Max Richter
b. 1966
British
Biography
The work of the award-winning British composer Max Richter includes concert music, film scoring, and a series of acclaimed solo albums.
Working with a variety of collaborators including Tilda Swinton, Robert Wyatt, Future Sound of London, and Roni Size, Max's work explores the meeting points of many contemporary artistic languages, and, as might be expected from a student of Luciano Berio, Max’s work embraces a wide range of influences.
Recent projects include the ballet INFRA, for Wayne McGregor at The Royal Ballet, with scenography by Julian Opie, the award-winning score to Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir, and the music installationThe Anthropocene, with Darren Almond at White Cube.
Max's music has formed the basis of numerous dance works, including pieces by Lucinda Childs, NDT, Ballet du Rhin, American Ballet Theatre, Dresden Semper Oper, The Dutch National Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, among many others, while film makers using work by Max include Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island).
Recent commissions include the opera SUM, based on David Eagleman’s acclaimed book, premiered at The Royal Opera House, London and Mercy, commissioned by Hilary Hahn.
Current projects include Vivaldi Recomposed for Deutsche Grammophon (2012), the score from the Royal Opera House ballet Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works (2017) the 8 hour ‘lullaby for a frenetic world’ SLEEP (2015) and his latest solo release VOICES (2020), as well as a variety of other recording, dance and film projects.
News
Performances
5th April 2024
- PERFORMERS
- San Francisco Symphony
- LOCATION
- SoundBox at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
6th April 2024
- SOLOISTS
- Christian Robinson
- PERFORMERS
- Regina Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Gordon Gerrard
- LOCATION
- Darke Hall, Regina, SK, Canada
6th April 2024
- PERFORMERS
- San Francisco Symphony
- LOCATION
- SoundBox at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
10th April 2024
- PERFORMERS
- Sinfonietta VSO School of Music
- CONDUCTOR
- Nicholas Wright
- LOCATION
- Pyatt Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada
11th April 2024
- PERFORMERS
- American Ballet Theatre Wayne McGregor
- LOCATION
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA, United States of America