MAX RICHTER Voyager

Max Richter is one of the most influential figures of the contemporary music scene, producing ground-breaking work as a recording artist, composer, pianist and collaborator. He studied composition and piano at Edinburgh University, the Royal Academy of Music and with Luciano Berio. He first earned a reputation during the 1990s, initially establishing himself with contemporary classical ensemble Piano Circus which he co-founded. His 2002 debut album Memoryhouse, recorded with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, was hailed as a masterpiece. His following release, 2004’s The Blue Notebooks, was declared “a landmark work of contemporary classical music” by The Independent’s Andy Gill. Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, was released in 2012 and topped the classical chart in 22 countries, and 2015’s landmark eight-hour magnum opus Sleep was praised as among the best albums of the decade.