Richard Baker (composer)

Richard Baker (born 1972) is a British composer and conductor.

Richard Baker was a chorister in Lichfield Cathedral choir as a child.

[1] He read music at Exeter College, Oxford, and spent a year at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague studying under Louis Andriessen, before attending Royal Holloway, University of London, where he received his doctorate.

[3] Baker's notable compositions include 'Los Rábanos' (1998), 'Learning to Fly' (1999)[2] and 'The Tyranny of Fun' (2012).

As a conductor he works regularly with leading composers and ensembles such as BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Sinfonietta, BCMG, Britten Sinfonia, Composers Ensemble.