Max Richter (Composer)

Max Richter
Richter performing at ATP Festival in 2015
Background information
Born	(1966-03-22) 22 March 1966 (age 50) Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany
Origin	London, England
Genres	Contemporary classical ambient minimalist post-minimalist
Occupation(s)	Composer pianist producer
Instruments	Piano organ synthesizer
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Deutsche Grammophon 130701 FatCat Universal Universal Classics and Jazz Late Junction Mute Delabel Milan CAM Colosseum JADE Fontana Silva Screen 7hings
Associated acts	Piano Circus
Website	maxrichtermusic.com

Max Richter (born 22 March 1966) is a German-born British composer who has been an influential voice in post-minimalist composition and in the meeting of contemporary classical and alternative popular musical styles since the early 2000s. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the Royal Academy of Music and studied with Luciano Berio in Italy.

Richter is known for his prolific output: composing and recording his own music; writing for stage, opera, ballet and screen; producing and collaborating on the records of others; and collaborating with performance, installation and media artists. He has recorded seven solo albums and his music is widely used in cinema.

Richter was born in Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany. He grew up in Bedford, United Kingdom, and his education was at Bedford Modern School and Mander College of Further Education. He studied composition and piano at the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Music, and with Luciano Berio in Florence. After finishing his studies, Richter co-founded the contemporary classical ensemble Piano Circus. He stayed with the group for ten years, commissioning and performing works by minimalist musicians such as Arvo Pärt, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, and Steve Reich. The ensemble was signed to Decca/Argo, producing five albums.