Oliver Knussen

British composer.
Died on Monday July 9th 2018


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@TeenaSelvia1: RT @SFSymphony: Rest in peace to the great Oliver Knussen. You made the world better with your music, and we count ourselves fortunate to h… - 6 years ago

@riteofsummernyc: RT @alannamstone: Very special thanks @sethcolterwalls @ NYT for feat. @riteofsummernyc's @ditherquartet concert as a highlight of the week… - 6 years ago

@binbin_beast: RT @TMSOnews: Oliver Knussen (1952-2018) On receiving the sad news of Maestro Oliver Knussen's passing, we, TMSO, would like to express ou… - 6 years ago

@mental_ephemera: RT @Independent: Prom No 1, Royal Albert Hall, review: Five Telegrams is an extraordinary new work by Anna Meredith and 59 Productions http… - 6 years ago

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@Independent: Prom No 1, Royal Albert Hall, review: Five Telegrams is an extraordinary new work by Anna Meredith and 59 Productio… - 6 years ago

@frieze_magazine: 'Though it’s a cliché to refer to someone of such physical and intellectual stature as a giant, the British conduct… - 6 years ago

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@IndyArts: RT @IndyMusic: Prom No 1, Royal Albert Hall, review: Five Telegrams is an extraordinary work by Anna Meredith ★★★★☆ - 6 years ago

@IndyMusic: Prom No 1, Royal Albert Hall, review: Five Telegrams is an extraordinary work by Anna Meredith ★★★★☆… - 6 years ago

@dirigent: Komponist und Dirigent Oliver Knussen verstorben - 6 years ago

@LimelightEd: RT @LimelightEd: Oliver Knussen Remembered: In the wake of his death, we revisit a wonderful, wide-ranging interview that @Fordwritesmusic… - 6 years ago

@illumwomenmusic: RT @FionaMaddocks: Oliver Knussen didn't just support the young (or men). He helped Minna Keal who after years of silence returned to compo… - 6 years ago

@grantcopywriter: #OliverKnussen, influential composer of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ opera, dies at 66. RIP. - 6 years ago

@deeplyclassical: Belting opener to commemorate Oliver #Knussen too! - 6 years ago

@ssopoorg: RT @alannamstone: Very special thanks @sethcolterwalls @ NYT for feat. @riteofsummernyc's @ditherquartet concert as a highlight of the week… - 6 years ago

@Artspromo: Oliver Knussen, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Composer, Dies at 66 - 6 years ago

@forestofgraves: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@GusMcPherson: RT @LimelightEd: Oliver Knussen Remembered: In the wake of his death, we revisit a wonderful, wide-ranging interview that @Fordwritesmusic… - 6 years ago

@LimelightEd: Oliver Knussen Remembered: In the wake of his death, we revisit a wonderful, wide-ranging interview that… - 6 years ago

@DrTBE: Your Dad’s achievement lives—long live Oliver Knussen!—in his music, and in you! @singsthings - 6 years ago

@mahlerseven: Oliver Knussen obituary - 6 years ago

@alannamstone: Very special thanks @sethcolterwalls @ NYT for feat. @riteofsummernyc's @ditherquartet concert as a highlight of th… - 6 years ago

@ABroadBrush: RT @bbcproms: Oliver Knussen, was a dear friend and colleague to the Proms, he performed at more than 30 Proms across 4 decades. He will be… - 6 years ago

@tomato571: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@bertitaleonor: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@matv_: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@TommasiniNYT: Remembering Oliver Knussen: The Week in Classical Music - 6 years ago

@JOLVERAQuintero: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@sergeiprokopiev: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@ReyersPB: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@Nlsbarza: RT @StevenIsserlis: As Franz Liszt appears in the biographies of countless late 19th/early 20th c composers whom he encouraged, so Oliver K… - 6 years ago

@maisels: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@Mofkichi: 66歳とか若すぎる……。ナッセン氏は現代イギリス交響楽の重鎮みたいな人だったんですよ。病名は伏せてあるけれど、病気で短期間で亡くなったって。不測の事態だったんだろうなぁ。ナッセンさんの指揮で聞いてみたかった。 BBC News… - 6 years ago

@ohilovethat1: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@SelvaggioBlu: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@TawnieO: RT @FM_Fortissimo: To celebrate the life of Oliver Knussen, we've put together this playlist of some of his essential recordings as a compo… - 6 years ago

@george28rw: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@pododoor: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@lesdala: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

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@feteslointaines: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@hirokisgym: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@da2goro: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@16thC_Printer: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@shimomo: RT @DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most important musici… - 6 years ago

@DGclassics: On July 8, the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen died at the age of 66. He was one of the most importan… - 6 years ago

