European Composer Award
At the festival Young Euro Classic the Mayor of Berlin presents the European Composer Award to the most deserving candidate.
The award is given in recognition of the festival’s best World première or German première. It is endowed with 5.000 euros. An 11-member audience jury determines the winner.
European Composer Award 2013
Nominated Compositions for the European Composer Award 2013:
Ansgar Beste - Commissioned composition for Young Euro Classic for wind quintet, world premiere
Silvia Colasanti – "Responsorium", dedicated to Piero Farulli, world premiere
Joseph Davies – "Byzantium", German premiere
Catrin Finch – "Hedd Wyn", world premiere
Matthias Krüger - Commissioned composition for Young Euro Classic for drums solo, world premiere
Moonhee Lee - Commissioned composition for Young Euro Classic for wind quintet with piano, world premiere
Stig Nordhagen – "Huldra", world premiere
Katharina Roth – Commissioned composition for Young Euro Classic for drums solo, world premiere
Wolfgang Sauseng – "Rose aus Asche" (Roses from Ashes), four songs for baritone and orchestra based on texts by Wolfgang Hermann, Alberto Baeza Flores and Giuseppe Ungaretti, world premiere
Somtow Sucharitkul – "Suriyothai" – Ballet Suite (excerpts), world premiere
Attia Sharara – "Arabic Suite" (1978), German premiere
Christof Weiß – Commissioned composition for Young Euro Classic for violoncello and piano, world premiere
Alexandra Zabegaeva – Commissioned composition for Young Euro Classic for violoncello and piano, world premiere
The Winners
2000 – 2011
Olga Viktorova (Russia): „Lux Aeterna“ 2012
Gonzalo Grau (Venezuela): "Aqua" (Water Oratory) 2011
Archil Giorgobiani (Georgia): "Azari" 2010
Niels Klein (Germany): "Refractions" 2009
Ahmet Altinel (Turkey): "Le Sources de la Nuit" 2008
Guohui Ye (China): "Spätherbst für Orchester" (Late Autumn for Orchestra) 2007
Magnar Åm (Norway): "‘tisn’t the snow falling, it’s us leaving the ground" 2006
Ülo Krigul (Estonia): "Jenzeits" 2005
Nina Šenk (Slovenia): "Konzert für Violine und Orchester" 2004
Joachim F. W. Schneider (Germany): "Sylphidentänze" 2003
Anatolijus Senderovas (Lithuania): "Konzert in Do" 2002
Stefán Arason (Iceland): "10-11" 2001
Magnus Lindberg (Finland): "Cantigas" 2000
