Person

Charles Wuorinen

Charles Peter Wuorinen ( , Finnish: [ˈʋuorinen]; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He also performed as a pianist and conductor. Wuorinen composed more than 270 works: orchestral music, chamber music, solo instrumental and vocal works, and operas, such as Brokeback Mountain. His work was termed serialist but he came to d…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
June 9th, 1938
Died
March 11th, 2020
Genres
Labels
Tzadik
Naxos
Deutsche Grammophon
Nonesuch
KOCH International Classics
Last updated: March 14th, 2020