@MusicTippett: One of a thousand reasons to be grateful to Oliver Knussen. A 2013 Prom where he conducted the @BBCSO in a mesmeris… - 6 years ago

@Ntsaldaraki: RT @bbcproms: In memory of the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen, who died on Sunday, the @BBCSO performED his ‘Flourish with Fireworks… - 6 years ago

@bruce_lauffer: RT @bbcproms: In memory of the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen, who died on Sunday, the @BBCSO performED his ‘Flourish with Fireworks… - 6 years ago

@BadHoroscopeBot: ♓ Pisces: On Tuesday Proboscis and your pet pogonophoran, Oliver Knussen, estivate with tails. #MakeMyHoroscopeInteresting - 6 years ago

@nutzworld: Remembering Oliver Knussen: The Week in Classical Music – The …: By Michael Though it can… - 6 years ago

@mcmezzo: RT @TurnageTime: All our opera houses @glyndebourne @E_N_O @RoyalOperaHouse @WNOtweet @ScottishOpera @Opera_North should hang their collect… - 6 years ago

@EntertainNutz: Remembering Oliver Knussen: The Week in Classical Music – The …: Though it can seem like… - 6 years ago

@secretorganist1: RT @Ldn_Sinfonietta: "A man of towering, uncompromising musical integrity" @ab2102 Read tributes to Oliver Knussen from LS staff, players… - 6 years ago

@secretorganist1: RT @PatersonGHS: RIP Oliver Knussen - 6 years ago

@one_to_read: RT @FM_Fortissimo: To celebrate the life of Oliver Knussen, we've put together this playlist of some of his essential recordings as a compo… - 6 years ago

@LaraEPoe: RT @nkoda: The last instalment in our #Ollyweek, is perhaps Olly Knussen’s most celebrated piece, Where the Wild Things Are, a fantasy oper… - 6 years ago

@MsPCarter_: RT @AboutTheBBC: ICYMI: This week's @BBC announcements incl casting @BBCOne adaptation of Andrea Levy’s #TheLongSong #TamaraLawrance #Hayle… - 6 years ago

@biancasammy: RT @frieze_magazine: Paul Kildea on the brilliant composer and conductor #OliverKnussen: ‘He has left behind a body of works that pulse and… - 6 years ago

@newmanmike26: RT @nkoda: The last instalment in our #Ollyweek, is perhaps Olly Knussen’s most celebrated piece, Where the Wild Things Are, a fantasy oper… - 6 years ago

@nkoda: The last instalment in our #Ollyweek, is perhaps Olly Knussen’s most celebrated piece, Where the Wild Things Are, a… - 6 years ago

@Brasfort49: RT @bbcproms: In memory of the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen, who died on Sunday, the @BBCSO performED his ‘Flourish with Fireworks… - 6 years ago

@LaraEPoe: RT @evbvd: Seth Colter Walls reviews The Garden of Cyrus from Dither's Governor's Island show last weekend! " - 6 years ago

@AngelaSmusic: RT @singsthings: Thank you @BBCSO for playing Flourish with Fireworks to remember my Oldie. RIP Oliver Knussen (1952-2018) - 6 years ago

@FredReibell: RT @bbcproms: Oliver Knussen, was a dear friend and colleague to the Proms, he performed at more than 30 Proms across 4 decades. He will be… - 6 years ago

@FGT_Flavours: RT @Ldn_Sinfonietta: "A man of towering, uncompromising musical integrity" @ab2102 Read tributes to Oliver Knussen from LS staff, players… - 6 years ago

@HarrisonParrott: RT @bbcproms: In memory of the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen, who died on Sunday, the @BBCSO performED his ‘Flourish with Fireworks… - 6 years ago

@KellyLovelady: RT @singsthings: Thank you @BBCSO for playing Flourish with Fireworks to remember my Oldie. RIP Oliver Knussen (1952-2018) - 6 years ago

@Hornetmuziq: RT @Ldn_Sinfonietta: "A man of towering, uncompromising musical integrity" @ab2102 Read tributes to Oliver Knussen from LS staff, players… - 6 years ago

@renaud_patricia: RT @TurnageTime: All our opera houses @glyndebourne @E_N_O @RoyalOperaHouse @WNOtweet @ScottishOpera @Opera_North should hang their collect… - 6 years ago

@mcleish_t: RT @bbcproms: In memory of the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen, who died on Sunday, the @BBCSO performED his ‘Flourish with Fireworks… - 6 years ago

@robmathesmusic: RT @bkmccreath: If you heard about the passing of Oliver Knussen but don't completely get the magnitude of this loss, please take some time… - 6 years ago

