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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

 

Preisträger*innen der Musikpreise 2023

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.