Editing Allen Shawn (section)

==His music==
Shawn began composing at the age of ten, but dates his mature work from 1977. He has written a dozen orchestral works, including a symphony, two piano concertos, a cello concerto, and a violin concerto; three chamber operas; five piano sonatas and many additional works for piano; and a large catalogue of chamber music, songs and choral music. Among Shawn's available recordings are several of [[chamber music]], four CDs of piano music, including a CD devoted to his piano work by German pianist Julia Bartha, a piano concerto performed by [[Ursula Oppens]] with the [[Albany Symphony Orchestra]] under the direction of [[David Alan Miller]], and the chamber opera ''The Music Teacher'', with a libretto by his brother, [[Wallace Shawn]].