A list of CCM composers classified per country 

-Albania: Thomas Simaku (1958) 

-Argentina: Alberto Ginastera* (1916-1983), Osvaldo Golijov* (1960), Mauricio Kagel* (1931-2008), Martin Matalon (1958), Alex Nante* (1992) 

-Armenia: Avet Terterian* (1929-1994), Tigran Mansurian* (1939) 

-Australia: Brett Dean ** (1961, Chris Dench* (1953), Lisa Illean (1983), Liza Lim** (1966), Ella Macens (1991), Peter Sculthorpe** (1929-2014), Carl Vine** (1953) 

-Austria: Peter Ablinger* (1959-2025), Friedrich Cerha** (1926-2023), Georg Friedrich Haas*** (1953), Bernhard Lang* (1957), Klaus Lang** (1971), Thomas Larcher** (1963), Wolfgang Mitterer (1958), Olga Neuwirth** (1968), Christian Ofenbauer (1961), Johannes Maria Staud (1974) 

-Azerbajian: Franghiz Ali-Sadeh* (1947), Rahilia Hasanova** (1951) 

-Belgium : Jean-Paul Dessy (1963), Stefan Prins* (1979) 

-Brazil: Marcos Balter (1974), Jose Antonio De Almeida Prado* (1943-2010), Michelle Agnes Magalhaes (1979), Felipe Lara (1979) 

-Bulgaria: Dobrinka Tabakova* (1980) 

-Cambodia: Chinary Ung* (1942) 

-Canada: Martin Arnold (1959), Taylor Brook (1985), Allison Cameron (1963), Sarah Davachi (1987), Zosha Di Castri* (1985), Vivian Fung (1975), Nicole Lizée (1973), Alexina Louie (1949), Simon Martin** (1981), Cassandra Miller** (1976), Marjan Mozetich (1948), Marc Sabat** (1965), Raymond Murray Schafer* (1933-2021), Linda Catlin Smith** (1957), Ann Southam* (1937-2010), Haralabos Stafylakis (1982), Chiyoko Szlavnics** (1967), Claude Vivier** (1948-1983) 

-Chile: Anibal Vidal (1991) 

-China: Qigang Chen* (1951), Yi Chen (1953), Du Yun (1977), Ge Gan-Ru (1954), Lei Liang** (1972), Huang Ruo** (1976), Bright Sheng (1955), Tan Dun* (1957), Xiaogang Ye* (1955), Yifan Guo (1995), Ying Wang* (1976), Zihan Wu (2001), Zhou Long* (1953), Zhou Tian (1981) 

-Colombia: Carolina Noguera (1979) 

-Croatia: Mirela Ivicevic (1980) 

-Cuba: Leo Brouwer** (1939), Tania Leon (1943) 

-Cyprus: Yannis Kariakides* (1969) 

-Czech Republic: Ondrej Adamek** (1979), Sylvie Bodorova (1954), Victor Kalabis* (1923-2006), Krystof Maratka (1972), Martin Smolka (1959) 

-Denmark: Hans Abrahamsen** (1952), Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (1932-2016), Vagn Holmboe** (1909-1999), Per Norgärd*** (1932-2025), Poul Ruders* (1949), Bent Sorensen** (1958), Simon Steen-Andersen** (1976) 

