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Knussen

British  
/ ˈnʌsən /

noun

  1. ( Stuart ) Oliver . born 1952, British composer and conductor. His works include the opera Where the Wild Things Are (1981) and three symphonies

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Anderson completed “Litanies” in 2019, several months after the fire and a year after the death of his close friend Oliver Knussen, the influential composer and conductor.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022

Knussen was, furthermore, a good friend of Esa-Pekka Salonen.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2019

The other Knussen scores were examples of his flair, spunk and fastidiousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2019

Where Knussen piled on, György Kurtág’s “Tre pezzi,” from 1979, pared away: lean whispers in the outer pieces, hard, uncompromising thumps in the center.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2019

Survivors include his daughter, contralto Sonya Alexandra Knussen of Baltimore; a brother; and a sister.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2018

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