Q & A: Composer & Conductor Juan Trigos on his Azireli Commission for International Music

When he was but nine-years-old, Juan Trigos woke up one day and ran to his mother to tell her what he was going to do with his life. “She of course laughed and so did I, but I had already decided,” he told OperaWire in a recent interview on the occasion of being the winner of the 2024 Azrieli Commission {…}

Juan Trigos, Yair Klartag, Jordan Nobles, & Josef Bardanashvili Names 2024 Azrieli Music Prize Laureates

The Azrieli Foundation has revealed its 2024 Azrieli Music Prizes laureates. Juan Trigos won the first-ever Azrieli Commission for International Music – a prize created to promote greater intercultural understanding. Yair Klartag received the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music. Jordan Nobles earned the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, and Josef Bardanashvili won the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music. Each cycle {…}