Matthew Hodge (b. 2008) is a classical composer, pianist, and violist in Roseland, Virginia. He is a Junior in High School and has been home schooled for all his education. He has won numerous international, national, state, and local awards for his composition from organizations including the Classic Pure Vienna International Music Competition, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Virginia Music Teachers Association (VMTA), and Wednesday Music Club (WMC) among others. As a pianist, he has also won various state and local competitions. His music was first published when he was fourteen years old, and since then he has been commissioned by various notable musicians and had his music performed in prestigious venues including the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. Additionally, he was given the opportunity to have his music published by Universal Edition when he turns eighteen years old.

In addition to being a composer, he is an avid chamber musician on piano, playing in the Sundry Trio along with others, and plays viola in his local youth orchestra, with whom he was awarded an honorable mention in their concerto competition. His music has been noted for its “beautiful builds and decays,” and “beautiful atmosphere.” His goal is to write music that, while academically interesting, remains accessible to the average listener.