-England: Thomas Ades*** (1971), Julian Anderson* (1967), Joanna Bailie** (1973), Natasha Barrett** (1982), Richard Barrett** (1959), Sally Beamish (1956), George Benjamin** (1960), Harrison Birtwistle*** (1934-2022), Mark Bowden (1979), Charlotte Bray (1982), Gavin Bryars*** (1943), Cornelius Cardew** (1936-1981), John Casken (1949), James Clarke*** (1957), Anna Clyne** (1980), Edward Cowie (1943), Laurence Crane** (1961), Peter Maxwell Davies** (1934-2016), Tansy Davies* (1973), Michael Dougherty (1954), Jonathan Dove (1959), Steve Elcock (1957), Brian Elias (1948), Brian Ferneyhough***(1943), Edmund Finnis* (1984), Michael Finnissy** (1946), Graham Fitkin* (1963), Alexander Goehr (1932), Michael Zev Gordon (1963), Philip Grange (1956), Bryn Harrison ** (1969), Jonathan Harvey*** (1939-2012), Sam Hayden (1968), Kenneth Hesketh (1968), Simon Holt (1959), Emily Howard (1979), Martin Iddon (1975), Kenneth Leighton (1928-1988), Oliver Leith (1990), John Lely (1976), Eden Lonsdale** (1996), Emma Jane Lloyd (1987), Christian Mason (1984), Colin Matthews* (1946), David Matthews* (1943), Joseph Phibbs (1974), John Pickard** (1963), Naomi Pinnock (1979), Rebecca Saunders** (1967), Robert Saxton (1951), Mark Simpson (1988), Robert Simpson* (1921-1997), Howard Skempton* (1947), Ronald Stevenson* (1928-2015), Matthew Taylor (1960), John Tavener* (1949-2013), Michael Tippett* (1905-1998), Joby Talbot (1971), Mark-Anthony Turnage** (1960), Hugh Watkins (1976), Judith Weir (1954), Hugh Wood (1932-2021) 

-Estonia: René Eespere (1953), Elis Hallik* (1986), Tönu Körvits (1969), Arvo Pärt** (1935), Urmas Sisask (1960), Lepo Sumera* (1950-2000), Veljo Tormis (1930-2017), Helena Tulve* (1972), Erkki-Sven Tuur** (1959) 

-Faroe: Sunleif Rasmussen (1961) 

-Finland: Kalevi Aho** (1949), Einar Englund (1916-1999), Sebastian Fagerlund* (1972), Paavo Heininen (1938-2022)*, Joonas Kokkonen* (1921-1996), Magnus Lindberg** (1958), Pehr Henrik Nordgren** (1944-2008), Seppo Pohjola (1965), Einojuhani Rautavaara** (1928-2016), Kaija Saariaho*** (1954-2024), Aulis Sallinen* (1935), Esa-Pekka Salonen** (1958), Outi Tarkiainen** (1985), Jukka Tiensuu (1948), Olli Virtaperko (1973), Harri Vuori (1957), Lotta Wennäkoski (1970) 

-France: Gilbert Amy (1936), Mark Andre** (1964), Benjamin Attahir** (1989), Alain Bancquart (1934-2022), François Bayle** (1932), Franck Bedrossian* (1972), Karol Beffa* (1973), Christophe Bertrand** (1981-2010), Sasha J.Blondeau* (1986), Pierre Boulez*** (1925-2016), Augustin Braud (1994), Fabien Cali (1983), Edith Canat de Chizy** (1950), Bernard Cavanna* (1951), Raphaël Cendo (1975), Guillaume Connesson* (1970), Pascale Criton (1954), Marc-André Dalbavie* (1961), Bastien David (1990), Francis Dhomont*** (1926-2023), Hugues Dufourt** (1943), Joël-François Durand (1954), Pascal Dusapin*** (1955), Henri Dutilleux*** (1916-2013), Jean-Claude Eloy (1938), Thierry Escaich* (1965), Luc Ferrari* (1929-2005), Graciane Finzi (1945), Jean-Louis Florentz* (1947-2004), Olivier Greif* (1950-2000), Gérard Grisey*** (1936-1998), Philippe Hurel** (1955), Michael Lévinas* (1949), Ivo Malec (1925-2019), Philippe Manoury** (1952), Bruno Mantovani** (1974), Yan Maresz* (1961), Olivier Messiaen*** (1908-1992), Marc Monnet*** (1947), Eric Montalbetti (1968), Tristan Murail*** (1948), Maurice Ohana* (1913-1992), Bernard Parmegiani** (1927-2013), Camille Pépin** (1990), Eliane Radigue*** (1932), Eve Risser (1982), Thierry Pécou** (1965), Jean-Claude Risset** (1938-2016), Yann Robin (1974), Jacopo Baboni Schilingi** (1971), Philippe Schoeller (1957), Eric Tanguy* (1968) 

-Georgia: Giya Kancheli* (1935-2019) 

