Ludovico Einaudi

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Einaudi has quietly become one of the most successful musicians in the world today. His hauntingly beautiful and evocative music tops the charts all over the world (particularly in the UK and in his home country, Italy). He has sold out the Royal Albert Hall and has even achieved a Top 40 pop hit thanks to a campaign by UK's Radio 1 DJ Greg James. He has provided music for more than 20 films including Shane Meadows' 'This Is England' film and the TV sequel 'This Is England '86', for which he earned a BAFTA nomination, as well as Darren Aronovsky's 'Black Swan' and this year's French International hit 'Intouchables'. Earlier this year he performed at the BT River Of Music that coincided with the Olympics and in October he performed his score for 'This Is England' live at a screening of the film at the London Film Festival.

His music has been described as minimalist, alt-classical, ambient and contemporary, but it defies easy classification. He sums it up best: "There is something in it that comes from classical, but I have influences from different music I have experienced in my life, from African music to folk and rock."