David Rakowski

David Rakowski (born June 13, 1958, St. Albans, Vermont) is an American composer. He studied under such composers as Robert Ceely, John Heiss, Milton Babbitt, Peter Westergaard, Paul Lansky, and Luciano Berio. In 2006, he was awarded the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's 2004-2006 Elise L. Stoeger Prize.^[1] He has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Music: in 1999 for Persistent Memory and in 2002 for his second symphony Ten of a Kind.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

1 2 "David Rakowski Is 2004-06 Stoeger Prize Winner". NewMusicBox. February 12, 2004. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
↑ "Winners of the 2002 Pulitzer Prizes". The New York Times. April 9, 2002. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
↑ Oteri, Frank J. (November 1, 2007). "David Rakowski: The Piano Etude Guy". NewMusicBox. Retrieved January 25, 2016.

Finalists: Pulitzer Prize for Music (1991–2000)

Bright Sheng ('91): Four Movements for Piano Charles Fussell ('91): Wilde Ralph Shapey ('92): Concerto Fantastique Leon Kirchner ('93): Music for Cello and Orchestra Joan Tower ('93): Violin Concerto Aaron Jay Kernis ('94): Still Movement with Hymn Charles Wuorinen ('94): Microsymphony Donald Erb ('95): Evensong Andrew Imbrie ('95): Adam Peter Lieberson ('96): Variations for Violin and Piano Elliott Carter ('96): Adagio tenebroso John Musto ('97): Dove Sta Amore Stanisław Skrowaczewski ('97): Passacaglia Immaginaria John Adams ('98): Century Rolls Yehudi Wyner ('98): Horntrio David Rakowski ('99): Persistent Memory Stanisław Skrowaczewski ('99): Concerto for Orchestra Donald Martino ('00): Serenata Concertante John Zorn ('00): contes de fees

(Winners) (Citations) (Finalists: '80s '90s '00s '10s)

Finalists: Pulitzer Prize for Music (2001–2010)

Stephen Hartke ('01): Tituli Fred Lerdahl ('01): Time After Time Peter Lieberson ('02): Rilke Songs David Rakowski ('02): Ten of a Kind Steve Reich ('03): Three Tales Paul Schoenfield ('03): Camp Songs Steve Reich ('04): Cello Counterpoint Peter Lieberson ('04): Piano Concerto No. 3 Steve Reich ('05): You Are (Variations) Elliott Carter ('05): Dialogues Peter Lieberson ('06): Neruda Songs Chen Yi ('06): Si Ji (Four Seasons) Elliot Goldenthal ('07): Grendel Augusta Read Thomas ('07): Astral Canticle Stephen Hartke ('08): Meanwhile Roberto Sierra ('08): Concerto for Viola Don Byron ('09): 7 Etudes for Solo Piano Harold Meltzer ('09): Brion Fred Lerdahl ('10): String Quartet No. 3 Julia Wolfe ('10): Steel Hammer

(Winners) (Citations) (Finalists: '80s '90s '00s '10s)

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