| Toby Young | |
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| Background information | |
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| Born | 1979 London, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
| Website | http://tobyyoungcomposer.co.uk/ |
| Composer | |
Toby Young (born 1979) is a British composer from London, whose work has included contributing to Duran Duran's Paper Gods album released in 2015.
Background information[]
Toby studied composition with Robin Holloway at Cambridge whilst also being a choral scholar in the prestigious King’s College Chapel Choir.
Since winning numerous competitions, most notably the International ABRSM Composition Competition (2009) and the Guardian/BBC Proms Young Composer of the Year (2006 and 2008), Toby has been much in demand, both in the UK and abroad, with works being performed at numerous prestigious venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Sadlers Wells, and the Cadogan Hall, by renowned ensembles and orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Academy of Ancient Music, Fretwork, Britten Sinfonia, CHROMA and Endymion Ensemble, and many choirs including the choirs of King’s College Cambridge, New College Oxford, Westminster Abbey and the BBC Singers.
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