Philip Glass


Philip Glass
Nationality: American
Born: b. 1937
Education/Training: University of Chicago; Juilliard School of Music
Best Known For: "minimalist" composer, along with Steve Reich, Terry Riley and John Adams
Notable Compositions:
Einstein on the Beach; Satyagraha; Akhnaten; The Making of the Representation for Planet 8; The Voyage; The Sound of a Voice; Waiting for the Barbarians

Assignments:
worked with Indian musicians Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha
Notable Recordings:
Kundun, The Truman Show, The Hours, The Fog of War

REPERTOIRE: Akhnaten, selected scenes

Concert Details Date
LA Phil: Glass and Adams Mar 31, 2006

REPERTOIRE: Koyaanisqatsi

Concert Details Date
LA Phil: Glass Koyaanisqatsi Jul 23, 2009

REPERTOIRE: the CIVIL warS

REPERTOIRE: Funeral Chorus from Akhnaten

Concert Details Date
Great Opera & Film Choruses May 4, 2019
Great Opera & Film Choruses May 5, 2019

REPERTOIRE: Itaipú

Concert Details Date
Embark: Haydn + Glass Oct 22, 2006

REPERTOIRE: I. Mato Grosso

Concert Details Date
Embark: Haydn + Glass Oct 22, 2006

REPERTOIRE: II. The Lake

Concert Details Date
Embark: Haydn + Glass Oct 22, 2006

REPERTOIRE: III. The Dam

Concert Details Date
Embark: Haydn + Glass Oct 22, 2006

REPERTOIRE: IV. To the Sea

Concert Details Date
Embark: Haydn + Glass Oct 22, 2006

REPERTOIRE: Haze Gold

Concert Details Date
Share May 21, 2006

REPERTOIRE: Itaipú

Concert Details Date
Masterworks of Humanity Sep 29, 2001

REPERTOIRE: I. Mato Grosso

Concert Details Date
Masterworks of Humanity Sep 29, 2001

REPERTOIRE: II. The Lake

Concert Details Date
Masterworks of Humanity Sep 29, 2001

REPERTOIRE: III. The Dam

Concert Details Date
Masterworks of Humanity Sep 29, 2001

REPERTOIRE: IV. To the Sea

Concert Details Date
Masterworks of Humanity Sep 29, 2001

REPERTOIRE: Funeral Chorus from Akhnaten

Concert Details Date
Great Opera & Film Choruses May 4, 2019
Great Opera & Film Choruses May 4, 2019

REPERTOIRE: Openings

Concert Details Date
LA Phil: Glass Koyaanisqatsi Jul 23, 2009

REPERTOIRE: Facades

Concert Details Date
LA Phil: Glass Koyaanisqatsi Jul 23, 2009

REPERTOIRE: Spaceship from Einstein on the Beach

Concert Details Date
LA Phil: Glass Koyaanisqatsi Jul 23, 2009