Congratulations to Louis Andriessen for winning the University of Louisville’s 2011 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. He received the award for La Commedia, his fourth opera. This year’s award is $100,000.
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Interesting. I always thought that one has to write a violin concerto in order to be awarded the Grawemeyer…
Richly deserved!! I had the privilege of hearing La Commedia at Carnegie Hall — it’s stunning achievement from one of our most important composers.