George Benjamin

George Benjamin has had a very successful career as a composer, conductor, pianist, and teacher. Olivier Messiaen's favorite composition student and the youngest composer to have a work performed at the BBC Proms, Benjamin's works have been commissioned and performed by leading orchestras and opera companies. As a conductor, he often premieres his compositions and those by other contemporary composers. Benjamin was born in London on January 31, 1960. Taking to music as a child, he began to play piano and compose when he was only seven years old. After attending the Westminste...