Graham Fitkin (born 1963) is a British composer.
Fitkin was born in West Cornwall, where he lives today. He attended the University of Nottingham, after which he studied with Louis Andriessen in Amsterdam. His first ensemble, the Nanquidno group, consisted of four pianists. A talented pianist himself, he has written much music for the instrument.
Fitkin's music has been referred to as 'post-minimalist', but as usual such labels fail to capture his style. His works are unashamedly tonal, but often feature a complexity which, far from being off-putting, makes his music immediately enjoyable to listen to. His many works include The Cone Gatherers (1987), Fervent (1992-4) and Piano Pieces 93 (1993) for solo piano, the orchestral pieces Cud (1988), Length (1994), Bebeto (1995), Henry (1995) and Metal (1995), Flak (1989) for two pianos/eight hands, Slow (1990) for string quartet and two keyboards, Hook (1991) for percussion quartet, Granite (1995) for piano and orchestra, the ensemble pieces Ironic (1997), Bed (1998) and Beethoven 7 (2000), and Skirting (2001) for solo guitar.
His latest project, an album called Kaplan, was released in 2004 and features Fitkin and Ruth Wall on keyboards.
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