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John Corigliano, de ascendencia italiana, nació en la ciudad de Nueva York el 16 de febrero de 1938. Su padre, John Corigliano Sr., fue concertino (violinista principal) de la Filarmónica de Nueva York durante 23 años (entre 1943 y 1966), y su madre, Rose Buzen, es una concertista de piano.
John Paul Corigliano Jr. (born February 16, 1938) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. With over 100 compositions, he has won accolades including a Pulitzer Prize, five Grammy Awards, Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, and an Academy Award.
Corigliano's scores, now numbering over one hundred, have won him the Pulitzer Prize, the Grawemeyer Award, five Grammy Awards, and an Academy Award (“Oscar”) and have been performed and recorded by many of the most prominent orchestras, soloists, and chamber musicians in the world.
John Corigliano ha recibido becas de la «Fundación Guggenheim», «National Endowment for the Arts» y «Meet the Composer». Su música ha sido grabada por Sony, RCA, BMG, Telarc, Erato, New World y CRI y publicada exclusivamente por G. Schirmer. Más información: www.johncorigliano.com.
Learn about the life and works of John Corigliano, one of the most celebrated composers of the last forty years. Explore his symphonies, concertos, operas, film scores, and awards, and download his biography in short or long version.
John Corigliano, American composer who drew from eclectic influences to create music that was generally tonal, accessible, and often highly expressive. He composed works for orchestra, solo instruments, and chamber groups, as well as operas, choral works, and film scores.
Leonard Bernstein dijo de él que: “John Corigliano is one of the most talented composers I know of today”. Pero es que a lo largo de los últimos 40 años grandes músicos, directores e intérpretes han continuado diciendo lo mismo, alabando su imaginación, creatividad y talento.
