List of 21st century classical composers
Composers of 21st century classical music include:
- Muhal Richard Abrams (born 1930)
- John Adams (born 1947)
- Thomas Ades (born 1971)
- Maryanne Amacher (born 1943)
- Charles Amirkhanian (born 1945)
- Beth Anderson (born 1950)
- Louis Andriessen (born 1939)
- Malcolm Arnold (born 1921)
- Robert Ashley (born 1930)
- Larry Austin (born 1930)
- Milton Babbitt (born 1916)
- Clarence Barlow (born ca. 1945)
- Natasha Barrett (born 1972)
- David Bedford (born 1937)
- David Behrman (born 1937)
- Barbara Benary (born 1946)
- George Benjamin (born 1960)
- Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003)
- Harrison Birtwistle (born 1934)
- Easley Blackwood (born 1933)
- Michèle Bokanowski (born 1943)
- William Bolcom (born 1938)
- Christian Bouchard (born 1968)
- Ned Bouhalassa (born 1962)
- Pierre Boulez (born 1925)
- Glenn Branca (born 1948)
- Henry Brant (born 1913)
- Anthony Braxton (born 1945)
- Earle Brown (born 1926)
- Gavin Bryars (born 1943)
- Diana Burrell (born 1948)
- Christian Calon (born 1950)
- Wendy Carlos (born 1939)
- Elliott Carter (born 1908)
- Mary Ellen Childs (born 1957)
- Unsuk Chin (born 1961)
- Michel Chion (born 1947)
- Heinz Chur (born 1948)
- Leonardo Ciampa (born 1971)
- Nicolas Collins (born 1954)
- Justin Connolly (born 1933)
- John Corigliano (born 1938)
- Andre Cormier (born 1969)
- George Crumb (born 1929)
- Alvin Curran (born 1938)
- Yves Daoust (born 1946)
- Mario Davidovsky (born 1934)
- Jean-François Denis (born 1960)
- Francis Dhomont (born 1926)
- David Diamond (born 1915)
- Paul Dolden (born 1956)
- Arnold Dreyblatt (born 1953)
- William Duckworth (born 1943)
- Louis Dufort (born 1970)
- Tan Dun (born 1957)
- Joël-François Durand (born 1954)
- Pascal Dusapin (born 1955)
- Henri Dutilleux (born 1916)
- Ross Edwards (born 1943)
- Luc Ferrari (born 1929)
- Ertuğrul Oğuz Fırat (born 1922)
- David First (born 1953)
- Carlisle Floyd (born 1926)
- Johannes Fritsch (born 1941)
- Patrick Frye III (born 1957)
- Henry Flynt (born 1940)
- Ellen Fullman (born 1957)
- Kyle Gann (born 1955)
- Peter Garland (born 1952)
- Jon Gibson (born 1940)
- Anthony Gilbert (born 1934)
- Paul Gilson (1965 - 1942)
- Janice Giteck (born 1946)
- Philip Glass (born 1937)
- Gilles Gobeil (born 1954)
- Heiner Goebbels (born 1952)
- Alexander Goehr (born 1932)
- Osvaldo Golijov (born 1960)
- Henryk Górecki (born 1933)
- Annie Gosfield (born 1960)
- Sofia Gubaidulina (born 1931)
- Henry Gwiazda (born 1952)
- Jeremy Haladyna
- Jonty Harrison (born 1952)
- Lou Harrison (1917 - 2003)
- Jake Heggie
- Hans Werner Henze (born 1926)
- Simon Holt (born 1958)
- Sarah Hopkins (born 1958)
- Mark-David Hosale
- Eleanor Hovda
- Alan Hovhaness (1911 - 2000)
- Philippe Hurel (born 1955)
- Monique Jean (born 1960)
- Leroy Jenkins (born 1932)
- Tom Johnson (born 1939)
- Ben Johnston (born 1926)
- Mauricio Kagel (born 1931)
- Giya Kancheli (born 1935)
- Nicolas Kaviani (born 1977)
- Tikhon Khrennikov (born 1913)
- Phil Kline
- Oliver Knussen (born 1952)
