Composers

Concerto features the world's greatest rock, pop, classical & film composers. From the works of Coldplay & The Beatles to Bach, Beethoven, Ennio Morricone & Hans Zimmer, Concerto TV's here to help you to learn & discover more about the creators of the world's most enduring music.

You can follow, like & support your favourite living composers & find out if they'll be performing near you.

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Niccolo Paganini - Violinist & Composer

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) was an Italian violinist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

Eric Levi - Film Composer

French musician & producer Eric Levi is the musical tour de force behind the ethereal & evocative soundscapes of Era. A founding member...

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Giacomo Puccini - Composer

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was an Italian composer whose operas, including 'La Boheme', 'Tosca', 'Madame Butterfly', are among the most...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

Giulio Caccini - Composer

Giulio Caccini (1551 – 1618) was an Italian composer, teacher, singer, instrumentalist and writer of the very late Renaissance and early...

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Antonin Dvorak - Composer

Antonin Leopold Dvorak (1841-1904) was a Czech composer of romantic music, who employed the idioms & melodies of the folk music of his...

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Carl Orff - Composer

Carl Orff (1895 – 1982) was a 20th-century German composer, most famous for the 'Carmina Burana' (1937). Orff was born in Munich and came...

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Vincenzo Bellini - Composer

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835) was a Sicilian opera composer. Known for his flowing melodic lines, Bellini was the quintessential...

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Ludwig van Beethoven - Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) was a German composer and virtuoso pianist and remains one of the most respected and influential...

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Samuel Barber - Composer

Samuel Barber II (1910 – 1981) was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral and piano music. His Adagio for Strings became his...

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Robert Prizeman - Composer

Robert Prizeman (1952 - 2021) became choirmaster of the choir at St. Philip’s Church (Norbury, South London) in 1970 at the age of 18. He...

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Joseph-Maurice Ravel - Composer

Joseph-Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) was a Basque French composer and pianist of Impressionist and Expressionist music. Ravel's piano...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Pianist & Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese musician, composer, producer and actor. His cinematic accolades include an Academy Award, a Grammy, a...

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Philip Glass - Composer & Pianist

Philip Glass is a three-time Academy Award-nominated American composer and is considered one of the most influential composers of the...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

Sacha Puttnam - Pianist & Film Composer

Sacha Puttnam is a British film composer, classically trained musician and was a member of British indie band 'Bush'. He released a...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

Michael Nyman - Film Composer

Michael Nyman CBE is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist & musicologist, perhaps best known for his many film...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

Karl Jenkins - Composer

Sir Karl Jenkins CBE is a Welsh musician & composer best known for his 'Adiemus' albums (I to V), 'Requiem' & his compositions for Levis...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

Ludovico Einaudi - Composer

Ludovico Einaudi is an Italian contemporary classical music composer and pianist. He has made a significant impact in the film world with...

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Simon Mulligan - Pianist & Composer

Simon Mulligan is an English pianist & composer described by The Times of London as 'the most abundantly gifted of pianists.' Simon has...

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Vangelis - Film Composer

Vangelis (Evangelos Papathanassiou) (1943 - 2022) was a Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical music and a musical...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

James Horner - Film Composer

James Horner (1953 - 2015) was an American composer of orchestral & film music, won two Academy Awards for his score & song compositions...

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Howard Shore - Film Composer

Howard Shore is an Oscar & Grammy Award-winning Canadian composer best known for composing the scores for The Lord of the Rings (2000-3)...

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Mark Isham - Film Composer & Trumpeter

Mark Ware Isham is an American musician and film composer. A trumpeterand keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres,...

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Yann Tiersen - Film Composer

Guillaume Yann Tiersen is a French musician and composer known internationally for composing the score to the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie...

