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Peter Lieberson
Born:
1946
Died
: 2011
Nationality
: American
Publisher:
AMP
Photo © Rinchen Lhamo
Peter Lieberson came to prominence in the mid-1980s with the
Piano Concerto
and
Drala,
two major commissions from the Boston Symphony, with whom he enjoyed a fruitful collaboration. Of profound influence on his music was his practice of Tibetan Buddhism. Many of his works were inspired by Buddhist themes such as
King Gesar
(1991) and the opera
Ashoka’s Dream
(1997), both from a series of works based on the lives of enlightened rulers. Lyricism and vocal writing dominated his works of the last decade, reflecting the rich collaborations with Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, for whom he composed
Neruda Songs
(winner of the 2008 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition). In addition to his associations with major orchestras such as Boston, New York, Cleveland, Chicago and Los Angeles, Lieberson enjoyed long-standing artistic collaborations with Peter Serkin, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax and Oliver Knussen. Recent commissions included
Remembering JFK: An American Elegy
for the National Symphony Orchestra,
The World in Flower
for the New York Philharmonic;
Remembering Schumann
for Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax,
The Coming of Light;
a song cycle for baritone, oboe, and string quartet; the orchestral
Suite from Ashoka's Dream;
and
Songs of Love and Sorrow
for Gerald Finley and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. His music is published exclusively by Associated Music Publishers.
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