Julian Cochran

Julian Cochran, born 14 June, 1974 is an English-born Australian composer.He was born in and emigrated to Australia in 1978. At the age of fifteen he was awarded a scholarship for piano performance at the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide. Showing great interest in computer programming he wrote a number of computer games including D-Zone in 1992 and went on to complete studies in Mathematics at the University of Adelaide. During this time he increasingly devoted his attention towards composition.Cochran's earlier works show stylistic influences from Impressionist music and his later works are more noticably influenced by Classical music and folk music of Russia, Romania and Hungary.He has written largely piano works including a collection of dances, ''Russian Toccata'', five Preludes, ''Tin Sentinel and Wooden Dolls'' and two piano sonatas. His chamber music includes a trio for violin and oboe trio, sextet for string quartet, oboe and bassoon and choral works.