© Catherine Lamb
2023

Anniversary contributions

Essay series of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation

Lydia Goehr: Music, Measure, Climate

Sophie Emilie Beha: A Catalyst in Tune with the Times – 50 Years Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation

Tim Rutherford-Johnson:
New Spaces, New Times: New Music since 1973

Christian Grüny: Fiendishly Complicated Ways – the New, the Contemporary, and Music

Cia Rinne: notes on music

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© Ilja Mess

Lisa Streich: DAUMENKINO

DAUMENKINO is a series of designs by various prizewinners of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. I was looking for personal fingerprints to trace the individual personality and style of the prizewinners.

Anyone who watches the DAUMENKINO can take a brief look, a staccato look at the working and thinking worlds of the prizewinners. It offers an insight that is not normally available in the regular concert situation.

Lisa Streich

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© Christian Mason

Christian Mason: in unknown elements… in endless transmutation… (2022–2023)

„Believe in unknown elements. Believe in endless transmutation, have a vision of fission. Even as the world fractures, believe in integrity at the Earth’s core, believe in the future.” (Nancy Campbell: Uneasy Pieces, Guillemot Press, 2022)

The original idea was to invite former winners of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation to submit short audio fragments from which I would create a constantly changing collage, a kind of sound kaleidoscope, to celebrate the foundation’s 50th anniversary. Never before have I had to deal with so much material in such a short space of time, and yet each fragment seems to contain a world of possibilities, so I see the result as an instance of possibility rather than a fixed quantity.

