Nico Muhly

Nico Muhly is an American composer whose work spans orchestral, chamber and choral music, opera, film and television. He co-founded Bedroom Community with Valgeir Sigurðsson and Ben Frost. His debut album, Speaks Volumes, was the label’s first release in 2006.

His Bedroom Community catalogue includes Mothertongue (2008), Drones (2012) and Keep in Touch (2016), made with Nadia Sirota, alongside scores for Gift of Fire (2021) and David Hockney’s Bigger & Closer (2023).

His operas Two Boys and Marnie were commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and co-produced with English National Opera. Other commissions have come from Carnegie Hall, the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, the Berlin Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony. His choral music has been performed by the Tallis Scholars, Stile Antico and the choir of Westminster Abbey.

Writing for particular performers is central to his work: his concertos include works for Nadia Sirota, Register for organist James McVinnie, and Shrink for violinist Pekka Kuusisto. His solo works include The Street, written with librettist Alice Goodman for harpist Parker Ramsay, and The Bell Études for pianist Conor Hanick.

He has also collaborated with artists including Björk, Anohni, Sufjan Stevens and Paul Simon. His screen scores include The Reader, Kill Your Darlings, Howards End and Pachinko.