Howard Shore

Howard Shore created one of the greatest film scores ever written — the music of The Lord of the Rings. Hear his themes brought to life on stage.

Born in Toronto in 1946, Howard Shore won three Academy Awards for his monumental work on The Lord of the Rings trilogy — an interwoven tapestry of leitmotifs spanning the Shire, Rivendell, Rohan and Mordor that ranks among the most ambitious scores in cinema history. He continued the saga through The Hobbit, and has long collaborated with director David Cronenberg. Shore was also the first music director of Saturday Night Live. Performed live, his Middle-earth themes regain their full orchestral and choral grandeur.

See upcoming concerts

Upcoming concerts of Howard Shore's music

Concerts near you first

3 July 20:00 Ghent — O.L.V-Sint-Pieterskerk, Ghent Get tickets 31 July 20:00 Oostende — Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Duinenkerk, Ostend Get tickets

— Elsewhere in Europe —

21 June 19:30 Florence — Cattedrale dell’Immagine Get tickets 26 June 19:30 Leeds — Auditorium St George's Church, Leeds Get tickets 26 June 20:00 Vienna — Paulanerkirche, Vienna Get tickets 27 June 18:00 York — The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) Get tickets 27 June 18:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get tickets 27 June 19:30 Nottingham — St Mary’s Church, Nottingham Get tickets 27 June 20:00 York — The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) Get tickets 5 July 19:00 Amsterdam — Keizersgrachtkerk, Amsterdam Get tickets 10 July 19:30 Bolton — Bolton Parish Church (St Peter) Get tickets 11 July 19:30 Portsmouth — Portsmouth Cathedral, Portsmouth Get tickets 18 July 18:30 Coventry — Coventry Central Hall Get tickets 24 July 19:30 Guildford — Guildford Cathedral Get tickets 24 July 20:30 Limerick — Mount Saint Alphonsus Church Get tickets 1 August 19:00 Basel — Paul Sacher Hall, Don Bosco Basel Get tickets 2 August 16:00 Roermond — Ursulakapel, Roermond Get tickets 8 August 19:00 Fribourg — Franciscan Church (L'église du Couvent des Cordeliers) in Fribourg Get tickets 21 August 19:00 Montreux — Salon La Baule, Casino Barrière Montreux Get tickets 29 August 19:30 Truro — Truro Cathedral, Truro Get tickets 10 September 19:30 London — Cadogan Hall Get tickets 12 September 17:00 Parma — Auditorium Paganini, Parma Get tickets

Awards & recognition

3 Academy Awards for The Lord of the Rings
Multiple Grammy and Golden Globe Awards
Scores for Peter Jackson, David Cronenberg & Martin Scorsese
Five decades of landmark film music

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