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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.
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Rosey Chan
Rosey Chan is a British-Chinese pianist and composer, known for her distinctive fusion of classical music and contemporary genres. She...
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Rob Dougan
Rob Dougan is an Australian composer, musician, and producer, best known for his distinctive blend of orchestral music, electronic...
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Oct 17, 20241 min read
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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
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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
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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
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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...
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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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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 26, 20221 min read
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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 20, 20221 min read
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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
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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 18, 20221 min read
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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 17, 20221 min read
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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
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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
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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 15, 20221 min read
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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 14, 20221 min read
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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
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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 13, 20221 min read
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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
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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
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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 12, 20221 min read
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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
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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 11, 20221 min read
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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 10, 20221 min read
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