-Germany: Carola Bauckholt* (1959), Nikolaus Brass (1949), Moritz Eggert (1965), Reiko Füting** (1970), Heiner Goebbels (1952), Friedrich Goldmann* (1941-2009), Hans-Werner Henze** (1926-2012), York Höller (1944), Adriana Hölszky* (1953), Eva-Maria Houben* (1955), Sophia Jani (1989), Helmut Lachenmann** (1935), Philippe Maintz (1977), Isabel Mundry** (1963), Karola Obermüller* (1977), Klaus Ospald* (1956), Matthias Pintscher* (1971), Enno Poppe** (1969), Wolfgang Rihm*** (1952-2024), Peter Ruzicka* (1948), Marie Schreer (1990), Mathias Spahlinger* (1944), Ernstalbrecht Stiebler* (1934-2024), Karlheinz Stockhausen*** (1928-2007), Wolfgang Von Schweinitz* (1953), Hans Tutschku** (1966), Jörg Widmann** (1973), Bernd Alois Zimmermann** (1918-1970) 

-Greece: George Aperghis** (1945), Konstantia Gourzi** (1962), Panayiotis Kokoras* (1974), Myrto Nizami (1994), Iannis Xenakis*** (1922-2001) 

-Hungary: Peter Eötvös (1944-2024), Marton Illies (1975), Gyorgy Kurtag*** (1926), Györgi Ligeti*** (1923-2006) 

-Iceland: Daniel Bjarnason* (1979), Atli Ingolfson (1962), Thuridur Jonsdottir* (1967), Maria Huld Markan Sigfusdottir* (1980), Anna Thorvaldsdottir*** (1977) 

-Iran: Anahita Abbasi (1985), Aftab Darvishi (1987), Gity Razaz (1986), Einaz Seyedi* (1982) 

-Ireland: Gerald Barry (1952), Ann Cleare (1983), Donnacha Dennehy* (1970), Elisabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) 

-Israel: Chaya Czernowin*** (1957), Yair Klartag* (1958), Betty Olivero* (1954), Shulamit Ran (1949) 

-Italy: Marco Baldini (1986), Luciano Berio*** (1925-2003), Oscar Bianchi (1975), Pierluigi Billione (1960), Franco Donatoni* (1927-2000), Ivan Fedele** (1953), Francesco Filidei* (1973), Luca Francesconi** (1956), Stefano Gervasoni* (1962), Matteo Gualandi (1995), Clara Iannotta** (1983), Giulia Lorusso* (1990), Luigi Nono*** (1924-1990), Paola Prestini* (1975), Fausto Romitelli*** (1963-2004), Lucia Ronchetti (1963), Giacinto Scelsi*** (1905-1988), Salvatore Sciarrino*** (1947), Giovanni Sollima (1962), Marco Stroppa (1959), Francesca Verunelli* (1979) 

-Japan: Dai Fujikura* (1977), Toshio Hosokawa***(1955), Malika Kishino* (1971), Misato Mochizuki (1969), Akira Nishimura*** (1953-2023), Naoki Sakata (1981), Toru Takemitsu*** (1930-1996), Karen Tanaka (1961), Takashi Yoshimatsu (1953), Joji Yuasa** (1929-2024) 

-Korea: Unsuk Chin*** (1961), Younghi Pagh-Paan (1945), Isang Yun** (1917-1995) 

-Latvia: Andris Dzenitis* (1978), Santa Ratniece* (1977), Peteris Vasks** (1946) 

-Lithuania: Marius Baranauskas (1978), Juste Janulyte** (1982), Justina Jaruseviciute (1992), Zibuokle Martinaityte*** (1973), Egidija Medeksaite** (1979), Onute Narbutaite* (1956), Ruta Vitkauskaite (1984) 

-Mexico: Julio Estrada (1943), Arturo Fuentes (1975), Victor Ibarra (1978), Mario Lavista* (1943-2021), Gabriela Ortiz** (1964), Hilda Paredes* (1957) 

-Netherlands: Peter Adriaansz** (1966), Simeon ten Holt (1923-2012), Louis Andriessen** (1939-2021), Jobina Tinnemans (1975), Michel Van der Aa* (1970), Robert Zuidam (1964) 

-New Zealand: Eve de Castro-Robinson (1956), Denis Smalley*** (1946) 

