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Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson
record producer, mixer, composer, engineer and musician from Iceland
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John Corigliano
John Corigliano
American composer
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Rob Moose
Rob Moose
American musician
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Philip Glass
Philip Glass
American composer and pianist
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David Robertson
David Robertson
American conductor
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Teitur Lassen
Teitur Lassen
Faroese musician
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Daníel Bjarnason
Daníel Bjarnason
Icelandic composer
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Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon
American folk artist
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Sérgio Assad
Sérgio Assad
Brazilian composer, guitarist
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Osvaldo Golijov
Osvaldo Golijov
Argentine composer of classical music
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Bang on a Can
Bang on a Can
non-profit organisation in the USA
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Chris Thile
Chris Thile
American musician and radio personality.
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Rumon Gamba
Rumon Gamba
conductor
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Christopher Rouse
Christopher Rouse
American composer
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Richard Parry
Richard Parry
Canadian musician, composer and producer
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Lera Auerbach
Lera Auerbach
Soviet-Russian-born American classical composer and pianist
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Donnacha Dennehy
Donnacha Dennehy
Irish composer
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Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman
English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist
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Nadia Sirota
Nadia Sirota
American violist
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Wu Man
Wu Man
Chinese musician
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James McVinnie
James McVinnie
English organist
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James MacMillan
James MacMillan
Scottish composer and conductor
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Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons
band
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William Bolcom
William Bolcom
American composer
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Nitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney
British Indian musician, producer and composer
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Gwilym Simcock
Gwilym Simcock
British musician
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Canadian conductor and pianist
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Emily Hall
Emily Hall
British composer (1978-)
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Jonne Valtonen
Jonne Valtonen
Finnish composer
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Brett Dean
Brett Dean
Australian composer, conductor
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Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès
British composer, pianist and conductor
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Vladimir Jurowski
Vladimir Jurowski
Russian conductor
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Edgar Meyer
Edgar Meyer
American musician and composer
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Antonio Sánchez
Antonio Sánchez
Mexican jazz drummer, composer
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Valery Gergiev
Valery Gergiev
Russian conductor and opera company director
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Tan Dun
Tan Dun
Chinese composer
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Alarm Will Sound
Alarm Will Sound
American chamber orchestra
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Rodion Shchedrin
Rodion Shchedrin
Russian composer
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finnish conductor and composer
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Craig Armstrong
Craig Armstrong
British composer
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Bishnu Priya
Bishnu Priya
British singer
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Jaz Coleman
Jaz Coleman
English singer and musician
Nico Muhly
American contemporary classical composer

Nico Muhly

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American contemporary classical composer
Genres
Awards Received
World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play
Nominated For
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year
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Nico Asher Muhly (/ˈniːkoʊ ˈmjuːli/; born August 26, 1981) is an American contemporary classical music composer and arranger who has worked and recorded with both classical and pop musicians. A prolific composer, he has composed for many notable symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles and has had two operas commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. Since 2006, he has released nine studio albums, many of which are collaborative, including 2017's Planetarium with Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner & James McAlister. He is a member of the Icelandic music collective and record label Bedroom Community.