Reviewed by Andy Gill as 'a landmark work of contemporary classical music', Max Richter's solo debut Memoryhouse, an experimental album of 'documentary music' recorded with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, explores real and imaginary stories and histories. Richter produced Vashti Bunyan's 2005 album Lookaftering and Kelli Ali's 2008 album Rocking Horse.

In 2000, Richter worked with Mercury Prize winner Roni Size on the Reprazent album In the Møde. Richter worked with the band for two years, also contributing to the albums The Isness and The Peppermint Tree and Seeds of Superconsciousness. In 1996, Richter collaborated with Future Sound of London on their album Dead Cities, beginning as a pianist, but ultimately working on several tracks, as well as co-writing one track (titled Max). The ensemble was signed to Decca/ Argo, producing five albums. He stayed with the group for ten years, commissioning and performing works by minimalist musicians such as Arvo Pärt, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, and Steve Reich. After finishing his studies, Richter co-founded the contemporary classical ensemble Piano Circus. He studied composition and piano at the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Music, and with Luciano Berio in Florence. He grew up in Bedford, England, United Kingdom, and his education was at Bedford Modern School and Mander College of Further Education. Richter was born in Hamelin, Lower Saxony, West Germany. Īs of December 2019, Richter has passed one billion streams and one million album sales. He has recorded eight solo albums, and his music is widely used in cinema, such as the score of Ari Folman's animated war film Waltz with Bashir (2008). He has collaborated with other musicians, as well as with performance, installation and media artists. Richter arranges, performs, and composes music for stage, opera, ballet and screen.

Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Music in London, and studied with Luciano Berio in Italy. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. Max Richter ( / ˈ r ɪ x t ər/ German: born 22 March 1966) is a German-born British composer and pianist.

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