Max Richter
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Über die Einsührung in die Stereometrie und in das stereometrische Zeichnen
- Die wichtigsten pilze Deutschlands
- Die vorzüglichsten essbaren pilze Deutschlands gezeichnet und beschrieben
- Die Frau in der Industrie und Landwirtschaft Ẅurttembergs
- Faber Music Night Time Piano Anthology
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1966-03-22
Discography
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- 1,525,428
- Total plays
- 65,140,061
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Max Richter (born 22 March 1966) is a German-born British composer who has been an influential voice in post-minimalist composition and in the meeting of contemporary classical and alternative popular musical styles since the early 2000s. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the Royal Academy of Music and studied with Luciano Berio in Italy. Richter is known for his prolific output: composing and recording his own music; writing for stage <a href="https://www.la
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1966-03-22 ) 22 March 1966 (age 60) , Hamelin , Lower Saxony , West Germany
- Origin
- Hamelin , Germany
- Education
- University of Edinburgh ;, Royal Academy of Music
- Genres
- Contemporary classical ambient minimalism post-minimalism
- Occupations
- Composer pianist producer
- Instruments
- Piano organ synthesizer
- Years active
- 1994–present
- Labels
- Studio Richter-Mahr Deutsche Grammophon 130701 FatCat Universal Universal Classics and Jazz Late Junction Mute Delabel Milan CAM Colosseum JADE Fontana Silva Screen 7hings
- Website
- maxrichtermusic .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.maxrichtermusic.com
- Image
- Max Richter at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival-68476.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1966-03-22
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- Max Richter
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- social media followers
- 324000
- name in native language
- Max Richter
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Max Richter (/ˈrɪxtər/; German: [ˈʁɪçtɐ]; born 22 March 1966) is a German-born British composer and pianist. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Music in London, and studied with Luciano Berio in Italy.
Richter arranges, performs, and composes music for stage, opera, ballet, and screen. He has collaborated with other musicians, as well as with performance, installation, and media artists. He has recorded eight solo albums, and his music is widely used in cinema. As of December 2019, Richter has passed one billion streams and one million album sales.