Established in 2014 by the Azrieli Foundation, the Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) offer opportunities for the discovery, creation, performance and celebration of excellence in new concert music.
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2020 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert Features Four World Premieres October 22, 2020
The Azrieli Foundation presents its biennial Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) Gala Concert on October 22, 2020 at 8:00 PM ET featuring world premieres by the three 2020 AMP Laureates. The concert will be livestreamed by the world’s leading classical music channel, Medici TV, and on Azrieli Music Prizes’ Facebook page, free for all to enjoy.
Jewish music is honoured — but what is it?
What is Jewish music? The Azrieli Foundation's Music Prizes seek to answer that impossible question.
The Azrieli Foundation Announces Calls for Proposals for New Performance Fund
The annual Azrieli Music Prizes Performance Fund (AMP-PF) supports professional music ensembles in preparing and presenting public performances of Azrieli Music Prize-winning works.
The Azrieli Foundation Announces 2020 Azrieli Music Prize Winners
The Azrieli Foundation proudly announces the three winners of their 2020 Azrieli Music Prizes: Keiko Devaux, Yotam Haber, and Yitzhak Yedid.
Call for Submissions Open for Canada’s Largest Music Composition Prizes
In announcing the call for submissions for the 2020 Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP), the Azrieli Foundation is now offering the largest composition prizes in Canada.
Azrieli Music Prizes Announces New Canadian Prize
The Azrieli Canadian Prize, a new $50,000 cash award to commission concert works celebrating Canadian music was announced. This will be the third prize to be offered biennially through the Azrieli Music Prizes program.
Celebrating new Jewish music by prize-winning composers
An exhilarating evening of musical discovery, unveiling two world premiere works by the winners of the 2018 Azrieli Music Prizes. Inventive orchestral colour and virtuosic flair are on display for Israeli-born composer Avner Dorman’s Nigunim for Violin and Orchestra, while Canadian composer Kelly-Marie Murphy explores a wealth of Sephardic music in her En el escuro es todo uno (In the Darkness All is One).
The Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert Soloists Announced
The Azrieli Foundation is pleased to announce the soloists for the Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert on October 15, 2018 at 8:00 pm at Maison symphonique de Montréal. The concert features two major works for chamber orchestra by the winners of the 2018 Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP), two biennial $50,000 awards offering opportunities for the creation, performance and celebration of high quality new Jewish Music. The new works will be performed by the McGill Chamber Orchestra (MCO) led by Guest Conductor Yoav Talmi. Tickets are available for pre-sale starting today via the Place des Arts box office at placedesarts.com.
Composer Avner Dorman Winner of 2018 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music
The Azrieli Foundation is proud to announce that composer Avner Dorman is the winner of the 2018 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music for his composition, Nigunim for Violin and Orchestra. The $50,000 cash prize is granted biennially to a composer who has written the best new major work of Jewish Music, and is accompanied by a world premiere gala performance and a professional recording of the prize-winning work.
ROUNDUP | 10 Canadian Composers Who Are Redefining Classical Music
Despite our relatively small population, Canadian music is well, alive, strong, and fascinating.
Here are 10 innovative composers redefining the future of Canadian classical music.
Announcing the Winner of the 2018 Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music
The Azrieli Foundation is proud to announce that composer Kelly-Marie Murphy is the winner of the 2018 Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music.
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