Lowell Liebermann

Lowell Liebermann (born in New York in 1961) is one of the most widely performed American composers of his generation, known for music that is richly lyrical, expertly crafted and unapologetically communicative, accessible without being simplistic. He began composing as a child and had finished his first piano concerto by fifteen; he trained at the Juilliard School, where he studied composition with David Diamond and Vincent Persichetti. His large and varied output spans operas (including The Picture of Dorian Gray and Miss Lonelyhearts), symphonies, concertos and a great deal of chamber and solo music, but he is especially beloved by flautists: his works for flute, above all the Sonata for Flute and Piano, have become modern staples of the instrument’s repertoire. His music combines romantic warmth, harmonic richness and brilliant instrumental writing with a strong sense of structure and drama.