Author: Matthew Kaner

I’ve made a new mix for Kit Records, featuring some of my favourite intersections between music of the distant past and today. Read more about it here and listen in below!

I was delighted that my music featured so heavily on Kit Records recent show on NTS, which includes live interview footage with Richard Uttley performing excerpts from and discussing my work Dance Suite, as well as the newly released recording of the Calligrapher’s Manuscript as played by the London Symphony …

I’m absolutely delighted to announce that following interviews in Lucerne over a weekend of 90th birthday celebrations for Pierre Boulez, I’ve been selected by Wolfgang Rihm and the staff of Lucerne Festival Academy for a Roche Young Commission, with co-winner Lisa Streich. I’ll be writing a large orchestral piece over …

I’ve just written this article on Christian Mason’s music for the British Music Collection. Christian and his music have always inspired and impressed me, so it’s a pleasure to have been able to write this spotlight on his work – do have a read, and visit his website to view …

David taught me as an undergraduate in my final year at King’s and was then responsible for bringing me back to the department 5 years ago for my very first teaching job. He showed remarkable faith in my abilities, given that I had graduated from the BMus just a year …

You might enjoy this little video clip, explaining a little more about what’s happening as part of the London Sinfonietta’s Writing the Future Scheme. The Sinfonietta are looking for donations to support the scheme – please give anything you can at this link.

I’ve just returned from the first leg of the Workers Union mini-tour of my new piece, Organum Sextuplum, for ensemble and electronics in Southampton and Birmingham, and gave this little interview outside Birmingham Conservatoire. Can’t wait for the London premiere at LSO St. Luke’s on 9 November!

I’m delighted to be taking part on the London Sinfonietta’s Writing the Future Scheme this winter. I’ll be writing a new chamber piece for the ensemble’s New Music Show, which takes place at the Southbank Centre on December 8. More details here.

I’m absolutely delighted to be able to announce that I’m one of the winners of this year’s RPS Composition Prize! I’ll be writing a new piece for players from the Philharmonia to be premiered in the Royal Festival Hall on May 31, 2014 as part of the Music of Today …