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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
21 November 19:30 Vienna — Musikverein, Brahms-Saal, Vienna Get tickets 28 November 19:00 Turin — Conservatorio, Turin Get tickets 28 November 20:00 Zutphen — St. Walburgis Church, Zutphen Get tickets 28 November 21:30 Turin — Conservatorio, Turin Get tickets 4 December 20:00 Utrecht — Jacobikerk, Utrecht Get tickets 4 December 20:00 Gouda — Sint-Janskerk, Gouda Get tickets 4 December 20:00 Amstelveen — Sint-Urbanuskerk van Bovenkerk, Amstelveen Get tickets 5 December 20:15 Eindhoven — Muziekgebouw (kleine zaal), Eindhoven Get tickets 6 December 17:00 Enschede — Ontmoetingskerk, Enschede Get tickets 11 December 19:30 Edinburgh — Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh Get tickets 12 December 18:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get tickets 12 December 18:30 Dundee — Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's), Dundee Get tickets 18 December 19:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get tickets 19 December 18:00 Oxford — Holywell Music Room Get tickets 19 December 20:00 Oxford — Holywell Music Room 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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