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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.

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.

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.

MSO’s Musique aux Enfants initiative receives major donation from the Azrieli Foundation

The La musique aux enfants program has received a major donation from the Azrieli Foundation. Conceived by Kent Nagano, this initiative, developed in partnership with the Université de Montréal and the Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île (CSPI), introduces preschool and kindergarten children in the Montréal-Nord borough to music.

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.

Prizes, Legacies and Legends

Part of the life of being a composer is filling out grant applications and submitting proposals.

Living a musical life: Hope renewed for Ottawa composer Kelly-Marie Murphy

When the Toronto Symphony Orchestra takes the stage Friday night, it will be a very public acknowledgement of Ottawa composer Kelly-Marie Murphy’s great year.

Azrieli Prize given to Sephardi-Influenced Orchestral Composition

Kelly-Marie Murphy was initially “terrified” by the idea of entering a competition designed to encourage Canadian composers to create worthy Jewish orchestral music.

Kelly-Marie Murphy Wins Largest Composition Prize in Canada

The Azrieli Foundation is proud to announce that composer Kelly-Marie Murphy is the winner of the 2018 Azrieli Commission for Jewish 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.