It’s time Britain embraced classical heritage, says Taboo composer

Max Richter, a leading British composer whose work is used on stage and screen, says UK audiences don’t get the credit for having broad tastesThe renowned composer Max Richter, whose work includes major film and ballet scores, as well as TV themes such as BBC1’s hit drama Taboo, has urged Britain to take greater pride in its classical music heritage, from Henry Purcell to Harrison Birtwistle.“In Germany, people feel like they own classical music, that it is somehow theirs,&rdqu