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Stuart Oliver Knussen
Born: 12th June 1952, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 8th July 2018, Snape, Suffolk, UK
Nationality: British
Stuart Oliver Knussen was a British composer of contemporary classical music and conductor. Among the most influential British composers of his generation, his relatively few compositions are "rooted in 20th-century modernism, [but] beholden to no school but his own"
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Further Reading: Knussen
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Claire Booth on Life Stories
24th Mar 2026
The soprano discusses her recent cabaret-themed album on Orchid Classics, featuring the world premiere recording of Zoë Martlew's theatrical song-cycle Hôtel Babylon plus music by Gershwin, Eisler, Poulenc and Adès.
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Oliver Knussen (1952-2018)
9th Jul 2018
The British composer and conductor, best known for his two children’s operas Where The Wild Things Are and Higglety Pigglety Pop! and for his tireless championing of music by his contemporaries, has died aged 66.
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All Works: Knussen
- ...upon one note (Fantazia after Purcell) (2)
- Autumnal (1)
- Cantata (3)
- Choral (1)
- Coursing (2)
- Flourish of Fireworks (1)
- Flourish with Fireworks (3)
- Higglety Pigglety Pop (1)
- Horn Concerto (3)
- Masks for flute and glass chimes, Op. 3 (1)
- Ophelia Dances (1)
- Ophelia's Last Dance (5)
- Prayer Bell Sketch (4)
- Puppet Court (2)
- Reflection für Violine und Klavier, Op. 31a (1)
- Reflection, Op. 31a (1)
- Requiem: Songs for Sue (2)
- Secret Psalm (2)
- Symphony No. 2 (2)
- Symphony No. 3 (3)
- The Way to Castle Yonder (2)
- Trumpets (2)
- Turba (2)
- Two Organa (2)
- Variations on Sumer is Icumen In (2)
- Variations, Op. 24 (5)
- Violin Concerto (1)
- Where the Wild Things Are (2)
- Whitman Settings (3)
