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Rebecca Saunders

1967 - Today

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Rebecca Saunders (born 19 December 1967) is a London-born composer who lives and works freelance in Berlin. In a 2017 Classic Voice poll of the greatest works of art music since 2000, Saunders' compositions received the third highest total number of votes (30), surpassed only by the works of Georg Friedrich Haas (49) and Simon Steen-Andersen (35). In 2019, writers of The Guardian ranked Skin (2016) the 16th greatest work of art music since 2000, with Tom Service writing that "Saunders burrows into the interior world of the instruments, and inside the grain of Fraser's voice [...] and finds a revelatory world of heightened feeling.". Her opera Lash - Acts of Love was premiered at Deutsche Oper Berlin in mid-2025 to critical acclaim. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Rebecca Saunders is the 1,440th most popular composer, the 6,939th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 102nd most popular British Composer.

Rebecca Saunders is a British-born composer based in Germany, known for her innovative and contemporary classical music that often explores the relationship between sound and silence. She has received numerous accolades for her work, including commissions from prestigious ensembles and festivals.

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Among composers, Rebecca Saunders ranks 1,440 out of 1,451. Before her are Frederik Magle, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Marcus Paus, Christopher Tin, Rupert Gregson-Williams, and Osvaldo Golijov. After her are Eric Whitacre, Anu Malik, Bombay Jayashri, Benjamin Wallfisch, Anirudh Ravichander, and Steven Price.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Rebecca Saunders ranks 844. Before her are Li Zhongyun, Daichi Suzuki, Angel Martino, Akinobu Yokouchi, Aaron Krickstein, and Yuki Takita. After her are Takumi Shima, Samson Siasia, Masao Sugimoto, Natalia Dorado, Alloysius Agu, and Gilles Marguet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rebecca Saunders ranks 6,941 out of 8,785. Before her are Steve Nicol (1961), Holly Bradshaw (1991), Rupert Gregson-Williams (1966), Dave Rowntree (1964), Des Walker (1965), and Yasmin Finney (2003). After her are Andrea Levy (1956), Jonathan Ross (1960), Terry Fenwick (1959), Callum Blue (1977), Barry Ferguson (1978), and Dhani Harrison (1978).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Rebecca Saunders ranks 102. Before her are George Butterworth (1885), Elisabeth Lutyens (1906), John Murphy (1965), William Alwyn (1905), Judith Weir (1954), and Rupert Gregson-Williams (1966). After her are Benjamin Wallfisch (1979), Steven Price (1977), Sona Jobarteh (1983), Murray Gold (1969), Rolfe Kent (1963), and Daniel Pemberton (1977).

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