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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Amos Elkana
Andrew Norman
Anna Clyne
Attacca Quartet
Augusta Read Thomas
Bernfried Prove
Bernhard Lang
Bryce Dessner
Caroline Shaw
Chaya Czernowin
Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Christopher Cerrone
Claude Vivier
Cristian Carrara
David Lang
David T. Little
Dmitri Kourliandski
Dobrinka Tabakova
Donnacha Dennehy
Elena Langer
Elisabetta Brusa
Ellen Reid
Elliott Carter
Enrique García Asensio
Florence Millet
Gabriel Jackson
Gabriel Prokofiev
Gabriella Smith
Georg Friedrich Haas
George Benjamin
Georges Aperghis
Georges Lentz
Gloria Cheng
Gordon McPherson
Graham Fitkin
Guillaume Connesson
Hans Werner Henze
Hugues Dufourt
Hèctor Parra
Ingo Metzmacher
James MacMillan
Joby Talbot
Johannes Schöllhorn
John Adams
John Luther Adams
John Pickard
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
Magnus Lindberg
Mario Caroli
Mauricio Kagel
Meredith Monk
Michael Gordon
Michael Stern
Michael Torke
Michael Zev Gordon
Michel van der Aa
Missy Mazzoli
Nadia Shpachenko
Nadia Sirota
Nico Muhly
Nicolas Bacri
Osvaldo Golijov
Paola Prestini
Paul Mealor
Paul Wiancko
Paweł Mykietyn
Peter Boyer
Richard Reed Parry
Roderick Chadwick
Ryan Lott
Rémy Ballot
Sarah Kirkland Snider
Sarah Nemtsov
Sofia Gubaidulina
Stacy Garrop
Stefan Asbury
Steven Beck
Sō Percussion
Terry Riley
The Crossing
Thomas Adès
Timo Andres
Turning Point Ensemble
Unsuk Chin
Viet Cuong
Vivian Fung
William Brittelle
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Joby Talbot
Bryce Dessner
Arash Safaian
Nico Muhly
Juraj Valcuha
Meredith Monk
Michael Stern
John Adams
Caroline Shaw
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John Tavener
Terry Riley
Anna Clyne
Paul Mealor
Gabriela Krčková
Ellen Reid
Thomas Adès
James MacMillan
Attacca Quartet
Kim André Arnesen
David Lang
Ryan Lott
Richard Reed Parry
Dobrinka Tabakova
Sian Edwards
Timo Andres
Michael Torke
Sō Percussion
Bang On A Can All-Stars
Roomful of Teeth
Enrique García Asensio
Elgar Howarth
Kaija Saariaho
Jane Antonia Cornish
Peter Ruzicka
Nadia Sirota
Osvaldo Golijov
Dale Warland
Will Todd
Lera Auerbach
Sofia Gubaidulina
Jörg Widmann
Julia Wolfe
eighth blackbird
John Luther Adams
Kevin Puts
Oliver Knussen
Ingo Metzmacher
David Philip Hefti
Jennifer Higdon
Hélène Couvert
Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Steven Beck
International Contemporary Ensemble
Hans Werner Henze
The Crossing
Missy Mazzoli
Michael Gordon
Peter Boyer
George Benjamin
Hans Abrahamsen
Mason Bates
Elliott Carter
Stefan Asbury
Joel Sachs
Gabriel Jackson
Sarah Kirkland Snider
Thomas Larcher
Guillaume Connesson
Roderick Chadwick
William Brittelle
Graham Fitkin
Judd Greenstein
Paola Prestini
Christopher Cerrone
Donnacha Dennehy
Gabriel Prokofiev
Unsuk Chin
Viet Cuong
Magnus Lindberg
Paul Wiancko
Cristian Carrara
Marcus Paus
Angélica Negrón
Paweł Mykietyn
Olga Neuwirth
Glenn Kotche
Klaus Lang
Roxanna Panufnik
Gérard Grisey
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Bent Sørensen
Nadia Shpachenko
Michel van der Aa
Brian Ferneyhough
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Stephen Gosling
Adam Schoenberg
Mauricio Kagel
Augusta Read Thomas