Tag Archives: Azrieli Music Prizes

"The definition of 'Canadian music' is something that many composers, including myself, continue to struggle with. I am reminded that Canada is of the most culturally and geographically expansive countries on the planet; owing to this, Canadian music must mean many different things to many different people."

"This is one of the reasons I’m so drawn to early music – it provides the temporal distance necessary to transform what we inherit into something new."

In 'Riddle' for chorus and orchestra the Georgian-Israeli composer transforms a medieval verse-riddle by poet Yehuda Halevi into a meditation on persecution and resilience.

The winners of Canada's top music composition competition hail from Israel, the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Bardanashvili's prize-winning 'Light to My Path' is described as evoking 'the different states of belief – supplication, ecstasy, doubt, gratitude – outlined in the Book of Psalms.'

"'Kanata' is an important piece in my career – it reflects my love for this country and my evolving understanding of its history and landscapes."

Trigos combines contemporary and Indigenous influences in works like his new 'Simetrías Prehispánicas' (Pre-Hispanic Symmetries), winner of the 2024 Azrieli Commission for International Music.

Klartag's new work for choir and four double basses, the winner of the Azrieli Foundation's Commission for Jewish Music for 2024, investigates the limits of logic and reason in explaining reality and the metaphysical.

The 2024 Azrieli Music Prizes will be celebrated at a gala concert in October, including Mexican composer Juan Trigos, the inaugural winner of the newest Azrieli prize, the Commission for International Music.

Prize-winning and commissioned compositions from the Azrieli Foundation received New York premieres at Lincoln Center.