I had one “official” interview with him many years ago and it took place in the home of our mutual friend, composer and lyricist Charles Hart, which I think helped to put us both at ease. We talked ...

Richard Rodney Bennett’s long career has made him an impossible figure to pigeonhole. Born in 1936, Bennett’s teachers included Lennox Berkley, Boulez and Messiaen – his interest in the avant-garde ...

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, the Oscar-nominated composer, has died at the age of 76. The Guardian reports that Bennett passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve (Monday, December 24) in his adopted home ...

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE (29 March 1936 – 24 December 2012) was an English composer of film, TV and concert music, and also a jazz pianist and occasional vocalist. He was based in New York City ...