Christian Mason

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1973
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Establishment of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
Establishment of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
1974
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Music Prize: Benjamin Britten
Music Prize: Benjamin Britten
1975
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Music Prize: Olivier Messiaen
Music Prize: Olivier Messiaen
1976
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Music Prize: Mstislav Rostropovich
Music Prize: Mstislav Rostropovich
1977
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Music Prize: Herbert von Karajan
Music Prize: Herbert von Karajan
1978
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Music Prize: Rudolf Serkin
Music Prize: Rudolf Serkin
1979
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Music Prize: Pierre Boulez
Music Prize: Pierre Boulez
1980
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Music Prize: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Music Prize: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
1981
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Music Prize: Elliott Carter
Music Prize: Elliott Carter
1982
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Music Prize: Gidon Kremer
Music Prize: Gidon Kremer
1983
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Music Prize: Witold Lutosławski
Music Prize: Witold Lutosławski
1984
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Music Prize: Yehudi Menuhin
Music Prize: Yehudi Menuhin
1985
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Music Prize: Andrés Segovia
Music Prize: Andrés Segovia
1986
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Music Prize: Karlheinz Stockhausen
Music Prize: Karlheinz Stockhausen
1987
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Music Prize: Leonard Bernstein
Music Prize: Leonard Bernstein
1988
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Music Prize: Peter Schreier
Music Prize: Peter Schreier
1989
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Music Prize: Luciano Berio
Music Prize: Luciano Berio
1990
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Music Prize: Hans Werner Henze / Composer Prizes: Michael Jarrell, George Lopez
Music Prize: Hans Werner Henze / Composer Prizes: Michael Jarrell, George Lopez
1991
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Music Prize: Heinz Holliger / Composer Prize: Herbert Willi
Music Prize: Heinz Holliger / Composer Prize: Herbert Willi
1992
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Music Prize: H. C. Robbins Landon / Composer Prizes: Beat Furrer, Benedict Mason
Music Prize: H. C. Robbins Landon / Composer Prizes: Beat Furrer, Benedict Mason
1993
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Music Prize: György Ligeti / Composer Prizes : Sylvia Fomina, Param Vir
Music Prize: György Ligeti / Composer Prizes : Sylvia Fomina, Param Vir
1994
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Music Prize: Claudio Abbado / Composer Prizes : Hans-Jürgen von Bose, Marc-André Dalbavie, Luca Francesconi
Music Prize: Claudio Abbado / Composer Prizes : Hans-Jürgen von Bose, Marc-André Dalbavie, Luca Francesconi
1995
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Music Prize: Sir Harrison Birtwistle / Composer Prizes: Gerd Kühr, Philippe Hurel
Music Prize: Sir Harrison Birtwistle / Composer Prizes: Gerd Kühr, Philippe Hurel
1996
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Music Prize: Maurizio Pollini / Composer Prizes : Volker Nickel, Rebecca Saunders
Music Prize: Maurizio Pollini / Composer Prizes : Volker Nickel, Rebecca Saunders
1997
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Music Prize: Helmut Lachenmann / Composer Prizes : Moritz Eggert, Mauricio Sotelo
Music Prize: Helmut Lachenmann / Composer Prizes : Moritz Eggert, Mauricio Sotelo
1998
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Music Prize: György Kurtág / Composer Prizes: Antoine Bonnet, Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf
Music Prize: György Kurtág / Composer Prizes: Antoine Bonnet, Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf
1999
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Music Prize: Arditti Quartett / Composer Prizes: Thomas Adès, Olga Neuwirth
Music Prize: Arditti Quartett / Composer Prizes: Thomas Adès, Olga Neuwirth
2000
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Music Prize: Mauricio Kagel / Composer Prizes : Hanspeter Kyburz, Augusta Read Thomas, Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini
Music Prize: Mauricio Kagel / Composer Prizes : Hanspeter Kyburz, Augusta Read Thomas, Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini
2001
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Music Prize: Reinhold Brinkmann / Composer Prizes : Isabel Mundry, André Werner, José María Sánchez-Verdú
Music Prize: Reinhold Brinkmann / Composer Prizes : Isabel Mundry, André Werner, José María Sánchez-Verdú
2002
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Music Prize: Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Composer Prizes : Charlotte Seither, Mark Andre, Jan Müller-Wieland
Music Prize: Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Composer Prizes : Charlotte Seither, Mark Andre, Jan Müller-Wieland
2003
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Music Prize: Wolfgang Rihm / Composer Prizes : Chaya Czernowin, Christian Jost, Jörg Widmann
Music Prize: Wolfgang Rihm / Composer Prizes : Chaya Czernowin, Christian Jost, Jörg Widmann
2004
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Music Prize: Alfred Brendel / Composer Prizes : Fabien Lévy, Enno Poppe, Johannes Maria Staud
Music Prize: Alfred Brendel / Composer Prizes : Fabien Lévy, Enno Poppe, Johannes Maria Staud
2005
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Music Prize: Henri Dutilleux / Composer Prizes : Sebastian Claren, Philipp Maintz, Michel van der Aa
Music Prize: Henri Dutilleux / Composer Prizes : Sebastian Claren, Philipp Maintz, Michel van der Aa
2006
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Music Prize: Daniel Barenboim / Composer Prizes : Athanasia Tzanoum, Jens Joneleit, Alexander Muno
Music Prize: Daniel Barenboim / Composer Prizes : Athanasia Tzanoum, Jens Joneleit, Alexander Muno
2007
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Music Prize: Brian Ferneyhough / Composer Prizes : Vykintas Baltakas, Markus Hechtle
Music Prize: Brian Ferneyhough / Composer Prizes : Vykintas Baltakas, Markus Hechtle
2008
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Music Prize: Anne-Sophie Mutter / Composer Prizes : Dieter Ammann, Márton Illés, Wolfram Schurig
Music Prize: Anne-Sophie Mutter / Composer Prizes : Dieter Ammann, Márton Illés, Wolfram Schurig
2009
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Music Prize: Klaus Huber / Composer Prizes : Francesco Filidei, Miroslav Srnka, Lin Yang
Music Prize: Klaus Huber / Composer Prizes : Francesco Filidei, Miroslav Srnka, Lin Yang
2010
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Music Prize: Michael Gielen / Composer Prizes : Arnulf Herrmann, Oliver Schneller, Pierluigi Billone
Music Prize: Michael Gielen / Composer Prizes : Arnulf Herrmann, Oliver Schneller, Pierluigi Billone
2011
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Music Prize: Aribert Reimann / Composer Prizes : Hans Thomalla, Hèctor Parra, Steven Daverson
Music Prize: Aribert Reimann / Composer Prizes : Hans Thomalla, Hèctor Parra, Steven Daverson
2012
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Music Prize: Friedrich Cerha / Composer Prizes : Luke Bedford, Ulrich Alexander Kreppein, Zeynep Gedizlioğlu
Music Prize: Friedrich Cerha / Composer Prizes : Luke Bedford, Ulrich Alexander Kreppein, Zeynep Gedizlioğlu
2013
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Music Prize: Mariss Jansons / Composer Prizes : David Philip Hefti, Marko Nikodijević, Samy Moussa
Music Prize: Mariss Jansons / Composer Prizes : David Philip Hefti, Marko Nikodijević, Samy Moussa
2014
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Music Prize: Peter Gülke / Composer Prizes : Brigitta Muntendorf, Luis Codera Puzo, Simone Movio
Music Prize: Peter Gülke / Composer Prizes : Brigitta Muntendorf, Luis Codera Puzo, Simone Movio
2015
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Music Prize: Christoph Eschenbach / Composer Prizes : Birke J. Bertelsmeier, Christian Mason, Mark Barden
Music Prize: Christoph Eschenbach / Composer Prizes : Birke J. Bertelsmeier, Christian Mason, Mark Barden
2016
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Music Prize: Per Nørgård / Composer Prizes : David Hudry, Gordon Kampe, Milica Djordjević
Music Prize: Per Nørgård / Composer Prizes : David Hudry, Gordon Kampe, Milica Djordjević
2017
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Music Prize: Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Composer Prizes : Lisa Streich, Michael Pelzel, Simon Steen-Andersen
Music Prize: Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Composer Prizes : Lisa Streich, Michael Pelzel, Simon Steen-Andersen
2018
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Music Prize: Beat Furrer / Composer Prizes : Clara Iannotta, Oriol Saladrigues, Timothy McCormack
Music Prize: Beat Furrer / Composer Prizes : Clara Iannotta, Oriol Saladrigues, Timothy McCormack
2019
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Music Prize: Rebecca Saunders / Composer Prizes: Ann Cleare, Annesley Black, Mithatcan Öcal
Music Prize: Rebecca Saunders / Composer Prizes: Ann Cleare, Annesley Black, Mithatcan Öcal
2020
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Music Prize: Tabea Zimmermann / Composer Prizes : Samir Amarouch, Francesca Verunelli, Catherine Lamb
Music Prize: Tabea Zimmermann / Composer Prizes : Samir Amarouch, Francesca Verunelli, Catherine Lamb
2021
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Music Prize: Georges Aperghis / Composer Prizes : Mirela Ivičević, Malte Giesen, Yair Klartag
Music Prize: Georges Aperghis / Composer Prizes : Mirela Ivičević, Malte Giesen, Yair Klartag
2022
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Music Prize: Olga Neuwirth / Composers Prizes : Benjamin Attahir, Naomi Pinnock, Mikel Urquiza
Music Prize: Olga Neuwirth / Composers Prizes : Benjamin Attahir, Naomi Pinnock, Mikel Urquiza
2023
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Anniversary Year – 50 Years of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
Anniversary Year – 50 Years of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
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