- William Kraft (born 1923)
- Ladislav Kupkovic (born 1936)
- Joan LaBarbara (born 1947)
- Juan Sebastian Lach (born 1970)
- Helmut Lachenmann (born 1935)
- Paul Lansky (born 1944)
- Mary Jane Leach (born 1949)
- Anne Lebaron (born 1953)
- Wadada Leo Smith (born 1941)
- David Lang (born 1957)
- Elodie Lauten
- Philippe Leroux (born 1959)
- György Ligeti (born 1923)
- Douglas Lilburn (1915 - 2001)
- Annea Lockwood (born 1939)
- Alvin Lucier (born 1931)
- James Macmillan
- David Mahler (born 1944)
- Philippe Manoury (born 1952)
- Bunita Marcus (born 1952)
- Ingram Marshall (born 1942)
- Steve Martland (born 1959)
- Colin Matthews (born 1946)
- David Matthews (born 1943)
- Nicholas Maw (born 1935)
- Peter Maxwell Davies (born 1934)
- Gian-Carlo Menotti (born 1911)
- Roscoe Mitchell (born 1940)
- Luca Miti (born 1957)
- Meredith Monk (born 1942)
- Gordon Mumma (born 1935)
- Tristan Murail (born 1947)
- Robert Normandeau (born 1955)
- Michael Nyman (born 1944)
- Pauline Oliveros (born 1932)
- Paul Panhuysen
- ÃÂ ke Parmerud (born 1953)
- Arvo Pärt (born 1935)
- Krzysztof Penderecki (born 1933)
- Larry Polansky (born 1954)
- Eliane Radigue (born 1932)
- Einojuhani Rautavaara (born 1928)
- Steve Reich (born 1936)
- Roger Reynolds (born 1934)
- Wolfgang Rihm (born 1952)
- Terry Riley (born 1935)
- George Rochberg (born 1918)
- Ned Rorem (born 1923)
- David Rosenboom (born 1947)
- Stéphane Roy (born 1959)
- Mikel Rouse (born 1957)
- John Rutter (born 1945)
- Frederic Rzewski (born 1938)
- Aulis Sallinen (born 1935)
- Gunther Schuller (born 1925)
- William Schuman (1910 - 1992)
- Peter Sculthorpe (born 1929)
- Roger Sessions (1896 - 1985)
- Harold Shapero (born 1929)
- Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
- Ezra Sims (born 1928)
- Alvin Singleton (born 1940)
- Denis Smalley (born 1946)
- Randall Smith (born 1960)
- Juan Maria Solare (born 1966)
- Bernadette Speach (born 1948)
- Laurie Spiegel (born 1945)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (born 1928)
- Carl Stone (born 1953)
- Morton Subotnick (born 1933)
- Giles Swayne (born 1946)
- John Tavener (born 1944)
- Robert Taylor (born 1931)
- Richard Teitelbaum (born 1939)
- James Tenney (born 1934)
- Mikis Theodorakis (born 1925)
- Alain Thibault (born 1956)
- Michael Torke (born 1961)
- Joan Tower (born 1938)
- David Del Tredici (born 1937)
- Jacques Tremblay (born 1962)
- Roxanne Turcotte (born 1960)
- Mark-Anthony Turnage (born 1960)
- Erkki-Sven Tüür (born 1959)
- 'Blue' Gene Tyranny (born 1945)
- İlhan Usmanbaş (born 1923)
- Annette Vande Gorne (born 1946)
- Peteris Vask (born 1946)
- Lois V. Vierk (born 1951)
- Ian Vine (born 1974)
- David Ward-Steinman (born 1936)
- Justin Weaver (born 1978)
- Hildegard Westerkamp (born 1946)
- Malcolm Williamson (1931 - 2003)
- Julia Wolfe (born 1958)
- Christian Wolff (born 1934)
- Charles Wuorinen (born 1938)
- Iannis Xenakis (1922 - 2001)
- La Monte Young (born 1935)
- Hans Zender (born 1936)
- Evan Ziporyn
- Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (born 1939)