Mason Bates

Mason Bates is a composer whose music combines orchestral writing, electronics, and influences drawn from jazz and electronic music. His catalogue encompasses symphonic, chamber, vocal, operatic, and screen works. His Piano Concerto is featured on Daniil Trifonov's 2024 album My American Story - North, released by Deutsche Grammophon with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Born in 1977 in Philadelphia, Bates developed an early interest in composition. He studied in the joint program between Columbia University and the Juilliard School, where he received trai...