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Olga Neuwirth

Mar 13, 2022

Olga Neuwirth to Receive 2022 International Ernst von Siemens Music Prize

Composer Olga Neuwirth has been named as the recipient of the 2022 International Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. The award, given for a life in service of music, will be presented on June 2 at the Prinzregententheater in Munich, with a laudatory speech to be given by Austrian author Raphaela Edelbauer. Ensemble intercontemporain will perform works by Neuwirth, conducted by {…}

Dec 9, 2021

Olga Neuwirth Receives Grawemeyer Award For Music Composition

(Credit: © Priska Ketterer) Austrian composer and multimedia artist Olga Neuwirth was awarded the 2022 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, which includes a $100,000 cash prize. Neuwirth was honored for the composition of the opera “Orlando” which had its world premiere at the Wiener Staatsoper in December 2019. Neuwirth also wrote the libretto in collaboration with Catherine {…}

Apr 12, 2021

Boosey & Hawkes Signs Publishing Agreement with Olga Neuwirth

Boosey & Hawkes has announced that it has signed a publishing agreement with composer Olga Neuwirth. The agreement comes as a continuation of B&H’s representation of Neuwirth’s music from 2000 to 2009, with works such as her opera “Lost Highway,” and trumpet concerto “…miramondo multiplo.” Other works by the composer are represented by music publisher Ricordi. Born in Graz and {…}

Dec 3, 2019

Wiener Staatsoper To World Premiere ‘Orlando’

(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper) On Dec. 8, 2019 the Wiener Staatsoper will present the world premiere of Olga Neuwirth’s opera “Orlando.” The work, based on the novel by Virginia Woolf, was commissioned by Wiener Staatsoper Director Dominique Meyer in 2014 and will mark the first time the company collaborates with a female composer. Written by Franco-American author and playwright Catherine Filloux {…}

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