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.
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,…
Learn more about the York Bowen works in our catalogue, including the Viola Concerto in C minor and the Piano Concerto No.4…..
Polish-born British composer and pianist André Tchaikowsky (1935-82) was an outstanding musician who led an extraordinary life.
The Merchant of Venice - Welsh National Opera
The UK premiere production of André Tchaikowsky’s opera opens at Cardiff’s Millennium Centre tonight
Tchaikowsky's The Merchant of Venice - UK Premiere and film screening
André Tchaikowsky’s award-winning opera receives its UK premiere at Welsh National Opera, followed by a screening of “Rebel of the Keys”, a fascinating new documentary about the composer
Roald Dahl 100th anniversary
Today is the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth. Find out more about our Dahl musical works that you could be performing!
Wilfred Josephs - Requiem - Recent Release
Lyrita Recorded Edition has taken the bold step to release a number of important recordings, this two-disc set by Wilfred Josephs being one of them.
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…
Find out more about the composer and his works, and download a free catalogue
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.
Find out more about our Roald Dahl concert works by composer Paul Patterson, based on Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.