Lawrence Dunn is a composer, improviser and music writer born in Walthamstow, London.
Attending Trinity College of Music as a junior, training as a pianist and percussionist, he later studied at Cambridge and at Huddersfield with Bryn Harrison. In 2018 he was shortlisted for the Gaudeamus Award. His music has been performed by Apartment House, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Quatuor Bozzini, Plus-Minus, Slagwerk Den Haag, Ensemble Mosaik, L’Instant Donné, Philip Thomas and Juliet Fraser. Recent pieces include a new work for Explore Ensemble, premiered at Wigmore Hall in 2022, with a recording to be released soon on Huddersfield Contemporary Records.