George Christofi (b.1983) is an S.P.N.M. (Society for the Promotion of New Music) shortlisted composer based in England. He obtained a BMus degree with a First Class Honours from the University of Hull and was subsequently awarded the departmental ‘Special Prize in Music’.
In 2006, he participated to the Composition Workshop at the Centre Acanthes in France where he attended the classes of Georges Aperghis, Toshio Hosokawa, Gérard Pesson and Olga Neuwirth and have his music performed by the Orchestre National de Lorraine. He was also involved in a dance collaboration project at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds where he composed music for two dancers.
In spring 2007, his work La flor de la Aurora received its German premiere at the International Music Festival Heidelberger Fruehling 2007. This year he attended the 2007 Centre Acanthes Opera workshop directed by Philippe Boesmans and had his work performed by the Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles and singers from the Jeunes Voix du Rhin. Additionally, he was selected by the Fondation Royaumont to take part into the 18th Composition Course - Voix Nouvelles 2007 and consequently had lessons with Brian Ferneyhough, Daniel D'Adamo and Thierry Blondeau and had his work performed by players of the Ensemble Cairn.
George’s music has been performed in Belgium, England, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Spain and broadcast by the BBC Radio 3. Soloists and ensembles that played his works include: the Bass Clarinet player Harry Sparnaay and the Cellist Rohan de Saram, GEMINI Ensemble, Ensemble 360, Ensemble 10/10, The Endymion among others. Having finished his Masters in Composition with Distinction at the University of York, he is currently pursuing a PhD under Dr Thomas Simaku supported by The Sir Jack Lyons Research Grant and The A.G. Leventis Foundation Research Scholarship.