“an instant classic… lush… riveting …”
Dani Howard is a British composer and orchestrator who is quickly gaining international recognition with regular performances across Europe, the US and Asia. Winner of a Royal Philharmonic Society Award for her Trombone Concerto, Howard has had works commissioned and performed by over forty orchestras worldwide, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and five BBC orchestras.
Howard’s Trombone Concerto was premiered in 2021 by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and soloist Peter Moore. Dubbed “an instant classic… lush… riveting…” (Richard Morrison, The Times), the work received a Royal Philharmonic Society Award in the Large-Scale Composition category. The concerto was nominated in the Classical Music category at the 2022 South Bank Sky Arts Awards, where Howard was also nominated for The Times Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award. The concerto has since received performances with London Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and Gävle Symfoniorkester among others; the US premiere will take place in May 2024 with Peter Moore, The Orchestra NOW and conductor Chloé van Soeterstède.
She is currently Composer in Residence with the London Chamber Orchestra (2022-24). As part of the residency, she will be writing a new Saxophone Concerto for Jess Gillam among other projects/commissions. 2024 will also see the premiere of a new Percussion Concerto for Dame Evelyn Glennie and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
“A sophisticated and incredibly beautiful piece that surely places Howard amongst the best of contemporary British opera composers”
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“A much-needed new masterpiece for the trombone, sure to attain a lasting place at the heart of its repertory”
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IN CONVERSATION
Dani Howard in conversation with Peter Moore, discussing their collaboration on a new trombone concerto, commissioned and premiered by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. They speak with the London Symphony Orchestra ahead of the London premiere, April 2022.
In 2020, Dani Howard was commissioned by the Antoni Gaudí building Casa Batlló in Barcelona, to compose an hour of music inspired by the spaces throughout the building, which will act as the new audio-guide for their ’10D experience’ which launched in May 2021. This project saw her record full symphony orchestra and percussion quartet at Teldex Studios, with members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Radio Symphony, and Deutsche Oper Berlin, conducted by Pablo Urbina.
“Bold, exuberant music”
