Paul Stanhope

Paul Stanhope (b. 1969) is one of Australia’s leading composers, with works performed across the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States. In 2004 he won the prestigious Toru Takemitsu Composition Prize. He studied with Andrew Ford, Andrew Schultz and Peter Sculthorpe, and, as a Charles Mackerras Scholar, at London’s Guildhall School of Music. Stanhope is Associate Professor of Composition at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Artistic Chair of the Australia Ensemble at UNSW. Recent works include his acclaimed Requiem (premiered 2021 by Sydney Chamber Choir, recorded for 2025 release), the orchestral Ocean Planet (Sydney Symphony Orchestra, 2022), nyilamum, co-composed with Dr Lou Bennett AM (2024), and Mahasagar for soloists, chorus and orchestra (WA Symphony Orchestra, 2025). His music increasingly engages reconciliation, First Nations collaboration and ecological themes.

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