Max Richter

Max Richter stands as one of the most prodigious figures on the contemporary music scene, with a catalogue that boasts over three billion streams. Memoryhouse, Max’s 2002 debut, has been described by The Independent and Pitchfork Magazine as a “landmark”, while his 2004 album, The Blue Notebooks, was chosen by The Guardian as one of the best classical works of the century. SLEEP, his eight-and-a-half-hour concert work, has been performed worldwide, including at the Sydney Opera House, Berlin’s Kraftwerk, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Philharmonie de Paris and at the Barbican, London.

Max’s music has become a mainstay for many of the world’s leading ballet companies, including The Mariinsky Ballet, Teatro alla Scala Milan, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Max has a longstanding relationship with Wayne McGregor, the two have worked together on numerous projects including 2015’s Woolf Works.

Max has written award-winning music for over 50 film and TV projects including Mary Queen of Scots, HBO’s My Brilliant Friend and The Leftovers, Tom Hardy’s Taboo and Black Mirror. Max’s score for James Gray’s Ad Astra earned him his second Grammy nomination and his recent score for Hamnet was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA.