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In our classical news today, Pierre-Laurent Aimard wins 2017 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, PRS Foundation announces latest Composers’ Fund beneficiaries, and Bournemouth Symphony announces partnership with Trinity Laban. Also, Riccardo Chailly starts a new series of recordings with Decca, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center announce $25,000 Composer’s Prize Winner.
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard wins 2017 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Worth €250,000 (£212,000), the award is given in recognition of a life devoted to the service of music; former recipients include Aimard’s mentors Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messiaen, György Kurtàg and György Ligeti.
PRS Foundation announces latest Composers’ Fund beneficiaries
The Fund awards £150,000 annually to support composers and enable them to realise projects and ambitions that may not be possible through traditional commissioning models.
Bournemouth Symphony and Trinity Laban announce partnership
BSO and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance have announced a new long-term partnership aimed at improving the diversity of the UK orchestral profession and increasing professional development opportunities for young musicians across southwest England.
International Arts Manager
Riccardo Chailly begins a new series of recordings with Decca
Teatro alla Scala in Milan is to release a new series of recordings. The announcement comes following the beginning of Riccardo Chailly’s tenure as music director, which began on 1 January this year.
The Violin Channel
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Announce $25,000 Composer’s Prize Winner
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced Welsh composer Huw Watkins as the recipient of the 2017 Elise L. Stoeger Prize.
The New York Times
The Big Debuts Of Carnegie Hall’s Next Season
It might seem as if every major classical musician has played Carnegie Hall — but its next season, which begins in October, features some big debuts.
Die Zeit
Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard mit Musiknobelpreis ausgezeichnet
Der französische Pianist hat den Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis verliehen bekommen. Er sei eine “Schlüsselfigur im Musikleben unserer Zeit”, heißt es in der Begründung.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Was man den Zugvögeln ablauschen kann
Zu Lebzeiten konnten Brahms, Dvořák, Tschaikowsky und Bruckner nicht an seinen Erfolg heranreichen. Doch Niels Wilhelm Gade geriet in Vergessenheit. Jetzt feiern Dänen und Deutsche den 200. Geburtstag des Komponisten.
neue musikzeitung
Barenboim plant Konzert in Flüchtlingslager für Syrer in Nahost
Mit der Aktion wolle sich das von arabischen und israelischen Musikern gebildete West-Eastern Divan Orchester stärker als Friedensbotschafter der Vereinten Nationen profilieren.
Klassik heute
Afghanisches Frauenorchester auf Tournee
Mehr als 30 Schülerinnen des Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) aus Kabul sowie zehn Schülerinnen und Schüler des Hochbegabtenzentrums der Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar musizieren gemeinsam bei Konzerten in Berlin.
Classic FM @ClassicFM .@danielledeniese, Mitsuko Uchida, @colincurrieperc, @marinalsop will all play @southbankcentre shows #classical1718
London Philharmonic @LP Tim Walker explains our continuation of #beliefandbeyond & new #stravinsky festival in our new 17/18 season #classical1718 @southbankcentre
neue musikzeitung @musikzeitung nmz-news: Ein Anflug von Weltenharmonie – Jordi Savall in der Alten Oper Frankfurt https://goo.gl/fb/xgt75z #kritik
Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Photo credit: Marco Borggreve