bio

Richard An (b.1995) is a composer and performer, born and raised in Los Angeles.

He likes playing new music, and has performed Christopher Cerrone, Tristan Perich, Andrew McIntosh, Natacha Diels, Du Yun and Raven Chacon, Caroline Shaw, Oyvind Torvund, Julius Eastman, Steve Reich, Jurg Frey, and more.

Richard performs with house on fire, stickytack and quartet friends, and has performed with Monday Evening Concerts’ Echoi Ensemble and The Industry.

He plays piano and percussion, and has been known to sing, conduct, and teach. Richard’s music has been performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Calder Quartet, members of Yarn/Wire, HOCKET, Resound Duo, Great Noise Ensemble, and more.

Richard has a BM in Composition from the University of Southern California and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. He is on faculty at the Pasadena Waldorf School. He plays taiko and tabla, and makes YouTube videos.