Andrew Schultz

Andrew Schultz, born in Adelaide in 1960, is one of Australia’s most distinguished composers, with mentors including Colin Brumby, George Crumb, David Lumsdaine and Luciano Berio. His broad output spans four symphonies, three operas (Black River, Going Into Shadows and The Children’s Bach), concertos and acclaimed chamber and vocal works, performed and recorded internationally. He has received Australia Council Fellowships, a Fulbright Award, the Paul Lowin Prize and APRA and Art Music Awards. Recent works include Symphony No. 4, premiered by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in 2025, a Piano Concerto for Rosemary Tuck, and the wind quintet Lines Folding, Reeds Bending (2026). Now Emeritus Professor of Music at UNSW Sydney, he was earlier Head of Composition at London’s Guildhall School and Harvard’s Whitlam and Fraser Visiting Professor (2022-23). www.andrewschultz.net

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