Alun Hoddinott Net Worth

. Alun Hoddinott was a Welsh composer born in Glamorgan in 1911. From a young age, he was drawn to music and learned the violin, which is the instrument of choice for composers. His works were known for their deep sensuality and dark undertones, often composed in the dark of night. He was also an outstanding teacher, working at Cardiff College and organizing the Cardiff Festival of Twentieth Century Music. He was a generous person who encouraged his friends and colleagues to pursue their interests. As a composer, he worked with a rare ferocity and composed over 300 works, including six operas. His last work, Taliesin, was performed at the Swansea Festival of Music in 2009 after his death.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Composer
Birth Day August 19, 2011
Birth Place Glamorgan, Welsh
Age 9 YEARS OLD
Died On March 12, 2008
Birth Sign Virgo

💰 Net worth: $1.7 Million (2024)

Alun Hoddinott, a renowned Welsh composer, is reported to have an estimated net worth of $1.7 million in 2024. Known for his impressive contributions to the world of music, Hoddinott has left an indelible mark on the industry. His compositions have earned him international acclaim and numerous accolades throughout his career. With a distinguished body of work, Hoddinott's artistic genius and talent have not only solidified his place in Welsh musical history but have also contributed to his financial success. The significant net worth is a testament to his enduring impact and recognition as a prominent and respected composer.

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Biography/Timeline

1954

Hoddinott was born in Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales. He was educated at Gowerton Grammar school before matriculating to University College, Cardiff, and later studied privately with Arthur Benjamin. His first major composition, the Clarinet Concerto, was performed at the Cheltenham Festival of 1954 by Gervase de Peyer with the Hallé Orchestra and Sir John Barbirolli.

1970

Hoddinott was prolific, writing symphonies, sonatas, and concertos: his style evolved over a long and distinguished career, from the neo-classicism of the Clarinet Concerto to a brand of serialism which allowed a tonal framework to the structure, combining a penchant for dark textures and brooding harmonies similar to that of another British Composer, Alan Rawsthorne, with Bartokian arch-forms and palindromes. However, his move into opera from 1970 helped to broaden his stylistic range and lighten his palette. His music often displays a brooding, darkly lyrical intensity, manifested in his nocturnal slow movements. One of the best examples is his rhapsodic Poem for violin and orchestra, inspired by a line from James Joyce, The Heaventree of Stars. Combining tough, disciplined writing with a sense of the mysterious and unknown, his musical style has been described as "modernist romantic".

1980

Alun Hoddinott was also a gifted Teacher and, as Professor of Music at University College, Cardiff, was responsible for the expansion of the Department of Music (with a purpose-built building) which became the largest in Europe in the 1980s. Hoddinott taught a number of talented composers during his time at Cardiff, including the Irish Composer John Buckley and Welsh composers Karl Jenkins, Jeffrey Lewis, John Metcalf and Christopher Painter.

1983

He was awarded honorary doctorates from numerous leading musical institutions, including the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, as well as the Walford Davies Award. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1983 New Year Honours.

1997

In 1997 Alun Hoddinott received the Glyndŵr Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Wales during the Machynlleth Festival. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arts Council of Wales in 1999, and Fellowship of the Welsh Music Guild.

2005

In 2005, Hoddinott produced a fanfare to be performed at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, to Camilla Parker Bowles, having previously written works to celebrate Prince Charles' 16th birthday and his investiture.

2007

On 1 March 2007 (Saint David's Day) Soprano Helen Field and baritone Jeremy Huw Williams gave the world première of his orchestral song cycle Serenissima with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at St David's Hall. It was announced on this occasion that the new home of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff would include a specially built 350-seat concert hall, named BBC Hoddinott Hall (Welsh: Neuadd Hoddinott y BBC). The new hall was inaugurated with an opening festival held between 22 January and 1 February 2009, with live performances broadcast on BBC Radio 3. The opening piece was a show piece by Hoddinott himself.

2008

Alun Hoddinott died on 11 March 2008 at Morriston Hospital, Swansea, aged 78, the day after the world première at the Wigmore Hall of his Music for String Quartet, given by the Sacconi Quartet. His very last work, the orchestral tone poem "Taliesin", was premièred by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at the Swansea Festival of Music in October 2009.