemble of 14 players, which consists...
Cecilia (Warner Classics, 2013) Britten: The Rape of Lucretia with OliverKnussen (EMI Classics, 2013) Britten Songs with Antonio Pappano and Xuefei Yang...
Originals) Best Contemporary Composition Elliott Carter (composer), OliverKnussen (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Violin Concerto Best...
(born 1951) Cecilia McDowall (born 1951) Judith Bingham (born 1952) OliverKnussen (1952–2018) Dominic Muldowney (born 1952) Patrick Doyle (born 1953)...
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