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Witold Lutosławski
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Mieczysław Weinberg
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Mieczysław Weinberg (also Moisey Vainberg, Moisey Samuilovich Vaynberg; Russian Моисей Самуилович Вайнберг; Polish Mieczysław Wajnberg) (De… read moreMieczysław Weinberg (also Moisey Vainberg, Moisey Samuilovich Vaynberg; Russian Моисей Самуилович Вайнберг; Polish Mieczysław Wajnberg) (December 8, 1919 in Warsaw – February 26, 1996 in Moscow) was an important Soviet composer of Polish… read moreMieczysław Weinberg (also Moisey Vainberg, Moisey Samuilovich Vaynberg; Russian Моисей Самуилович Вайнберг; Polish Mieczysław Wajnberg) (December 8, 1919 in Warsaw – February 26, 1996 in Moscow) was an important Soviet composer of Polish-Jewish origin. He lived in the Soviet Union and Russia sinc… read more -
Lera Auerbach
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Unsuk Chin
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Unsuk Chin (진은숙, born 14 July 1961, Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean contemporary classical composer, currently living in Berlin, Germany. She studied in Hamburg with György Ligeti, and has adapted much of his musical style into her own. … read moreUnsuk Chin (진은숙, born 14 July 1961, Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean contemporary classical composer, currently living in Berlin, Germany. She studied in Hamburg with György Ligeti, and has adapted much of his musical style into her own. She uses both traditional instruments, as well as electronic… read more -
Pēteris Vasks
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Pēteris Vasks (born April 16, 1946) is a Latvian composer. Vasks was born in Aizpute, Latvia, to a family of a Baptist pastor. He trained a… read morePēteris Vasks (born April 16, 1946) is a Latvian composer. Vasks was born in Aizpute, Latvia, to a family of a Baptist pastor. He trained as a double-bass player, and played in several Latvian orchestras before entering the State Conserv… read morePēteris Vasks (born April 16, 1946) is a Latvian composer. Vasks was born in Aizpute, Latvia, to a family of a Baptist pastor. He trained as a double-bass player, and played in several Latvian orchestras before entering the State Conservatory in Vilnius in the neighboring Lithuania to study compo… read more -
Julia Wolfe
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Dobrinka Tabakova
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Dobrinka Tabakova is a composer of Bulgarian extraction, who grew up in London. She writes in an approachable, passionate style. Her works … read moreDobrinka Tabakova is a composer of Bulgarian extraction, who grew up in London. She writes in an approachable, passionate style. Her works include orchestral pieces, songs, instrumental and chamber works. Hyperion have recorded one of he… read moreDobrinka Tabakova is a composer of Bulgarian extraction, who grew up in London. She writes in an approachable, passionate style. Her works include orchestral pieces, songs, instrumental and chamber works. Hyperion have recorded one of her anthems. http://dobrinka.com/ It might be interesting to r… read more -
Paul Dresher
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George Benjamin
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Salvatore Sciarrino
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Salvatore Sciarrino (born Palermo, Italy, on April 4, 1947) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music. Salvatore Sciarrino lik… read moreSalvatore Sciarrino (born Palermo, Italy, on April 4, 1947) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music. Salvatore Sciarrino likes to boast that he was born free and not in a school of music. Self-taught, he began to compose w… read moreSalvatore Sciarrino (born Palermo, Italy, on April 4, 1947) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music. Salvatore Sciarrino likes to boast that he was born free and not in a school of music. Self-taught, he began to compose when he was twelve. His first public concert was given in 196… read more