乔治·本杰明(George Benjamin),1960年生于伦敦,被誉为当今最杰出的英国青年作曲家。本杰明幼年时代即显示出音乐才能,七岁起学琴,九岁开始作曲。1977年以作曲考试第一名的优异成绩考入巴黎音乐学院,师从梅西安,同时在英国剑桥大学师从戈尔学习作曲。20岁时完成并首演的管弦乐曲《为地平线所环绕》,取得极大成功,从而奠定了本杰明作曲生涯的基础。这部作品被梅西安称之为二十世纪 George Benjamin, born in 1960 in London, is hailed as one of the most prominent young British composers today. Benjamin demonstrated his musical ability in his early childhood, started playing piano at the age of seven and began to write music at the age of nine. In 1977 with the composer test first place of outstanding achievement admitted to the Paris Conservatory of Music, studied under Lionel Messi, while at the University of Cambridge in England to study composition from Gore. At the age of 20 completed and premiered orchestra “surrounded by the horizon”, achieved great success, thus laying the foundation for Benjamin composer career. This work is what Messian calls the twentieth century