(Photo credit: Hogan Media) The Ivors Academy revealed the 11 winners of the Ivor Novello Awards at The 2024 Ivors Classical Awards. Only winners in the opera and choral music categories are listed in this article. Roxanna Panufnik received her first Ivor Novello Award in recognition of her diverse and ever-growing body of work. Panufnik’s choral compositions and operas include {…}
Composer Wolfgang Rihm passed away on July 27, at the age of 72. Rihm was born in Karlsruhe on March 13, 1952. He was an enthusiastic choir singer and began composing at age eleven. At the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, he studied music theory and composition. He went on to compose over 500 works including several operas. Rihm was a {…}
Ensemble Modern has been named the recipient of the “Silver Lion” at the 2024 Biennale Musica di Venezia. In addition to the ensemble’s award, composer Rebecca Saunders receives the “Golden Lion” for Lifetime Achievement. Starting off the celebrations, on Sept. 26, Ensemble Modern opens the festival at the Teatro la Fenice with the Orchestra del Teatro under the baton of {…}