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George Benjamin
p, *1960 GB, London
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. George William John Benjamin
George William John Benjamin, CBE (born 31 January 1960) is a British composer of classical music. He is also a conductor, pianist and teacher.Benjamin's oeuvre has been described as exhibiting "consummate craftsmanship" coloured by "a love of rich and unusually coloured sonorities".Benjamin taught composition at the Royal College of Music, London, for sixteen years, where he became the first Prince Consort Professor of Composition before he succeeded Sir Harrison Birtwistle as Henry Purcell Professor of Composition at King's College London in January 2001.
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Three Miniatures for Solo Violin: I. A Lullaby for Lalit on L’Aurore by Carolin Widmann, Hildegard von Bingen, George Enescu, George Benjamin, Eugène Ysaÿe & Johann Sebastian Bach Three Miniatures for Solo Violin: II. A Canon for Sally on L’Aurore by Carolin Widmann, Hildegard von Bingen, George Enescu, George Benjamin, Eugène Ysaÿe & Johann Sebastian Bach Three Miniatures for Solo Violin: III. Lauer Lied on L’Aurore by Carolin Widmann, Hildegard von Bingen, George Enescu, George Benjamin, Eugène Ysaÿe & Johann Sebastian Bach Piano Figures: VIII. Mosaic on Benjamin: Piano Figures by George Benjamin Part One, Scene I: Chorus of Angels I on Written on Skin by George Benjamin, Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta & Mahler Chamber Orchestra 3 Studies: No. 2, Meditation on Haydn's Name on Music of Tribute, Vol. 7: Haydn by Javor Bracic Part One, Scene II: The Protector, Agnès and the Boy on Written on Skin by George Benjamin, Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta & Mahler Chamber Orchestra Part One, Scene IV: Agnès and the Boy I on Written on Skin by George Benjamin, Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta & Mahler Chamber Orchestra Piano Figures: I. Spell on Benjamin: Piano Figures by George Benjamin Piano Figures: III. In the Mirror on Benjamin: Piano Figures by George BenjaminTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Into the Little Hill; Dream of the Song; Flight | George Benjamin, Hila Plitmann, Susan Bickley, London Sinfonietta, Bejun Mehta, Concertgebouworkest, Nederlands Kamerkoor, Michael Cox | 2017 | Album |
| Horizon 7 | Concertgebouworkest, George Benjamin, Magnus Lindberg, Tan Dun, David Robertson, Daniel Harding, Richard Rijnvos | 2016 | Album |
| Lontano / Le Désenchantement Du Monde / Palimpsests | György Ligeti, Tristan Murail, George Benjamin | 2016 | Album |
| D.A.I. Répertoire Contemporain & Création Vol.2 | Dahae Boo, Stefano Gervasoni, Aurélio Edler-Copes, George Benjamin, Naoki Sakata, Jérôme Combier, Florent C. Darras | 2015 | Album |
| Variations | George Benjamin · Luciano Berio · Johannes Brahms · Oliver Knussen · Peter Lieberson - Benjamin Hochman | 2015 | Album |
| Written On Skin / Duet | George Benjamin | 2013 | Album |
| Into The Little Hill | George Benjamin | 2008 | Album |
| Palimpsests | George Benjamin | 2004 | Album |
| Shadowlines · Viola, Viola · Three Studies · Piano Sonata | George Benjamin - Pierre-Laurent Aimard · Tabea Zimmermann · Antoine Tamestit | 2004 | Album |
| Three Inventions / Upon Silence / Sudden Time / Octet | George Benjamin | 1997 | Album |
| George Benjamin Plays Piano Sonata | George Benjamin | 1992 | Album |
| Antara / Dérive • Memoriale / Song Offerings | George Benjamin - Pierre Boulez, Jonathan Harvey, London Sinfonietta | 1989 | Album |
| Orchestral Works | George Benjamin | 1987 | Album |
| Profiles - Themes - Atmospheres | Carl Davis, Daryl Runswick, Dominic Muldowney, Jonathan Harvey, Evelyn Glennie, Malcolm Arnold, Peter Sculthorpe, Colin Matthews, George Benjamin, Benjamin Britten | Album | |
| Seven Tears Upon Silence | John Dowland, George Benjamin, Sit Fast | Album |
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