Max Richter

Over the last decade, a disparate group of composers, performers and labels have been designing a modern classical sound that incorporates elements of electronica, dance and even pop. Paul Stokes speaks to Max Richter, one of the genre’s major forces, to investigate a left-field phenomenon that’s colonising the mainstream.

Go back to bed, as the composer exclusively introduces a brand new video from his Sleep album for Q

With Woolf Works, his collaboration with The Royal Ballet, opening next week (11 May) – plus works featuring contemporary acts – the contemporary composer, explains why writing music for dance is "is like going on holiday" Plus the role his milkman played in his classical career...