Istruzione e Formazione
Julian Anderson's 'Litanies' wins 2023 Grawemeyer music prize
Radio France , Hong Kong Sinfonietta, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and chamber orchestras in Norway , Sweden and Switzerland commissioned the winning, 25-minute concerto for cello and orchestra, which German cellist Alban Gerhardt and the National Orchestra of France premiered in 2020 at Radio France Auditorium. Anderson dedicated the concerto to Gerhardt in recognition of his special qualities as a cellist, he said.
"The piece explores virtually every sound a cello and orchestra can make together," said Marc Satterwhite , who directs the Grawemeyer music award. "It spans a vast emotional range and is constantly inventive, but always toward an expressive end, never for the sake of novelty."
Anderson, 55, studied with John Lambert , Alexander Goehr and Tristan Murail early in his career. Boston Symphony, New York Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra have commissioned his work, and ensembles across Europe and the United States have performed "Khorovod" and "Alhambra Fantasy," his most played pieces. In April, "Exiles," a piece he wrote in 2021 for voices and orchestra, premiered in Berlin .
A professor of composition and composer-in-residence at Guildhall School of Music & Drama in
London since 2007, Anderson also has taught music composition at
Harvard University and the Royal College of Music. In 2021 he was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his outstanding service to music.
Schott Music Ltd. publishes his compositions written after mid-2014 and Faber Music , those written before.
Recipients of next year's Grawemeyer Awards are being named this week pending formal approval by university trustees. The annual $100,000 prizes also honor seminal ideas in world order, psychology, education and religion. Recipients will visit Louisville in the spring to accept their awards and give free talks on their winning ideas.
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