Stuart Mitchell
Scottish composer and pianist and celebrated in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2005-2012
Stuart Mitchell (21 December 1965 – 15 August 2018)[1] was a Scottish pianist and composer. He was best known for his Seven Wonders Suite (2001).[2]
Stuart Mitchell | |
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Background information | |
Born | 21 December 1965 |
Died | 15 August 2018 | (aged 52)
Genres | Classical |
Instruments | Piano |
Years active | 1995–2018 |
In 2005, the Mitchell's received media coverage from Reuters, ITN, BBC, and CNN/Fox News when they claimed to have solved a musical code carved into the ceiling design of Rosslyn Chapel.[3]
The Seven Wonders Suite was awarded the number 181 for the most popular classical music work in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2017.[4]
Mitchell died of lung cancer on 15 August 2018, aged 52.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tributes paid to Edinburgh's Piano Man, Stuart Mitchell". Edinburgh Evening News. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ "The music of UK Composer and Producer Stuart Mitchell". Stuart Mitchell Music.
- ↑ "Composer cracks Rosslyn's musical code". The Scotsman. 1 October 2005. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ Radio, Global. "Classic FM Hall of Fame". halloffame.classicfm.com.