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Oliver Knussen

British composer and conductor1952 to 2018

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Taught3

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Minna Keal
born 1909
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Graham Lynch
born 1957
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Mark-Anthony Turnage
born 1960

Education and career1

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undated
Purcell School for Young Musicians
studied

At a glance

known as: conductor, composer
fields: music
awards: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, 2006, Stoeger Prize, 1990, The Queen's Medal for Music, 2015, Ditson Conductor's Award, Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition), 1993, Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Conductor), 2010
Wikipedia: in 20 languages

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Elsewhere6

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaOliver Knussen
stated by WikidataWikidataQ949003
stated by WikidataVIAF74038015
stated by WikidataGND128397993
stated by WikidataIdRef083660682
stated by WikidataISNI0000000114751137

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@misc{academicancestry_Q949003,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Oliver Knussen: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q949003},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Oliver Knussen: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q949003