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Oliver Leith
Born 1990 (age 33–34) Genres Classical, electronic Occupation(s ) Musician, composer Instrument(s ) Piano, keyboards, percussion, strings Years active 2009–Present Website https://oliverchristopheleith.com/
Musical artist
Oliver Leith (born 1990) is a British composer of classical and electronic music .[1] [2] Apartment House , BBC Symphony Orchestra , Plus Minus and Philharmonia Orchestra .[3] Royal Opera House in 2019.[3] [4]
Education and career
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Leith studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (2009-2015), where his teachers included Julian Philips and Paul Newland .[5]
His music has been performed at music venues including the Royal Festival Hall , the Barbican Centre , Wigmore Hall , Kings Place and Snape Maltings .[5]
His music has been broadcast by BBC Radio 3 .[6]
In October 2022, Leith's debut opera, Last Days Royal Opera House and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama . The title and concept for the opera were taken from the 2005 film of the same name by Gus van Sant , which was a fictionalised account of the last days of Kurt Cobain . The opera received generally positive coverage, with 4 star reviews in The Guardian Financial Times [7] [8]
Recordings
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His work has been commissioned and performed by international ensembles including Explore Ensemble ,[9] Apartment House , BBC Symphony Orchestra , the Ives Ensemble, EXAUDI, 12 Ensemble,[10] [11] Plus Minus and Philharmonia Orchestra .[3]
A recording of Leith's 45-minute piano and percussion piece good day good day bad day bad day was issued by UK experimental music label Another Timbre in 2020, performed by GBSR Duo .[12] The Guardian [13] [6]
Other releases of Leith's music include Medusa , released by Accidental Records in 2020,[14] Balloon , released by the label SN Variations, again in 2020.[15]
In January 2020, 12 Ensemble performed "Honey Siren - II. (Full like drips)" by Leith.[10]
In July 2020, The Hermes Experiment released an album called HERE WE ARE featuring a composition by Leith. [11]
Awards
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Leith is a recipient of Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize in 2014,[16] British Composer Award in 2016, and Ivors Composer Award in 2020.[1] [2] [17]
Personal life
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Leith lives in Islington . In 2020, he joined a crowd of protestors and posted a photo of himself brandishing an obscene gesture outside the family home of Dominic Cummings , following revelations that the latter had breached COVID-19 lockdown restrictions .
References
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^ a b c "Opera Today : GSMD and ROH announce Oliver Leith as new Doctoral Composer-in-Residence 2019-2022" . www.operatoday.com . Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ "Guildhall School and The Royal Opera announce Oliver Leith as new Doctoral Composer-in-Residence" . Rhinegold . Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ a b "London Symphony Orchestra - Meet the Composer: Oliver Leith" . lso.co.uk . Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ a b BBC (12 December 2020). "New Music Show: 2020 Highlights" . BBC . Retrieved 13 January 2020 .
^ Fairman, Richard. "Kurt Cobain opera Last Days worms its way into your mind" . Financial Times . Retrieved 18 October 2022 .
^ Clements, Andrew. "Last Days review – Leith's opera is bleak and beautiful" . The Guardian . Retrieved 18 October 2022 .
^ "Me Hollywood: portrait album by Explore Ensemble on Another Timbre" .
^ a b 2020-02-27T13:40:00+00:00. "12 ensemble performs 'Honey Siren - II. (Full like drips)' by Oliver Leith" . The Strad . Retrieved 16 January 2021 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ a b "The Hermes Experiment @ London Unwrapped | Sounds of a Migrant City" . The Journal of Music . Retrieved 16 January 2021 .
^ "OliverLeith" . www.anothertimbre.com . Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ "Clara Iannotta: Earthing review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week" . the Guardian . 15 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ "Oliver Leith - Medusa" . Boomkat . Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ "Oliver Leith – Balloon (10") – Soundohm" . www.soundohm.com . Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ "Past Recipients" . Royal Philharmonic Society . Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ "Ivors Composer Awards dished out | Complete Music Update" . Retrieved 16 January 2021 .
External links
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
