Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson was born in Sydney on 21st November 1931. At the age of eleven he went to the Sydney Conservatorium to study piano, violin and French horn and later studied composition with Eugene Goosens. In 1950 he moved to London where he studied with Erwin Stein and Elisabeth Lutyens. He settled…
Paul Patterson studied trombone and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, returning there to become Head of Composition and Contemporary Music until 1997, when he became Manson Professor of Composition. A regular guest on composition competition panels both in the UK and further afield, he has worked with South East Arts, the London Sinfonietta…Music available to hire online
Franz Lehár composed some of the most-celebrated operettas of all time, including The Merry Widow, The Land of Smiles, The Count of Luxemburg, and Giuditta. Josef Weinberger is proud to offer Lehár’s entire catalogue, on behalf of his own publishing company Glocken Verlag. Individual excerpts from Lehár’s operettas, and individual concert works such as the Gold and Silver Waltz, are available for hire.
Polish-born British composer and pianist André Tchaikowsky (1935-82) was an outstanding musician who led an extraordinary life.
Learn more about the York Bowen works in our catalogue, including the Viola Concerto in C minor and the Piano Concerto No.4…..
Works by Mahler, chamber ensemble arrangements and Mahler Retuschen (including symphonies by Beethoven and Schubert)
One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Stephen Hough combines a distinguished career as a concert pianist with those of a composer and a writer. Named by The Economist as one of 20 Living Polymaths, Hough was the first classical performer to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, whereby he joined prominent scientists, writers,…
The Loneliest Wilderness - Stephen Hough in conversation
Pianist and composer Stephen Hough talks about his poetic work for cello and orchestra
Hough on Hyperion
Two recent CDs on the Hyperion label have brought the compositional skills of Stephen Hough to the listening public. The…
Patterson's Gloria selected for RPS Encore Choral
Paul Patterson’s Gloria Op. 21 is one of the seven winning contemporary British choral works
Patterson premiere at Wigmore Hall
Paul Patterson’s “Fantasia for Harp and String Quartet” will receive its UK premiere this weekend at London’s Wigmore Hall
Stephen Hough: Missa Mirabilis
The orchestral version of Stephen Hough’s Missa Mirabilis received performances by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the direction…
Songs from "Into the Woods" in concert
Vocal and orchestral music for the individual songs from Into the Woods is available to hire now from the Concert Library
Explore our fantastic selection of music for young audiences, including Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs
The Mahler Retuschen works include Beethoven’s third, fifth, seventh and ninth symphonies and Schubert’s ninth symphony. Click here to find out more.
A brand new concert evening for Soprano, Tenor, chorus and orchestra that sparkles with the magic of Vienna and the world’s most popular operetta melodies! Order now ahead of the 2013/14 season!
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