Julian Grant

Julian Grant is an English-born classical composer known for his opera compositions. He was born on October 3, 1960, in London, England. Grant attended Chichester High School for Boys and Bristol University. In 1985, he received a British Arts Council scholarship to attend the Music Theatre Studio Ensemble in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Upon returning to England in 1987, Grant worked as a freelance composer for various organizations, including Northern Ballet Theatre. He collaborated closely with Christopher Gable on new performing versions of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Grant has also worked extensively in education with London opera houses and participated in English National Opera's Russian Tour in 1990. In 1996, he relocated to Hong Kong with his partner Peter Lighte where they adopted.