

Ernst von Siemens Music Prize Winner
George Benjamin
Award Ceremony
Prize Ceremony Ernst von Siemens Music Prizes 2023
Award of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2023 to
Sir George Benjamin
Award of the Composer Prizes to
Sara Glojnarić
Alex Paxton und
Eric Wubbels
Award of the Ensemble Prizes to
Ekmeles Ensemble New York and
Ensemble NAMES Salzburg
Herkulessaal Munich
Friday | 26 May 2023 | 8 pm
Public Event
Binding registration to preisverleihung@evs-musikstiftung.ch

Programme
George Benjamin
At First Light (1982) 20'
for chamber orchestra
Ensemble Modern
Christian Karlsen, conductor
Greeting
Peter Ruzicka, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
COMPOSER AND ENSEMBLE PRIZES 2023
Portrait films
Sara Glojnarić, Alex Paxton and Eric Wubbels
by Johannes List
Awarding of the Composer Prizes
Thomas Angyan, Chairman of the Foudation Board of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
Conversation
Thomas Angyan in conversation with Annekatrin Hentschel
Film clips
Ekmeles Ensemble New York and Ensemble NAMES Salzburg
by Johannes List
Awarding of the Ensemble Prizes
Thomas Angyan
ERNST VON SIEMENS MUSIC PRIZE 2023
Laudatory speech for Sir George Benjamin
John Hyman, Philosopher
Awarding of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2023 to Sir George Benjamin
by Peter Ruzicka
George Benjamin
Into the Little Hill (2006) 37'
Lyrical narrative for two voices and ensemble
Ensemble Modern
George Benjamin, conductor
Keren Motseri, soprano
Helena Rasker, alto
Moderation, Annekatrin Hentschel
Audio recording of the award ceremony by BR Klassik
Learn more
The prize ceremony will be recorded by Bayerischer Rundfunk and broadcast on 22 June 2023 at 10.05 pm in the series "Horizonte" on BR-KLASSIK.