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Oliver Knussen

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British composer and conductor (1952-2018)

United KingdomMusiciansLived 1952 to 2018 · aged 66
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Stuart Oliver Knussen 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"

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Awards 7

2015The Queen's Medal for Music
2010Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Conductor)
2006Nemmers Prize in Music Composition
1993Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)
1990Stoeger Prize
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Ditson Conductor's Award

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1952 to 2018 · aged 66
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18 languages

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