The score for HBO’s adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend, featuring music by Max Richter is now available on vinyl from Deutsche Grammophon HERE
GERMANY | Nov. 2019
Max Richter returns to Germany with three special performances in November 2019. Joined by an ensemble and Soprano Grace Davidson, Richter will perform music from The Leftovers, as well as the abridged 90 min. concert version of his ‘lullaby for a frenetic world’ ; ‘SLEEP.’ Performances at Hamburg’s Laieszhalle, Frankfurt’s Alte Oper, and the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf.
NEVER LOOK AWAY (Werk Ohne Autor) | Vinyl
Max Richter’s score for the Oscar nominated film ‘Never Look Away’ (Werk Ohne Autor) directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is now available on vinyl from Deutsche Grammophon. Listen HERE.
JOURNEY (CP1919) | Performed by Aurora Orchestra
- Journey (CP1919) is a new work by Max Richter, commissioned by the Aurora Orchestra. Part of Aurora’s Music of the Spheres, the piece will be performed in the dark and is inspired by the discovery of the first Pulsar star, CP1919, and uses rhythms governed by the same ratios used by the ancient astronomers to describe the orbits of the planets. Information on June 2019 performances in Bristol, Canterbury, Birmingham and London HERE.
USA TOUR | October 2019
Across 7 U.S. cities this October, Max Richter will perform with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) and Soprano Grace Davidson to premiere new material from his forthcoming album, as well as ‘From SLEEP’ (90 min. – concert performance version).
12 Oct. Royce Hall – Los Angeles, CA
13 Oct. Bing Concert Hall – Palo Alto, CA
14 Oct. Herbst Theater – San Francisco, CA
16 Oct. Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
18 Oct. Moody Theater – Austin, TX
19 Oct. Harris Theater – Chicago, IL
20 Oct. Playstation Theater – NYC, NY
FACT Magazine | From Studio to Screen
From Studio to Screen is an original mini-documentary, made in collaboration with the British Council, that charts the process a musician goes through to compose for film. FACT gets insights from Max Richter, Anna Meredith, Lustmord and Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury about their beginnings, their high points and their relationship with the global film industry. See the full feature HERE.
WOOLF WORKS | Teatro alla Scala – April 2019
The Royal Opera House production of Woolf Works,featuring an original score by Max Richter and choreographed by Wayne McGregor will be performed at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala from 7 – 20 April, 2019. Information & tickets HERE.
Listen to the score HERE
TOKYO | March 2019
Max Richter will be performing Memoryhouse and a double bill performance of INFRA & The Blue Notebooks at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo, Japan as part of the Sumida Peace Memorial Music Festival in March 2019. Tickets HERE.
March 2 Recomposed: Vivaldi’s – The Four Seasons, w/ Daniel Hope. (Max Richter not performing)
March 5 Memoryhouse, w/ Mari Samuelsen, Kristjan Järvi, Grace Davidson and the New Japan Philharmonice Orchestra
March 9 INFRA & The Blue Notebooks, w/ ACME: American Contemporary Music Ensemble, Sarah Sutcliffe
NEVER LOOK AWAY | Oscar Nominations
Congratulations to Florian and the cast/crew of Never Look Away on the films two Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Film and Best Cinematography. More via NYTimes HERE.
Listen to the original score HERE.
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS | Vinyl Release
Max Richter’s score for the film ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ directed by Josie Rourke is now available on vinyl from Deutsche Grammophon HERE.