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
https://www.youtube.com/live/HYJI8YXpXnw Join us live from Stockholm for a “Behind the Scenes” talk with guest artists Sir George Benjamin and Sofi Oksanen. British composer / conductor Sir George Benjamin, wrote two operas for Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. “Written on Skin" (2012) and “Picture a day like this” both made headlines following their premiere and continue to be staged around the world. The recent recording of the “Picture a day like this” received the 2025 Gramophone Award for Best Contemporary Album. Writer Sofi Oksanen…
Livestream: What makes the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence so special?
The world’s largest classical music prize honours the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence for outstanding artistic acheievements, giving special recognition to the 2021 premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s opera “Innocence”. The prestigious French Opera Festival, becomes the first festival to receive the Prize, to be presented on October 21 by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf at Konserthuset Stockholm. The musical celebration will be accompanied by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Swedish Opera Chorus under the direction of Susanna Mälkki. Tickets go on…
Birgit Nilsson Prize 2025 awarded to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
The recipient of the Birgit Nilsson Prize 2025 will announced on May 21. Follow the live broadcast of the announcement from Stockholm at 11.00 CEST here. Founded in tandem with the Stipendium which Birgit Nilsson created to support young singers, the Birgit Nilsson Prize pays tribute to an active artist or institution which has contributed an important chapter to music history. Her legacy lives on just as she intended – giving incentive to young musicians at the start of their careers…
Birgit Nilsson Prize 2025 to be announced on May 21
Good evening your majesties, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, my fellow musicians — I am truly overwhelmed. I thank your majesties, I thank you, Susanne, I thank the Birgit Nilsson Foundation for this great honor. I am grateful to all of you for making me feel so much at home in Stockholm and welcoming me into the magnificent world of Birgit Nilsson. I never met La Nilsson in person. I so wish I could have. The world acknowledges that that…
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