Oliver Knussen

Summary

Oliver Knussen is a human^[1]. He was born in Glasgow^[2]. He was born on June 12, 1952^[3]. He passed away in Snape^[4]. He died on July 8, 2018^[5]. He worked as a conductor^[6] and composer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow^[2].
• Oliver Knussen died in Snape^[4].
• Oliver Knussen was born on June 12, 1952^[3].
• Oliver Knussen died on July 8, 2018^[5].
• Oliver Knussen held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• Oliver Knussen worked as a conductor^[6].
• Oliver Knussen's professions included composer^[7].
• Oliver Knussen's field of work was music^[10].
• Oliver Knussen's education included a stint at The Purcell School for Young Musicians^[11].
• Oliver Knussen received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[12].
• Oliver Knussen received the Nemmers Prize in Music Composition^[13].
• Oliver Knussen received the Stoeger Prize^[14].
• Oliver Knussen received the The Queen's Medal for Music^[15].
• Oliver Knussen received the Ditson Conductor's Award^[16].
• Oliver Knussen received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)^[17].
• Oliver Knussen is recorded as male^[18].
• Oliver Knussen's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Oliver Knussen's genre is opera^[20].
• Oliver Knussen's record label is recorded as Deutsche Grammophon^[21].
• Oliver Knussen's residence is recorded as Snape^[22].
• Oliver Knussen's given name is recorded as Oliver^[23].
• Oliver Knussen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Oliver Knussen's list of works is recorded as list of compositions by Oliver Knussen^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: GB^[27]

• Began / founded: 1952-06-12^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 2018-07-09^[29]

• Genre(s): classical^[30]

• Community tags: british, british composer, british conductor, classical, composer, conductor^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 85391dc7-8a0d-4bda-a299-c74a2135525e^[32]

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Origins and Family

Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow^[2]. He was born on June 12, 1952^[3].

Education

Oliver Knussen was educated at The Purcell School for Young Musicians^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor^[6] and composer^[7]. Oliver Knussen's field of work was music^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[12], a grade of an order^[33], in United Kingdom^[34]; Nemmers Prize in Music Composition^[13], an award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 2003^[37]; Stoeger Prize^[14], a music award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1987^[40]; The Queen's Medal for Music^[15], a music award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 2005^[43]; Ditson Conductor's Award^[16], an award^[44], founded in 1945^[45]; and Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)^[17], a class of award^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 1990^[48].

Death and Burial

Oliver Knussen died on July 8, 2018^[5]. He died in Snape^[4].

Why It Matters

Oliver Knussen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

FAQs

Where was Oliver Knussen born?

Oliver Knussen's place of birth was Glasgow^[2].

Where did Oliver Knussen die?

Oliver Knussen passed away in Snape^[4].

What did Oliver Knussen do for work?

Oliver Knussen worked as conductor^[6] and composer^[7].

Where did Oliver Knussen go to school?

Oliver Knussen was educated at The Purcell School for Young Musicians^[11].

What awards did Oliver Knussen receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[12], Nemmers Prize in Music Composition^[13], Stoeger Prize^[14], and The Queen's Medal for Music^[15].