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Howard Shore
Howard Shore created one of the greatest film scores ever written — the music of The Lord of the Rings. Hear his themes brought to life on stage.
Born in Toronto in 1946, Howard Shore won three Academy Awards for his monumental work on The Lord of the Rings trilogy — an interwoven tapestry of leitmotifs spanning the Shire, Rivendell, Rohan and Mordor that ranks among the most ambitious scores in cinema history. He continued the saga through The Hobbit, and has long collaborated with director David Cronenberg. Shore was also the first music director of Saturday Night Live. Performed live, his Middle-earth themes regain their full orchestral and choral grandeur.
Upcoming concerts of Howard Shore's music
10 September 19:30 London — Cadogan Hall Get tickets 12 September 17:00 Parma — Auditorium Paganini, Parma Get tickets 18 September 19:00 Florence — Teatro Niccolini, Florence Get tickets 19 September 17:00 Locarno — Teatro di Locarno, Locarno Get tickets 19 September 19:00 Locarno — Teatro di Locarno, Locarno Get tickets 19 September 20:00 Vienna — Palais Pálffy, Vienna Get tickets 25 September 19:30 Bedford — St Paul's Church, Bedford Get tickets 25 September 20:00 Breda — Grote Kerk, Breda Get tickets 26 September 19:00 Genoa — Teatro della Gioventù, Genoa Get tickets 26 September 20:00 Utrecht — Nicolaïkerk, Utrecht Get tickets 1 October 19:30 Bristol — St George's Bristol Get tickets 3 October 19:15 Basel — Martinskirche (St. Martin’s Church), Basel Get tickets 9 October 19:00 Belfast — Mandela Hall, Belfast Get tickets 10 October 19:15 Geneva — St. Pierre Cathedral, Geneva Get tickets 10 October 20:00 Antwerpen — AMUZ, Antwerp Get tickets 16 October 19:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get tickets 16 October 20:00 Amsterdam — Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam Get tickets 17 October 19:30 Lincoln — Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Get tickets 17 October 20:30 Londonderry — Saint Columb’s Hall, Londonderry Get tickets 28 November 19:00 Turin — Conservatorio, Turin Get tickets 28 November 20:00 Zutphen — St. Walburgis Church, Zutphen Get tickets 4 December 20:00 Gouda — Sint-Janskerk, Gouda Get tickets 15 January 19:30 St Albans — St Albans Cathedral, St Albans Get ticketsAwards & recognition
- 3 Academy Awards for The Lord of the Rings
- Multiple Grammy and Golden Globe Awards
- Scores for Peter Jackson, David Cronenberg & Martin Scorsese
- Five decades of landmark film music
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