@TroyCoby: Remembering Oliver Knussen: The Week in Classical Music - 6 years ago

@FredReibell: RT @TurnageTime: All our opera houses @glyndebourne @E_N_O @RoyalOperaHouse @WNOtweet @ScottishOpera @Opera_North should hang their collect… - 6 years ago

@CheekyPromo: RT @bbcproms: In memory of the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen, who died on Sunday, the @BBCSO performED his ‘Flourish with Fireworks… - 6 years ago

@CheekyPromo: RT @bbcproms: Oliver Knussen, was a dear friend and colleague to the Proms, he performed at more than 30 Proms across 4 decades. He will be… - 6 years ago

@Nobukiss0515: RT @bbcproms: In memory of the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen, who died on Sunday, the @BBCSO performED his ‘Flourish with Fireworks… - 6 years ago

@4myFirstHome: RT @bbcproms: In memory of the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen, who died on Sunday, the @BBCSO performED his ‘Flourish with Fireworks… - 6 years ago

@MarkettaTaimi: Avantia johtanut kapellimestari Knussen on poissa - Hannu-Ilari Lampilan muistokirjoitus: Oliver Knussen 1952–2018 - 6 years ago

@bbradley43: RT @bbcproms: In memory of the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen, who died on Sunday, the @BBCSO performED his ‘Flourish with Fireworks… - 6 years ago

@vnuek: Remembering Oliver Knussen: The Week in Classical Music - 6 years ago

@jamesgaffigan: RT @nytimesarts: The best classical music our critics and reporters heard this week - 6 years ago

@zwoolfe: RT @fafnerthekite: A momentary note on Oliver Knussen - 6 years ago

@DonatoCabrera: As a conductor, composer and man, Oliver Knussen was larger than life - 6 years ago

@VatDaddy: Obituary of a great contemporary composer: - 6 years ago

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@MusicTippett: RT @MusicTippett: "Oliver Knussen's connection with the [Edinburgh International] Festival began as a child, attending many performances...… - 6 years ago

@javaeetrainer: #BreakingNews As a conductor, composer and man, Oliver Knussen was larger than life - 6 years ago

@ReginaldGoodall: RT @bachtrack: Treading a line between method and mystery: In memory of Oliver Knussen, whose death was announced this week, we look back a… - 6 years ago

@JeffreyJDean: RT @StevenIsserlis: I just found this wonderful quote from Oliver Knussen in an old email: "Schumann is quite merciless-- just as you're g… - 6 years ago

@NCMEA: RT @nprclassical: So sad to hear of the death of Oliver Knussen, a major force in contemporary music. - 6 years ago

@denotejohn: RT @StevenIsserlis: I just found this wonderful quote from Oliver Knussen in an old email: "Schumann is quite merciless-- just as you're g… - 6 years ago

@EucharGravina: RT @PatersonGHS: RIP Oliver Knussen - 6 years ago

@openmusiclib: The score to Songs and a Sea-Interlude for #soprano and #orchestra, by Oliver Knussen (1952-2018) #classicalmusic… - 6 years ago

@WBAIOperaGlass: RT @bachtrack: Treading a line between method and mystery: In memory of Oliver Knussen, whose death was announced this week, we look back a… - 6 years ago

@JackGiuffrida: RT @MarceloBufacchi: Oliver Knussen (1952-2018): Horn Concerto (1994) - Martin Owen #horn - BBC Symphony Orchestra - Oliver Knussen (Cond.)… - 6 years ago

@mrchrisbarrett: RT @KalliJari: Score of the day, Oliver Knussen’s Horn Concerto (1994/1995). One of my desert island scores. Thank you, Olly, for all your… - 6 years ago

@LSO_Panuf_Comp: RT @ISM_music: "Exercise your imagination! Write as much as you can while you have the time to do it because you need to develop a naturaln… - 6 years ago

@mrchrisbarrett: Talking of Oliver Knussen, his disc of the arr. Stokowski Pictures At An Exhibition is terrific: - 6 years ago

@tuulasarotie: ”It’s been a fantastic time to be alive and living as a composer”. A lovely interview with Oliver Knussen by Jukka… - 6 years ago

@FM_Fortissimo: RT @BritishMusic_: “To have your piece conducted by Olly was to entrust it to the best pair of hands on the planet” says Cathy Graham as sh… - 6 years ago

@FM_Fortissimo: RT @BBCRadio3: "He was just so generous and kind..." The extraordinary Oliver Knussen: Mark-Anthony Turnage and George Benjamin pay tribute… - 6 years ago

@BritishMusic_: “To have your piece conducted by Olly was to entrust it to the best pair of hands on the planet” says Cathy Graham… - 6 years ago

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