BIOGRAPHY

Nico Muhly

The music of New York–based composer Nico Muhly has been played by such ensembles as eighth blackbird, the Britten Sinfonia, the Chicago Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic, and sung by soloists including David Daniels, Mark Padmore, and Jessica Rivera.  In addition to numerous recordings of his own music (available on Decca and Bedroom Community Records), he has collaborated on projects with Antony and the Johnsons, Björk, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Grizzly Bear, Jónsi of Sigur Rós, and Teitur Lassen.  His first opera, Two Boys, premiered at the English National Opera in June 2011.  2012 premieres include an orchestral work co-commissioned by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and Winnepeg Symphony orchestras and a new collaboration with choreographer Benjamin Millepied for New York City Ballet.