-Norway: Nils Henrik Asheim (1960), Eivind Buene (1973), Arne Nordheim** (1931-2010), Maja Ratkje* (1973) 

-Peru: Juan Arroyo* (1981), Jimmy Lopez** (1978) 

-Poland: Zbigniew Bargielski (1937), Henryk Gorecki* (1933-2010), Wojcieh Kilar (1932-2013), Aleksander Kosciow (1974), Witold Lutoslawski*** (1913-1994), Krzysztof Meyer** (1943), Andrzej Panufnik* (1914-1991), Krzysztof Penderecki** (1933-2020), Joanna Wozny (1973), Agata Zubel* (1978) 

-Portugal:  Andreia Pinto Correia (1971), Emmanuel Nunes (1941-2012), Joao Pedro Oliveira** (1959), Jaime Reis* (1983) 

-Puerto Rico: Angelica Negron* (1981), Roberto Sierra (1953) 

-Romania: Maia Ciobanu* (1952), Iancu Dumitrescu** (1944), Horatiu Radulescu*** (1942-2008), Doina Rotaru (1951), Roman Vlad (1982) 

-Russia: Sergey Akhunov (1967), Vyacheslav Artyomov** (1940), Edison Denisov* (1929-1996), Alissa Firsova (1986), Sofia Gubaidulina*** (1931), Vera Ivanova (1977), Marina Khorkova** (1981), Nikolai Korndorf* (1947-2001), Elena Langer (1974), Vladimir Martynov (1946), Alexander Raskatov (1953), Olga Rayeva* (1971), Elena Rykova (1991), Alfred Schnittke*** (1934-1998), Rodion Shchedrin (1932-2025), Boris Tishchenko (1939-2010), Galina Ustvolskaya** (1919-2006) 

-Scotland: James Dillon*** (1950), Helen Grime* (1981), Alistair Hinton* (1950), Oliver Knussen (1952-2018), James MacMillan* (1959), Anna Meredith (1978), Thea Musgrave (1928) 

-Serbia: Milica Djordjevic* (1984), Marko Nikodijevic* (1980), Alexandra Vrebalov (1970), Djuro Zivcovic* (1975) 

-Slovakia: Adrian Democ* (1985), Vladimir Godar* (1956) 

-Slovenia: Nina Senk (1982) 

-South Africa: Priaulx Rainier* (1903-1986), Kevin Volans** (1947) 

-Spain: Benet Casablancas* (1956), Francisco Coll* (1985), Luis de Pablo (1930-2021), Gustavo Diaz-Jerez* (1970), Gabriel Erkoreka (1969), Roberto Gerhard* (1896-1970), Francisco Guerrero* (1951-1997), Ramon Lazkano (1968), Jose Manuel Lopez Lopez (1956), Joan Magrané** (1988), Elena Mendoza (1973), David Moliner (1991), Hector Parra*** (1976), Alberto Posadas*** (1967), Lula Romero (1976), Jesus Rueda (1961), Mauricio Sotelo* (1961), Octavio Vazquez* (1972) 

-Sweden: Ellen Arkbro (1990), Malin Bang (1974), Catherine Christer Hennix** (1948-2023), Anders Hillborg** (1954), Allan Pettersson*** (1911-1980), Ylva Skog (1963), Lisa Streich* (1985), Andrea Tarrodi** (1981) 

-Switzerland: Dieter Ammann*** (1962), Richard Dubugnon (1968), Jürg Frey* (1953),  Beat Furrer** (1954), Jannik Giger (1985), Heinz Holliger (1939), Klaus Huber** (1924-2017), Michael Jarrell** (1958), Helena Winkelman (1974) 

-Taiwan: Ya-Lan Chan (1994) 

-Turkey: Turgut Ercetin* (1983), Cenk Ergün (1978), Cem Güven (1997), Atac Sezer* (1979), Zeynep Toraman (1992) 

-Ukraine: Leonid Desyatnikov (1955), Victoria Poleva** (1962), Alexey Retinsky* (1986), Valentin Silvestrov** (1937) 

