Max Richter recognised in King’s New Year's Honours List
Max Richter has received a CBE in the The King’s New Year’s Honours List for his contributions to British culture, advocacy, and the community.
Max Richter is among over 1,000 figures across music, entertainment, sports, literature, and charity to receive the honour. He has been named alongside the likes of Ellie Goulding, Cynthia Erivo, and Idris Elba.
Richter is regarded as a prolific composer, having scored more than fifty films and composed music for several works commissioned by The Royal Ballet, including Infra, Woolf Works, and MaddAddam. Most recently, he scored Chloe Zhao's Hamnet, which earned him a spot on the Oscars shortlist and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score.
In collaboration with his creative partner and visual artist Yulia Mahr, Richter also co-founded multimedia production studio Studio Richter Mahr, providing a sustainable workspace for both emerging and established creatives.
Taking to Instagram to acknowledge the honour, Richter shares, "I am deeply grateful to have been recognised today. This recognition, and receiving a CBE, is something I am profoundly thankful for. I’ve been lucky enough to have spent most of the last few decades' writing, performing, recording and thinking about music. I have written concert works, records, dozens of film and TV scores, ballets, and opera. For me, the opportunity to spend my life doing what I dreamed of doing when I was a child continues to be an immense privilege, and one I never take for granted."
Richter's next project, Possible Futures, will see him take to the Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre with the Philharmonia and additional guest artists to present a work that "reflects on resilience in challenging times" as part of the arts centre's 75th anniversary celebrations. This follows the September release of his album Sleep Circle, a condensed reimagining of his 2015 album Sleep.
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