A star-studded array of international guests and artists gathered in Stockholm on October 21 to pay tribute to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the first festival to be awarded the prestigious Birgit Nilsson Prize. At the official ceremony His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the Prize to Sophie Joissains, Mayor of Aix-en-Provence and Paul Hermelin, Chairman of the Board of the Festival. The accompanying musical Gala was led by conductor Susanna Mälkki and featured the Royal Swedish Philharmonic, Royal Swedish Opera Choir, court singers Peter Mattei and Daniel Johansson, and young rising Swedish star soprano Matilda…
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence receives the Birgit Nilsson Prize 2025 in Stockholm
The world’s largest classical music prize honours the Festival d’Aix-En-Provence for outstanding artistic achievements, giving special recognition to the 2021 premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Opera “Innocence” President of the Birgit Nilsson Stiftelsen, Susanne Rydén today announced that the 2025 Birgit Nilsson Prize – the world’s largest prize in classical music at 1 million US dollars - is awarded to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. The prestigious French Opera Festival, which is currently preparing for its 77th edition this summer, becomes the first…
FESTIVAL D’AIX-EN-PROVENCE AWARDED THE BIRGIT NILSSON PRIZE 2025
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