-United States: John Coolidge Adams*** (1947), John Luther Adams*** (1953), Timo Andres* (1985), Robert Ashley* (1930-2013), Lera Auerbach** (1973), Milton Babbitt** (1916-2011), Mason Bates* (1977), Martin Boykan (1931-2021), David Bruce (1970), John Cage*** (1912-1992), Robert Carl (1954), Richard Carrick* (1971), Elliott Carter*** (1908-2012), Christopher Cerrone** (1984), Anthony Cheung (1982), John Chowning (1934), Gloria Coates** (1933-2023), John Corigliano* (1938), George Crumb** (1929-2022), Sebastian Currier (1959), Bryce Dessner ** (1976), Alexandra du Bois* (1981), William Duckworth* (1943-2012), Jordan Dykstra (1985), Julius Eastman** (1940-1990), Jason Eckardt (1971), Marti Epstein* (1959), Nomi Epstein (1978), Robert Erickson (1917-1997), Reena Esmail* (1983), Gregory Rowland Evans (1994), Mohammed Fairouz* (1985), Morton Feldman*** (1926-1987), Inti Figgis-Vizueta* (1993), George Flynn** (1937), Gabriela Lena Frank (1972), Kenneth Fuchs** (1956), Peter Garland (1952), Stacy Garrop (1969), Randy Gibson* (1978), Philip Glass* (1937), Michael Gordon (1956), Annie Gosfield (1960), John Harbison (1938), Lou Harrison** (1917-2003), Michael Harrison** (1959), Jake Heggie (1961), Sarah Hennies (1979), Michael Hersch** (1971), Jennifer Higdon** (1962), Dennis Johnson (1938), Tom Johnson (1938), Ben Johnston** (1926-2019), Laura Kaminsky (1956), Aaron Jay Kernis* (1960), Catherine Lamb** (1982), David Lang* (1957), Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti* (1983), Libby Larsen (1950), Hannah Lash (1981), Mary Jane Leach (1948), Benjamin Lees* (1924-2010), Fred Lerdahl** (1943), George E.Lewis (1952), Lowell Liebermann* (1961), Alvin Lucier*** (1931-2021), Tod Machover (1953), Sky Macklay (1988), Ingram Marshall** (1942-2022), James Matheson (1970), Missy Mazzoli* (1980), Timothy Mc Cormack (1984), Andrew McIntosh* (1985), Cindy Mc Tee (1953), John Melby (1941), Alex Mincek (1975), Meredith Monk** (1942), Jessie Montgomery (1981), Nico Muhly* (1981), Jeffrey Mumford (1955), Adam Neiman (1978), Phill Niblock** (1933-2024), Andrew Norman* (1979), Elizabeth Ogonek* (1989), Pauline Oliveros** (1932-2016), Gérard Pape (1955), Tristan Perich (1982), Vincent Persichetti* (1915-1987), Kevin Puts (1972), Kory Reeder** (1993), Steve Reich*** (1936), Ellen Reid* (1983), Roger Reynolds*** (1935), Terry Riley*** (1935), Ned Rorem* (1923), Elena Ruehr (1963), Frederic Rzewski** (1937-2021), Daniel Schmidt (1942), Joseph Schwantner** (1943), Laura Schwendinger (1962), Ralph Shapey*** (1921-2002), Elliott Sharp (1952), Caroline Shaw** (1982), Nina Shekhar (1995), Arlene Sierra (1970), Gabriella Smith** (1991), Kate Soper (1981), Tyshawn Sorey (1980), Laurie Spiegel** (1945), Cristina Spinei (1984), Steven Stucky* (1949-2016), Ellen Taaffe-Zwilich (1939), James Tenney** (1934-2006), Christopher Theofanidis* (1967), Augusta Read Thomas* (1964), Michael Torke (1961), Joan Tower** (1938), George Tsontakis** (1951), Akshaya Avril Tucker (1992), Max Vinetz** (1996), Paul Wiancko (1983), Cassie Wieland (1994), Daniel Wohl (1980), Julia Wolfe** (1958), Christian Wolff* (1934), Scott Wollschleger (1980), Charles Wuorinen** (1938-2020), La Monte Young*** (1935), Nina C.Young* (1984), John Zorn (1953) 

576 composers 

12-01-2026