Awards & Winners

Benjamin Britten

Date of Birth 22-November-1913
Place of Birth Lowestoft
(United Kingdom, Suffolk)
Nationality England
Also know as Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, Lord Benjamin Britten of Aldeburgh, Baron Benjamin Britten of Aldeburgh, Britten, Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM, CH
Profession Pianist, Violist, Conductor, Composer, Film Score Composer
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM, CH was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes, the War Requiem and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Born in Suffolk, the son of a dentist, Britten showed talent from an early age. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London and privately with the composer Frank Bridge. Britten first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to international fame. Over the next 28 years, he wrote 14 more operas, establishing himself as one of the leading 20th-century composers in the genre. In addition to large-scale operas for Sadler's Wells and Covent Garden, he wrote "chamber operas" for small forces, suitable for performance in venues of modest size. Among the best known of these is The Turn of the Screw. Recurring themes in the operas are the struggle of an outsider against a hostile society, and the corruption of innocence.

Awards by Benjamin Britten

Check all the awards nominated and won by Benjamin Britten.

1997


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : War Requiem (Melos Ensemble of London, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Bach Choir & Highgate School Choir feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten)

1977


Brit Award for Best Orchestral Album
Honored for : War Requiem

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for Best Orchestral Album War Requiem

1963


Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Honored for : The War Requiem, Op. 66
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
Honored for : War Requiem
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album
Honored for : War Requiem

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album War Requiem
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance War Requiem
Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition The War Requiem, Op. 66