Tavener first came to public attention in 1968 when his avant-garde oratorio The Whale was premiered at the inaugural concert

Composer, conductor, and creative thinker – John Adams occupies a unique position in the world of American music. His works,

Ji Sun Yang (Seoul, South Korea) is a composer, pianist and accompanist. She studied composition at Sook-Myung Women’s University in

James Dillon (born October 29, 1950) is a Scottish composer who is often regarded as belonging to the New Complexity

Gavin Bryars, born in 1943, studied philosophy but became a jazz bassist and pioneer of free improvisation with Derek Bailey

Frederick Rzewski began playing piano at age 5. He attended Phillips Academy, Harvard and Princeton, where his teachers included Randall

Pärt was born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia. A prolonged struggle with Soviet officials led him to emigrate with his

Anthony Powers was born in London in 1953. He studied at Oxford, in Paris with Nadia Boulanger, and at York

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