Christopher Rouse

Born: Baltimore, 1949

Education: Oberlin Conservatory and Cornell University

Currently: teaches composition at The Juilliard School

Previously: taught composition at the Eastman School of Music

Winner: 1993 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his Trombone Concerto; 2001 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition for Concert de Gaudí

Compositions include: Symphony No.1, Symphony No.2, Violin Concerto, Phaethon, Concert de Gaudí, Kabir Padavali, Seeing, Rapture, Clarinet Concerto, Violoncello Concerto, Der gerettete Alberich

Commissioners include: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach and the Houston Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, The Cleveland Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, NDR Symphony Orchestra (Hamburg), Dallas Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Compositions performed by: Houston Symphony, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney and Melbourne Symphonies

High praise: “some of the most anguished, most memorable music around.” — New York Times

“When the music history of the late 20th century is written, I suspect the explosive and passionate music of Rouse will loom large.” — Baltimore Sun

More information at http://www.christopherrouse.com