What is Oliver Knussen?
[[File:Oliver knussen.jpg|thumb|upright|Oliver Knussen, 2008]] '''Stuart Oliver Knussen''' [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (12 June 1952 – 8 July 2018) was a Scottish [[composer]] and [[conducting|conductor]]. He was born in [[Glasgow]]. He was awarded [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in the 1994 Birthday Honours. Knussen was principal guest conductor of [[The Hague]]'s Het Residentie Orkest (Residentie Orchestra) between 1992 and 1996, the Aldeburgh Festival's co-artistic director between 1983 and 1998 and the [[London Sinfonietta]]'s music director between 1998 and 2002 &ndash; and became that ensemble's conductor laureate. In 2005 Knussen was the music director of the [[Ojai Music Festival]]. Knussen died on 8 July 2018 in [[Snape, Suffolk|Snape]], [[Suffolk]], aged 66.<ref>[http://www.fabermusic.com/news/oliver-knussen-1952201809072018-1 Faber Music]. Retrieved 9 July 2018</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.compositiontoday.com/articles/knussen.asp CompositionToday – Knussen article, review and interview] * [http://www.fabermusic.com/Composers-Biography.aspx?ComposerId=376 Knussen biography at the website of his publisher Faber Music] *[http://www.bcmg.org.uk/ Birmingham Contemporary Music Group website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719061104/http://www.nashvillesymphony.org/res/program_notes_sfs.pdf Notes on Symphony No. 3 by Thomas May] *[http://www.bruceduffie.com/knussen.html Two Interviews with Oliver Knussen] by Bruce Duffie, December 17, 1988 & March 13, 1998 {{DEFAULTSORT:Knussen, Oliver}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century British composers]] [[Category:Musicians from Glasgow]] {{bio-stub}}