About Harrison Birtwistle
Sir Harrison Birtwistle was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include The Triumph of Time (1972) and the operas The Mask of Orpheus (1986), Gawain (1991), and The Minotaur (2008). The last of these was ranked by music critics at The Guardian in 2019 as the third-best piece of the 21st century. Even his compositions that were not written for the stage often showed a theatrical approach. A performance of his saxophone concerto Panic during the BBC's Last Night of the Proms caused "national notoriety". He received many international awards and honorary degrees.
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Awards & Honors
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Knight Bachelor
Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
Grawemeyer Awards
Wihuri Sibelius Prize
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Companion of Honour
Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)
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Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Large-Scale Composition)
