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Roger Woodward is an Australian pianist, composer, conductor and teacher, who, for his depth of interpretation, extensive repertoire and formidable technique, is widely regarded by critics as doyen of the late-twentieth and early-twenty-first century avant-garde. Iconic performances and recordings with Pierre Boulez, Jean Barraqué, Iannis Xenakis, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Sylvano Bussotti, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Anne Boyd, and Toru Takemitsu are established classics characterized by unusual precision and penetrating insight. Innovative interpretations of J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Scriabin, and Shostakovich provide a strong and original direction in a redefinition of traditions, sometimes reviewed as unorthodox for their modernity. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours at home and abroad.