Peter Maxwell Davies

British Composer and Conductor

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was a renowned British composer and conductor, born on September 8, 1934, in Salford, Lancashire, and passed away on March 14, 2016. He was a prolific composer who contributed significantly to contemporary classical music with a wide-ranging catalog that includes symphonies, concertos, opera, chamber music, and works for solo instruments. Maxwell Davies was known for his ability to blend classical forms with modernist complexity, often drawing inspiration from medieval and renaissance music as well as from the landscapes and culture of his adopted home in the Orkney Islands.