Composer

Cinema

Skinned alive: George Enescu biopic debuts to European audiences

A new Romanian film portraying the life of composer and violinist George Enescu is attracting attention and winning multiple awards beyond national borders, following a successful domestic run.

17 June 2025

Culture news

British Library acquires long-lost draft for Elgar masterpiece

The British Library has secured previously unknown drafts of Edward Elgar’s 'Introduction and Allegro for Strings', shedding new light on the composer's creative process.

24 February 2025

Culture news

Rare Stradivarius violin puts spotlight on unknown Polish composer

Janusz Wawrowski, a professor of music and a violinist, is using the only Stradivarius violin in Poland to showcase the works of composer Grażyna Bacewicz.

7 February 2025

Culture news

Is Hans Zimmer reimagining Saudi Arabia's national anthem?

The celebrated German composer met Saudi royal court advisor and chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalsheikh to discuss a number of "future projects"...

24 January 2025

Culture news

Lost Chopin waltz discovered after nearly 200 years

An unknown waltz believed to be by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin has been unearthed in a library vault in New York, nearly 200 years after it was written.

29 October 2024

Design

Moog music: The most influential electronic instrument turns 60

In 1964, Robert Moog released the first Moog Synthesizer, changing the face of all music forever.

25 September 2024

Culture news

Why did a blockchain entrepreneur team up with Hans Zimmer?

The creator behind a cryptocurrency has teamed up with acclaimed composer Hans Zimmer to release an anthem for the blockchain ecosystem.

16 April 2024

Culture news

John Cage’s 639-year organ performance just changed chords

The piece, called “As Slow As Possible” by the late US composer John Cage, won’t finish until the year 2640. The next chord change is in 2 years.

6 February 2024

Culture news

Composer John Adams on the future of opera and artificial intelligence

Euronews Culture sat down with composer and conductor John Adams after the premiere of 'Antony and Cleopatra' at Barcelona's Liceu Opera theatre.

2 November 2023

Culture news

Composer Danny Elfman accused of sexual assault by a second woman

A 47-year-old woman from Maryland, under the name Jane Doe XX, becomes the second woman this year to make allegations of sexual misconduct against the Oscar-nominated composer.

20 October 2023

Culture news

National Film Score Day: The best film scores since 2010

Today is National Film Score Day, which recognizes the musical masterpieces in cinema and, more specifically, the talented composers who create them.

3 April 2023

Culture news

Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies aged 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto was first diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014. In 2022, he revealed that he was terminal, a year after he disclosed he was suffering from rectal cancer.

2 April 2023

Culture news

Gospel music archives of Charles Henry Pace rediscovered in Pittsburgh

When you think of American Gospel music, you don't think of Pittsburgh, but that might now change. Christopher Lynch, a music historian at the University of Pittsburgh has made it his life's goal to sort through the archives of Charles Henry Pace.

27 March 2023

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Legendary music score composer Hans Zimmer takes his tour to Dubai

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Hollywood music score composer and music producer Hans Zimmer has announced he will perform his Live Tour in Dubai for the first time. Speaking to Euronews, he said that people can expect ‘chaos’ and ‘something a little different’.

24 December 2022

Culture news

‘Twin Peaks' and David Lynch composer Angelo Badalamenti dies at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, the highly-acclaimed composer behind many of David Lynch's works, including Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died aged 85.

13 December 2022

Culture news

From the old to the new: remembering jazz giant Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died aged 81

26 September 2022