Wolfgang Rihm (b. 13 March 1952 - d. 27 July 2024) was a German composer from Karlsruhe. He finished both his school and his studies in music theory and composition in 1972, two years before the premiere of his early work Morphonie at the 1974 Donaueschingen Festival launched his career as a prominent figure in the European new music scene. Rihm's early work, combining contemporary techniques with the emotional volatility of Gustav Mahler and of Read more on Last.fm