A Legacy in Harmony: The 2025 Birgit Nilsson Prize Honors Aix-en-Provence & Pierre Audi

The sudden death of Pierre Audi in May this year lent a moving note to the presentation of the Birgit Nilsson Prize in Stockholm on October 21. The prize, which has been awarded every three years since 2009, now went to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, where Audi had been artistic director since 2018 – a deeply fitting tribute to a man {…}

Oct 24, 2025

Royal Swedish Opera Choir Participates in Birgit Nilsson Prize Gala

(Photo credit: Henrik Halvarsson) Royal Swedish Opera Choir and the Royal Swedish Philharmonic Orchestra performed at the Birgit Nilsson Prize gala on Oct. 21. Soloists were Matilda Sterby, Peter Mattei, and Daniel Johansson. Together with the choir, they performed under the direction of Susanna Mälkki. The program featured a piece from Kaija Saariaho and Sofi Oksanen’s “Innocence 2021” and the {…}