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Javier Navarrete - Film Composer

Javier Navarrete is a Spanish Academy Award-nominated composer of film scores. His most famous score, for which he received his Academy...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

Max Steiner - Film Composer

Max Steiner (1888 - 1971) was an Academy Award-winning Austrian-American composer of music for theatre and films. He has received...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

Ted Barnes - Guitarist & Composer

Ted Barnes is a guitarist and composer best known for his work with Beth Orton, the lead singer of Portishead. In 2005 Barnes released...

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Rachel Portman - Film Composer

Rachel Portman OBE is a British film composer. She was the first female composer to win an Academy Award in the category of Best Original...

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Simon Rattle - Conductor

Sir Simon Denis Rattle OM CBE is a British conductor. Rattle was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018,...

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Zbigniew Preisner - Film Composer

Zbigniew Preisner is one of Poland's leading film composers. He has since become a prolific film composer in Poland, best known for his...

Paul McCartney - Singer, Musician & Composer

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Paul McCartney - Singer, Musician & Composer

Sir Paul McCartney CH MBE is a British multi award-winning singer, songwriter, composer & instrumentalist. He has released a string of...

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Mike Batt - Songwriter & Composer

Michael Batt is a British based songwriter, musician, producer & composer. He has worked on such projects as diverse as 'Watership Down',...

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Sep 26, 20221 min read

Bohuslav Martinu - Composer

Bohuslav Martinu (1890 – 1959) was a Czech composer who wrote a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental work that...

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Sep 20, 20221 min read

Edvard Grieg - Composer

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843 – 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Described as a nationalist composer inspired by Norwegian folk...

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Sep 18, 20221 min read

Leonard Bernstein - Composer

Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author and pianist. He is one of the most influential figures in the...

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Sep 18, 20221 min read

Vaughan Williams - Composer

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) was an English composer. He composed music notable for its power, nobility & expressiveness often...

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Sep 17, 20221 min read

Gabriel Faure - Composer

Gabriel Urbain Faure (1845 – 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist, & teacher. Often described as the most important French...

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Sep 15, 20221 min read

Johann Strauss II - Composer

Johann Strauss II / Strauss Junior (1825 – 1899) was an Austrian composer famous for having written over 500 waltzes, polkas and marches...

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Sep 15, 20221 min read

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Composer

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908) was a Russian composer famed in Russia for his operas. He was a master of orchestration and is...

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Sep 15, 20221 min read

Georges Bizet - Composer & Pianist

Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. 'Carmen' (1875) is Bizet's best-known work and...

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Sep 14, 20221 min read

Johann Sebastian Bach - Composer

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a prolific German composer and organist of the Baroque period. He composed sacred works for...

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Sep 13, 20221 min read

Henry Mancini - Film Composer

Henry Mancini (1924 – 1994) was an Academy Award winning American composer, conductor and arranger. He is best-known for 'The Pink...

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Sep 13, 20221 min read

Niccolo Paganini - Composer

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) was an Italian violinist, guitarist and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his...

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Sep 12, 20221 min read

Nino Rota - Film Composer

Nino Rota (1911 – 1979) was an Italian composer best known for his work on film scores such 'The Godfather' trilogy. Nino Rota scored...

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Sep 12, 20221 min read

George Gershwin - Film Composer

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) was an American composer who won international recognition for his contribution to contemporary classical...

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Sep 12, 20221 min read

Antonio Vivaldi - Composer & Violinist

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) nicknamed il Prete Rosso "The Red Priest", was a Venetian priest and Baroque music composer, as well as a...

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Sep 11, 20221 min read

Claude Debussy - Composer

Achille-Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) was a French composer who along with Maurice Ravel, is considered one of the most prominent figures...

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Sep 11, 20221 min read

Giuseppe Verdi - Composer

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of Italian...

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Sep 10, 20221 min read

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Composer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. His output of over 600 compositions...

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Sep 9, 20221 min read

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Composer

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is the most successful British composer of musical theatre of all time. His musicals, film scores & 'Requiem...

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Sep 9, 20221 min read

Antonio Bazzini - Composer

Antonio Bazzini (1818 - 1897) was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher born in Brescia, Italy. Bazzini was one of the most highly...