Carl Orff Prize

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The Carl Orff Prize is a German music prize intended to commemorate the artistic and musical pedagogical work of the composer Carl Orff (1894–1982). It has been awarded at irregular intervals since 2009.

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The music prize is awarded by the Carl Orff Foundation in Dießen am Ammersee , the establishment of which Carl Orff ordered in his will. The award was launched in December 2008 following a decision by the Foundation's Board of Trustees and Board of Directors. Personalities and institutions are honored with the Carl Orff Prize who “have rendered outstanding services to Carl Orff and his life's work in an extraordinary way that sets standards”.

The first prize winner in 2009 was the philologist and music historian Werner Thomas (1910–2011), a long-time friend of Orff, who was honored for his lifelong study of Orff's work. He was followed in 2012 by John Dew , artistic director of the Darmstadt State Theater . In 2013, Heiner Goebbels (director), Peter Rundel (conductor) and Lemi Ponifasio (director) were honored for their staging of Orff's opera Prometheus at the Ruhrtriennale 2012 . In 2015, the Clara Schumann Free Primary School in Leipzig was the first to receive the Carl Orff Prize, rather than an institution. Christian von Gehren , the long-time conductor of the Carl Orff Festival Andechs , received the award in 2016.

The endowment of the prize rose from 10,000 euros at the beginning to 20,000 euros in 2016. The award ceremony takes place at the location where the winners work.

Award winners

  • 2009: Werner Thomas
  • 2012: John Dew
  • 2013: Heiner Goebbels, Peter Rundel and Lemi Ponifasio
  • 2015: Clara Schumann Primary School in Leipzig
  • 2016: Christian von Gehren

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Carl Orff: Archive information. In: orff.de. Retrieved June 22, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Carl Orff Foundation honors the artistic director of the Darmstadt State Theater, John Dew, with the Carl Orff Prize 2012. In: theaterkompass.de. Retrieved June 22, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Heiner Goebbels, Lemi Ponifasio and Peter Rundel receive the Carl Orff Prize 2013. In: nmz.de. October 30, 2008, accessed June 22, 2018 .
  4. ^ Carl Orff: Current information. In: orff.de. August 12, 2018, accessed June 22, 2018 .
  5. ^ Conductor Christian von Gehren receives the Carl Orff Prize. In: welt.de . July 1, 2016, accessed June 22, 2018 .