Born in Essex, Matthew Elderton-Lewis is a composer whose infectiously passionate personality and musical talent continue to emerge on both concert and multimedia stages across the United Kingdom and in the United States. With a style described as unapologetically cheeky and “a way of exploring feeling, questions, tensions and things that maybe can’t find a way to be expressed neatly in language” (TWP), Matthew began gaining recognition for his work after receiving Second Prize for The Clements Prize for Composers.

Matthew’s music has been commissioned, performed, featured, and workshopped by ensembles such as the Essex Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Phacelia Ensemble, Riot Ensemble, Chroma Ensemble, Trilogy Ensemble, The Choir of Royal Holloway and Ligeti Quartet, as well as in solo collaborations with Clare O’Connell, Carla Rees and Simon Callaghan. He has been fortunate to participate in several composer development schemes, including The Presteigne Festival’s Compose for… Series, Britten Sinfonia’s Opus 1, PoppyHarp Composer Project and MusicFest Aberystwyth Composition Summer School.

In 2023, Matthew completed a Master of Music (with distinction and 'MMus Prize for Outstanding Achievement') under the tutelage of Nathan James Dearden, Christian Mason and Samantha Fernando supported by the Headley Trust Scholarship. In 2022, he graduated from the London College of Music, University of West London, with a Bachelor of Music in Composition (with first-class honours), studying under Francis Pott, Simone Spagnolo, and David Osbon. He also completed an LLCM Licentiate Conducting Diploma (with merit) under the guidance of Dwight Pile-Gray and Simon Rigby.

26 Apr 2026