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The Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Public Service and Sport (BMKÖS) recently announced the winners of the Austrian Art Award 2022, each endowed with 15,000 euros - Johannes Maria Staud receives the Art Award in the category of music.
In 1997 Staud co-founded the composers' group Gegenklang in Vienna, of which he is still a member; since 2018 he has taught composition as a university professor at the Mozarteum University. His works have been premiered by Ensemble Modern and the Berlin Philharmonic, among others, and he has received commissions from the Vienna Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Cleveland Orchestra.
His important works include "On the Voice of the White Chalk" (Specter I-III) and the diptych "Par ici - Par là". His opera "The Willows," to a libretto by Durs Grünbein based on Algernon Blackwood's story "The Willows," addresses the issues of the refugee crisis and right-wing populism and premiered at the Vienna State Opera in 2018. in 2021, ensemble xx. jahrhundert premiered his work "Listen, Revolution (we're buddies, see -)" at the Wien Modern Festival.
The performance of Vincenzo Bellini's opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi delivered a powerful reinterpretation of the masterpiece. Directed by Alexander von Pfeil, the production centred on the relentless feud between two rival clans and the profound despair of its victims. This staging transcended specific eras, placing the story in a universal, timeless setting that brought Bellini's dark vision of love and war to the stage with harrowing clarity.
Meral Guneyman is a versatile classical musician, with numerous releases, who is comfortable in both pop and jazz music, has transcribed many original works and is also an enthusiastic arranger and improviser. Her ability to move between classical and jazz with lightning speed and conviction is a rarity. In 2021, her arrangements of classic David Bowie songs were presented for the first time on ‘Steinway-Spirio’ - a high-resolution self-playing system of the highest quality.
The winners of the excellent Master's theses 2022/2023 are Viktoria Anna Hirschhuber, Christiaan Josef Willemse, Giorgio Musolesi and Iris Vonolfen - congratulations!
Last Saturday, after four intensive weeks under the artistic direction of Hannfried Lucke, the International Summer Academy 2024 came to a very successful end with 55 masterclasses, 13 additional courses and 66 concerts. 550 participants from 53 nations (average age 21) were guests in Salzburg. Twelve up-and-coming artists were honoured and each received 1,000 euros in prize money donated by the City of Salzburg's Cultural Fund.
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