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Composer Oliver Knussen dies aged 66
    2018-07-11  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen has died at the age of 66 after a short illness.

His publisher Faber Music confirmed his death and saluted* his “extraordinary impact on the musical community.”

Knussen previously worked with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and most recently with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.

An opera adaptation of the children’s classic “Where the Wild Things Are” was among his best-known work.

Last year the conductor canceled a concert at the Barbican in London after developing pneumonia*.

Alan Davey, controller of BBC Radio 3, BBC Proms and BBC Orchestras, commented: “Olly’s death is devastating* — he is a towering and irreplaceable figure in British music and had many associations over the years with BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Proms and BBC Radio 3.

“His compositions had such strength, economy and clarity. He selflessly championed the music of fellow composers and was an all-round lovely, thoughtful, engaging man who will be hugely missed by everyone. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.”

Knussen was born in Glasgow and grew up near London. He began composing at the age of 6 and wrote his first symphony at the age of 15.

He went on to conduct its premiere with the London Symphony Orchestra, where his father was principal double bass.

After that he conducted for different orchestras around the world, earning a CBE in 1994 and becoming the music director of the London Sinfonietta in 1998.

(SD-Agencies)

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