George Benjamin
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 64 |
Date of birth | January 31,1960 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | London |
United Kingdom | |
Albums | A Mind of Winter |
George Benjamin Conducts | |
Job | Composer |
Music Director | |
Education | Westminster School |
Westminster Under School | |
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris | |
King's College, Cambridge | |
Books | Flight: for solo flute |
Meditation & Relativity Rag | |
Piano Sonata | |
Octet: For Flute, Clarinet, Celesta, Percussion and Solo Strings, Score | |
Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm (1985): Study for Solo Piano | |
Into the Little Hill: (Libretto) | |
Written on Skin: Opera in Three Parts After the Anonymous 13th Century Razo 'Guillem de Cabestanh - Le Cœur Mangé (2009-12) | |
Written on skin | |
Lessons in Love and Violence: Opera in Two Parts, Vocal Score | |
Lessons in Love and Violence: Libretto for Opera in Two Parts, Libretto | |
Librettists | Martin Crimp |
Awards | Edison Classical - The Discovery |
Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording |
Edison Classical - The Opera | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 551291 |
George Benjamin Life story
Sir George William John Benjamin, CBE is an English composer of contemporary classical music. He is also a conductor, pianist and teacher. He is well known for operas Into the Little Hill, Written on Skin and Lessons in Love and Violence —all with librettos by Martin Crimp.