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CORIGLIANO, John

John Corigliano
Photograph of John Corigliano by J. Henry Fair, courtesy of the composer's website

Born in New York, Feb 16, 1938 

  • Early in his career, Corigliano worked as a music programmer for WQXR in New York, and as music director for WBAI. 
  • Corigliano collaborated with Leonard Bernstein in producing the Young People’s Concerts for CBS in 1961-1972. 
  • Corigliano has taught at The Manhattan School of Music, the Julliard School, and Lehman College, CUNY. 
  • Corigliano’s many awards include an Academy Award for his score to The Red Violin, Grammys for his First Symphony (composed 1988) and his String Quartet (1996), and a Pulitzer Prize for his Second Symphony (2000).1

Composer’s website 

Sources

  1. Mark Adamo, “Corigliano, John,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed June 16, 2021,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000042480.

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