Tweet
SALZBURG HONOURS SWISS COMPOSER HUBER
AUSTRIA TODAY
August 8, 2008 Friday 3:56 PM
Swiss composer Klaus Huber has been awarded the renowned "Musikpreis
Salzburg 2009". It was announced on Thursday that Huber would
receive 80,000 Euros, while Armenian-French composer Franck Christian
Yeznikian, as recommended by Huber, has been awarded the "Prize of
Appraisal" worth 20,000 Euros. Huber said that he had recommended
39-year-old Yeznikian because "he is, like me, no careerist and
has no interest in making a market for himself. But he is a serious
composer who is not only interested in the product but also in its
background." The jury justified their decision saying: "Klaus Huber is
a middleman for existential and political messages shaped by a belief
in a better world. Huber´s work is complex and comprehensive. Huber
has created poetic worlds of sound in which Arabic music merges with
Christian and also Communist elements." Huber said that the award
was the greatest honour he had ever received. The 83-year-old joked
around, saying: "The reason might be that [the very common German name]
Huber isn't a good name with which to have a big career as a composer."
--Boundary_(ID_j7kdf3nueHY9N3rKWq ogug)--
AUSTRIA TODAY
August 8, 2008 Friday 3:56 PM
Swiss composer Klaus Huber has been awarded the renowned "Musikpreis
Salzburg 2009". It was announced on Thursday that Huber would
receive 80,000 Euros, while Armenian-French composer Franck Christian
Yeznikian, as recommended by Huber, has been awarded the "Prize of
Appraisal" worth 20,000 Euros. Huber said that he had recommended
39-year-old Yeznikian because "he is, like me, no careerist and
has no interest in making a market for himself. But he is a serious
composer who is not only interested in the product but also in its
background." The jury justified their decision saying: "Klaus Huber is
a middleman for existential and political messages shaped by a belief
in a better world. Huber´s work is complex and comprehensive. Huber
has created poetic worlds of sound in which Arabic music merges with
Christian and also Communist elements." Huber said that the award
was the greatest honour he had ever received. The 83-year-old joked
around, saying: "The reason might be that [the very common German name]
Huber isn't a good name with which to have a big career as a composer."
--Boundary_(ID_j7kdf3nueHY9N3rKWq ogug)--