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AMP Gala Concerts
2020
On October 22 the 2020 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert was performed by Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and its musical director Lorraine Vaillancourt. The live-steamed performance featured world premieres by 2020 AMP Laureates Keiko Devaux, Yotam Haber and Yitzhak Yedid. The performance was held in the Salle Bourgie at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts with soloists Krisztina Szabó (mezzo-soprano) and Sharon Azrieli (soprano).
The concert was filmed by Prodcan Inc, and is available for viewing on the Medici TV platform.
2018
On October 15, 2018, Maestro Yoav Talmi guest conducted the L’Orchestre classique de Montréal for the AMP Gala Concert, featuring the winning compositions of Kelly-Marie Murphy and Avner Dorman. The concert featured soloists Sharon Azrieli (soprano), Lara St. John (violin), Erica Goodman (harp) and Rachel Mercer (cello).
The concert was filmed by Prodcan Inc, and is available for viewing on the Medici TV platform.
2016
The inaugural AMP Gala Concert took place in October 2016 with the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal under Maestro Kent Nagano. The winning compositions by Brian Current and Wlad Marhulets were given their world and Canadian premieres that evening. The concert featured soloists Sharon Azrieli (soprano), Fréderic Antoun (tenor), Alain Moisan (clarinet) and Serhiy Salov (piano).
AMP Audio Recordings
Azrieli Music Prizes New Jewish Music, Vol. 3
On October 1, The Azrieli Foundation and Analekta released New Jewish Music, Vol. 3 – Azrieli Music Prizes, featuring the world premiere recordings of works by the 2020 Azrieli Music Prize (AMP) laureates: Keiko Devaux (The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music), Yotam Haber (The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music) and Yitzhak Yedid (The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music). The three inspiring pieces are brought vividly to life by the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (le NEM) under the direction of Lorraine Vaillancourt.
Composers
Yitzhak Yedid | Yotam Haber | Keiko Devaux | Pierre Mercure
Performers
Nouvel ensemble Moderne | Lorraine Vaillancourt | Sharon Azrieli | Krisztina Szabó
Azrieli Music Prizes New Jewish Music, Vol. 2
On September 13, 2019, Analekta and the Azrieli Foundation released the second AMP recording New Jewish Music, Vol. 2 – Azrieli Music Prizes. The album features the world premiere recordings of works by composer Kelly-Marie Murphy, winner of the 2018 Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music, and composer Avner Dorman, winner of the 2018 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music. In addition, the album features Seven Tableaux from the Song of Songs by Srul Irving Glick. Originally composed for soprano and piano trio, the piece was arranged for soprano, piano and string orchestra by Francois Vallières in 2019 expressly for this recording.
These works are performed by the Orchestre classique de Montréal under the direction of Boris Brott, with soloists Sharon Azrieli (soprano), Lara St. John (violin), and Couloir — Ariel Barnes (violoncello) and Heidi Krutzen (harp).
Composers
Kelly-Marie Murphy | Avner Dorman | Srul Irving Glick
Performers
Orchestre classique de Montréal | Boris Brott | Lara St. John | Couloir | Sharon Azrieli
Azrieli Music Prizes New Jewish Music, Vol. 1
The Azrieli Foundation is proud to partner with the multi-award-winning Analekta label in the distribution and promotion of our Azrieli Music Prizes recordings.
On October 5, 2018, Analekta and the Azrieli Foundation released the inaugural AMP recording New Jewish Music, Vol. 1 – Azrieli Music Prizes. This new album features the world premiere recordings of works by composer Brian Current, winner of the 2016 Azrieli Commission, and composer Wlad Marhulets, winner of the 2016 Azrieli Prize. In addition, the album features Song of Songs for soprano and orchestra by Lukas Foss, in one of its first new commercial recordings in almost 25 years. These wonderful works are performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Steven Mercurio, with soloists Sharon Azrieli (soprano), David Krakauer (clarinet) and Richard Troxell (tenor).
Composers
Brian Current | Wlad Marhulets | Lukas Foss
Performers
Czech National Symphony Orchestra | Steven Mercurio | Richard Troxell | Sharon Azrieli | David Krakauer
Meet the Laureates
Keiko Devaux
Prior to the 2020 AMP Gala Concert, composer Keiko Devaux chatted with veteran music journalist Mario Paquet about her musical background and the inspiration behind “Arras” – the result of her Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music. This is a French-language recording.
Yotam Haber & Yitzhak Yedid
2020 AMP Laureates Yotam Haber (Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music) and Yitzhak Yedid (Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music) explore the personal connections and musical influences behind their prize-wining works in this engaging conversation with Professor Francesco Spagnolo (UC Berkley). This is an English-language recording.
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