Nico Muhly

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Nico Muhly, 2014

Nicolas "Nico" Asher Muhly (born August 15, 1981 in Randolph , Vermont ) is an American composer and pianist .

Life

Muhly studied English at Columbia University before studying composition at the Juilliard School with John Corigliano and Christopher Rouse . He graduated with a master's degree and then worked for Philip Glass as a programmer, editor and conductor for six years . When he was only 27, he was commissioned to write the music for the Oscar-winning film The Reader . His operas Two Boys and Marnie premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Muhly has composed more than a hundred orchestral works, works for solo instruments, songs and choral pieces, chamber music, ballet music, three operas and film music. He has been commissioned to write compositions by a number of opera houses and orchestras. a. the Metropolitan Opera, the Lincoln Center Theater (New York), the English National Opera , the Opera Company of Philadelphia, the Opéra Garnier , the Music Theater Group (New York), the Gotham Chamber Opera (New York), the American Symphony Orchestra , the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra . He has also worked with musicians of various styles, including a. with Sam Amidon , Antony and the Johnsons , Ólafur Arnalds , Björk , Bruce Brubaker , Ben Frost , Philip Glass , the Grizzly Bears , Glen Hansard , Teitur Lassen , Alexi Murdoch , Sigurðsson , Usher .

Muhly is a member of the Icelandic music collective / recording label Bedroom Community. He lives in Chinatown in New York City .

Prizes and awards

  • 2009: World Sound Track Award ( Discovery of the Year ) for Der Vorleser
  • 2018: Howards End (miniseries) was nominated for the Hollywood in Music in Media Award (HMMA) in two categories

Works (selection)

Opera

  • 2010 Dark Sisters
  • 2011 Two Boys
  • 2017 Marnie

Ballet music

  • 2007: From Here on Out ; Commissioned for the American Ballet Theater , choreographed by Benjamin Millepied , premiere on October 26, 2007, New York City Center
  • 2008: triad ; Commissioned work for the Opéra National de Paris , choreography Benjamin Millepied, premiere on April 21, 2010
  • 2010: One Thing Leads to Another ; Commissioned work for the Dutch National Ballet; Premiere on October 15, 2010
  • 2012: Fast Changes ; Commissioned work for the Royal Ballet , choreography Benjamin Millepied, premiere on July 14, 2012, Royal Opera House, London
  • 2015: Clear, Loud, Bright, Forward ; Choreography Benjamin Millepied, premiere on September 25, 2015 in the Palais Garnier , Paris

Filmography

Web links

Commons : Nico Muhly  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bedroom community, artists , accessed on August 9, 2019
  2. ↑ Rebecca Mead: Eerily Composed. Nico Muhly's sonic magic , in: The New Yorker, February 4, 2008, accessed August 9, 2019
  3. ↑ IMDb World Soundtrack Awards, 2009
  4. ↑ Music in Media Winners, 2018: Retrieved August 8, 2018
  5. ↑ Tim Ashley: Marnie Review Premiere Review , The Guardian, November 19, 2017, accessed August 8, 2019
  6. ^ American Ballet Theater , accessed August 8, 2019
  7. ^ BnF, Data , accessed on August 8, 2019
  8. ^ Music Sales , accessed August 8, 2019
  9. ^ Music Sales , accessed August 8, 2019
  10. ^ Music Sales , accessed August 8, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Muhly, Nico
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Muhly, Nicolas Asher (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Randolph , Vermont , United States