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Jörg Widmann
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Jörg Widmann was born in Munich in 1973. He studied the clarinet first with Gerd Starke at the Munich Hochschule für Musik and later with C… read moreJörg Widmann was born in Munich in 1973. He studied the clarinet first with Gerd Starke at the Munich Hochschule für Musik and later with Charles Neidich at the Juilliard School in New York. His great passion being chamber music, he regu… read moreJörg Widmann was born in Munich in 1973. He studied the clarinet first with Gerd Starke at the Munich Hochschule für Musik and later with Charles Neidich at the Juilliard School in New York. His great passion being chamber music, he regularly makes music with partners such as Tabea Zimmermann, He… read more
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György Kurtág
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György Kurtág was born on 19th February 1926 at Lugoj in Romania, not far from the birthplace of fellow Hungarian György Ligeti. Both young… read moreGyörgy Kurtág was born on 19th February 1926 at Lugoj in Romania, not far from the birthplace of fellow Hungarian György Ligeti. Both young composers hoped to study with Béla Bartók in Budapest in 1945, but Bartók died in America and Kur… read moreGyörgy Kurtág was born on 19th February 1926 at Lugoj in Romania, not far from the birthplace of fellow Hungarian György Ligeti. Both young composers hoped to study with Béla Bartók in Budapest in 1945, but Bartók died in America and Kurtág went on to study piano, composition and chamber music wi… read more
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Tigran Mansurian
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Tigran Mansurian (Armenian: Տիգրան Մանսուրյան, 1939) is a Lebanese-born Armenian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal … read moreTigran Mansurian (Armenian: Տիգրան Մանսուրյան, 1939) is a Lebanese-born Armenian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works that have been performed throughout the world. Mansurian studied at the Yerevan Music Academ… read moreTigran Mansurian (Armenian: Տիգրան Մանսուրյան, 1939) is a Lebanese-born Armenian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works that have been performed throughout the world. Mansurian studied at the Yerevan Music Academy and completed his PhD at the Komitas State Conservatory wh… read more
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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
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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
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Bent Sørensen
2,888 listeners
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Veljo Tormis
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Veljo Tormis (7 August 1930 – 21 January 2017) was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the greatest choral composers and one of the mo… read moreVeljo Tormis (7 August 1930 – 21 January 2017) was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the greatest choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in Estonia. He is internationally famous for his extens… read moreVeljo Tormis (7 August 1930 – 21 January 2017) was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the greatest choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in Estonia. He is internationally famous for his extensive body of choral music, which exceeds 500 individual chora… read more
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Hans Abrahamsen
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Hans Abrahamsen (born December 23, 1952) is a Danish composer. Hans Abrahamsen started by playing the French horn, but even at a very young… read moreHans Abrahamsen (born December 23, 1952) is a Danish composer. Hans Abrahamsen started by playing the French horn, but even at a very young age he showed a remarkable talent for composition. In 1969 he began to study French horn at the R… read moreHans Abrahamsen (born December 23, 1952) is a Danish composer. Hans Abrahamsen started by playing the French horn, but even at a very young age he showed a remarkable talent for composition. In 1969 he began to study French horn at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, but already in 1… read more
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Erkki-Sven Tüür
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Erkki-Sven Tüür is an Estonian composer who started his musical activity in the second half of the seventies as a leader of progressive rock band In Spe, influenced by the music of King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Mike Oldfield, … read moreErkki-Sven Tüür is an Estonian composer who started his musical activity in the second half of the seventies as a leader of progressive rock band In Spe, influenced by the music of King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Mike Oldfield, Frank Zappa, Yes and Genesis. In the second half of the eig… read more
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Kaija Saariaho
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