Robert Laidlow

Robert Laidlow (born 1994) is a British composer. He collaborates with scientists and applies advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, in his compositions. Career In 2018, Laidlow was appointed the Royal Northern College of Music Doctoral Researcher in AI and Composition in association with the BBC Philharmonic and the Centre for Practice & Research in Science & Music (PRiSM). In 2019 Laidlow’s music was featured twice at the Barbican Centre’s ‘More than Human’ and ‘Life Rewired’ seasons, which explored artistic responses to technology. His piece Turing Test // Prelude, a musical game for the audience based on the prelude from J. S. Bach’s Suite in D major, was first performed by Mahan Esfahani for the Barbican event ‘The Eternal Golden Braid’ and later televised in the Royal Institution’s 2019 Christmas Lectures. His piece Alter was premiered by the Britten Sinfonia at the Barbican event ‘Ada Lovelace: Imagining the Analytical Engine’, curated by Emily Howard. Laidlow’s first string quartet, Aroha, premiered at the Wigmore Hall in May 2019, performed by the Elias Quartet, and was shortlisted for a 2020 Ivor Novello award. His second string quartet, Gravity (2021), w