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 WeißCommissioned composition for Young Euro Classic for violoncello and piano, world premiere

Alexandra ZabegaevaCommissioned 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

Olga Viktorova, winner of the 2012 European Composer Award, with Dr. Knut Nevermann and Dr. Willi Steul

Gonzalo Grau - Winner of the European Composer Award 2011

Archil Giorgobiani - winner of the European Composer Award 2010