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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Will Todd: All Will Be Well
Album - 14 Tracks - Released April 25, 2025

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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
Claire Edwardes
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 Pickard
John Tavener
José M. Sánchez-Verdú
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
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
Tristan Murail
Turning Point Ensemble
Unsuk Chin
Viet Cuong
Vivian Fung
William Brittelle
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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
Thomas Adès
Gabriela Krčková
Ellen Reid
Kim André Arnesen
James MacMillan
Attacca Quartet
David Lang
Richard Reed Parry
Ryan Lott
Dobrinka Tabakova
Timo Andres
Sian Edwards
Michael Torke
Sō Percussion
Enrique García Asensio
Osvaldo Golijov
Elgar Howarth
Kaija Saariaho
Jane Antonia Cornish
Peter Ruzicka
Nadia Sirota
Dale Warland
Will Todd
Lera Auerbach
Sofia Gubaidulina
Jörg Widmann
Julia Wolfe
eighth blackbird
Kevin Puts
Ingo Metzmacher
David Philip Hefti
Jennifer Higdon
Hélène Couvert
Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Steven Beck
International Contemporary Ensemble
Hans Werner Henze
The Crossing
Missy Mazzoli
Peter Boyer
Stefan Asbury
Mason Bates
George Benjamin
Elliott Carter
Hans Abrahamsen
Sarah Kirkland Snider
Gabriel Jackson
Thomas Larcher
Joel Sachs
William Brittelle
Roderick Chadwick
Guillaume Connesson
Judd Greenstein
Graham Fitkin
Gabriel Prokofiev
Donnacha Dennehy
Christopher Cerrone
Paola Prestini
Unsuk Chin
Viet Cuong
Magnus Lindberg
Paul Wiancko
Cristian Carrara
Klaus Lang
Glenn Kotche
Angélica Negrón
Olga Neuwirth
Paweł Mykietyn
Marcus Paus
Bent Sørensen
Brian Ferneyhough
Adam Schoenberg
Michel van der Aa
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Nadia Shpachenko
Marcos Balter
Stephen Gosling
Gérard Grisey
Mauricio Kagel
Roxanna Panufnik
Alla Pavlova
Pascal Dusapin
Nicolas Bacri
Gabriella Smith
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Nicole Paiement
Kenneth Boulton