21st Century Classical

21st-century classical music is an expansive genre that integrates a diverse array of contemporary styles, techniques, and cultural influences while maintaining ties to the traditional forms and harmonic language of classical music. This genre is characterized by its adventurous spirit, often marrying the acoustic richness of orchestral and chamber music with electronic elements, minimalism, and non-Western music influences. It challenges and expands the boundaries of classical composition, with artists like Roomful of Teeth and the Kronos Quartet exploring innovative vocal and string arrangements, and composers such as John Adams and Caroline Shaw forging new sonic landscapes that are both accessible and avant-garde. Arvo Pärt's sacred minimalism and Terry Riley's pioneering tape loops reflect the genre's vast spectrum, where reverence for the past meets the ceaseless exploration of the future.

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Adam Silverman
Amos Elkana
Andrew Norman
Angélica Negrón
Anna Clyne
Arlene Sierra
Attacca Quartet
Bent Sørensen
Bernfried Prove
Bernhard Lang
Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred
Bruno Mantovani
Bryce Dessner
Caroline Shaw
Chaya Czernowin
Christina Wright-Ivanova
Christopher Cerrone
Christopher Theofanidis
Claire Edwardes
Claude Vivier
Cristian Carrara
David Lang
David T. Little
Dmitri Kourliandski
Dobrinka Tabakova
Donnacha Dennehy
Elena Langer
Ellen Reid
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Florence Millet
Gabriel Jackson
Gabriel Prokofiev
Gabriella Smith
Georg Friedrich Haas
George Benjamin
Georges Lentz
Gloria Cheng
Graham Fitkin
Guillaume Connesson
Gérard Grisey
Hans Werner Henze
Hugues Dufourt
Hèctor Parra
Ingo Metzmacher
International Contemporary Ensemble
Jeanne Leleu
Jennifer Higdon
Joby Talbot
Joel Puckett
Johannes Schöllhorn
John Adams
John Tavener
Julia Wolfe
Jörg Widmann
Kaija Saariaho
Ken Ueno
Kevin Puts
Kim André Arnesen
Klaus Lang
Kreutzer Quartet
Lei Liang
Lera Auerbach
Liza Lim
Luís Tinoco
Magnus Lindberg
Mario Caroli
Michael Torke
Michel van der Aa
Missy Mazzoli
Nadia Sirota
Neue Vocalsolisten
Nico Muhly
Nicolas Bacri
Osvaldo Golijov
Paola Prestini
Paul Mealor
Paul Wiancko
Paweł Mykietyn
Peter Boyer
Ramon Lazkano
Richard Reed Parry
Roderick Chadwick
Roxanna Panufnik
Sarah Kirkland Snider
Sarah Nemtsov
Simon Steen-Andersen
Sofia Gubaidulina
Stephen Gosling
Steven Beck
Sō Percussion
Telegraph Quartet
Terry Riley
The Crossing
Thierry Pécou
Thomas Adès
Titus Engel
Tristan Murail
Unsuk Chin
Will Todd
eighth blackbird
Bryce Dessner
Joby Talbot
Arash Safaian
Nico Muhly
Juraj Valcuha
Michael Stern
John Adams
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Caroline Shaw
John Tavener
Terry Riley
Anna Clyne
Paul Mealor
Sian Edwards
Attacca Quartet
Ellen Reid
Gabriela Krčková
Kim André Arnesen
Thomas Adès
David Lang
Richard Reed Parry
Ryan Lott
Dobrinka Tabakova
Timo Andres
Michael Torke
Sō Percussion
Enrique García Asensio
Jane Antonia Cornish
Peter Ruzicka
Osvaldo Golijov
Elgar Howarth
Nadia Sirota
Dale Warland
Kaija Saariaho
Will Todd
Lera Auerbach
Jörg Widmann
Julia Wolfe
Sofia Gubaidulina
eighth blackbird
Kevin Puts
Jennifer Higdon
Ingo Metzmacher
Hélène Couvert
David Philip Hefti
Steven Beck
Cheryl Frances-Hoad
International Contemporary Ensemble
Hans Werner Henze
Missy Mazzoli
The Crossing
Peter Boyer
Hans Abrahamsen
Elliott Carter
Mason Bates
George Benjamin
Sarah Kirkland Snider
Joel Sachs
Gabriel Jackson
Guillaume Connesson
Roderick Chadwick
William Brittelle
Judd Greenstein
Thomas Larcher
Graham Fitkin
Unsuk Chin
Donnacha Dennehy
Gabriel Prokofiev
Paola Prestini
Christopher Cerrone
Stefan Asbury
Viet Cuong
Paul Wiancko
Klaus Lang
Cristian Carrara
Paweł Mykietyn
Marcus Paus
Olga Neuwirth
Glenn Kotche
Magnus Lindberg
Angélica Negrón
Nadia Shpachenko
Marcos Balter
Stephen Gosling
Gérard Grisey
Claire Edwardes
Mauricio Kagel
Roxanna Panufnik
Bent Sørensen
Brian Ferneyhough
Adam Schoenberg
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Gabriella Smith
Nicole Paiement
Gérard Pesson
Georg Friedrich Haas
Pascal Dusapin
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Michel van der Aa
Nicolas Bacri