Who are some of your favorite contemporary classical composers?

[creationrage]

I'm looking to expand my listening into contemporary classical but have no idea where to start. I've heard Phillip Glass of the minimalist movement, but I'm still on the fence about him. I also really enjoy the Kronos Quartet.

[j_menz]

It's a big field.  What have you been listening to (and enjoying) that might come close?

[creationrage]

It's a big field.  What have you been listening to (and enjoying) that might come close?

Well Kronos Quartet for one, other than that I mostly listen to jazz. Are there any composers that focus on Romanticism? Or anyone like Tchaikovsky or Stravinsky? I know that a lot of film composers like Hans Zimmer get their inspiration from Romanticism but I'm looking for some more music for the sake of music

[j_menz]

Check out Nikolai Kapustin and Faizil Say for jazz influenced composers.

Carl Vine, David Tredici, Stephen Hough, Rodion Shchedrin are worth a listen. Ellen Taafe Zwillich and Roger Danielpour likewise.

Though not "contemporary", Scriabin and Medtner are a must if you haven't already . And try some Roy Agnew.

And for something you may at first baulk at - Galina Ustvolskaya.

[richard black]

Ronald Stevenson, Alan Bush (not exactly contemporary as he was born in 1900 but he lived long enough for me to meet him so I reckon that counts), Stephen McNeff (not sure he's written anything for solo piano, though), Jonathan Dove, Robert Muczynski...

[thalbergmad]

I find some of the works of Helmet Lachenmann to be strangely hypnotic.

Most contemporary composers are worthless plinkers who casually puke out notes over a sheet of paper and call it music.

A gorilla could do as much.

Thal

[creationrage]

Check out Nikolai Kapustin and Faizil Say for jazz influenced composers.

Carl Vine, David Tredici, Stephen Hough, Rodion Shchedrin are worth a listen. Ellen Taafe Zwillich and Roger Danielpour likewise.

Though not "contemporary", Scriabin and Medtner are a must if you haven't already . And try some Roy Agnew.

And for something you may at first baulk at - Galina Ustvolskaya.

Thanks I'll check them out! A jazz/classical prodigy I met named Eldar Djangirov mentioned Scriabin as one of his favorites as well

[creationrage]

Ronald Stevenson, Alan Bush (not exactly contemporary as he was born in 1900 but he lived long enough for me to meet him so I reckon that counts), Stephen McNeff (not sure he's written anything for solo piano, though), Jonathan Dove, Robert Muczynski...

Awesome, thanks!

[creationrage]

I find some of the works of Helmet Lachenmann to be strangely hypnotic.

Most contemporary composers are worthless plinkers who casually puke out notes over a sheet of paper and call it music.

A gorilla could do as much.

Thal

Thanks, I'll check him out!
haha the plinkers are the kind of music I wanted to avoid, figured people on this forum could point me in the right direction

[ahinton]

I find some of the works of Helmet Lachenmann to be strangely hypnotic.

Do you mean that the listener needs to wear a Helmet when listening?

Best,

Alistair

[thalbergmad]

Preferably, and one that covers the ears.

Thal

[brogers70]

Arvo Part, George Crumb, H. Gorecki, Lukas Foss, Kenji Bunch

[visitor]

https://www.classicalarchives.com/work/398555.html#tvf=tracks&tv=music

Ellis Kohs, those variations are super rad.

[symphonicdance]

Just to add Adams, Ligeti, Rzweski, Tippett to the list