PHILIP GLASS – Composer

Philip Glass is one of the most influential and polarising composers of the last fifty years.

His trademark sound is repetitive, rhythmic and hypnotic - some call it musical minimalism. It is a style which has infused his prolific output of symphonies, operas, film scores and even soundtracks for TV commercials.

He has been driven, he says, by a simple question, what is music? So what is his answer?