AZ Medien honors Dieter Ammann
The composer Dieter Ammann has been awarded this year's AZ Medien Culture Prize. The award, which is endowed with CHF 25,000, recognizes the musician as a modern sound creator who reaches, touches and inspires his listeners.
Born in 1962, Ammann studied in Lucerne and at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern and has played as a trumpet player, keyboardist and electric bassist in jazz ensembles. He is currently a professor at the Lucerne School of Music.
According to Sabine Altorfer, the chair of the jury, Dieter Ammann is "an outstanding and independent composer". His works not only inspire enthusiasm in Switzerland, but are also recognized internationally.
Dieter Ammann is the 16th AZ Medien Culture Prize winner. The award will be presented to him at a ceremony in October. In previous years, the prize has gone to the Flamenco en route dance company, Ruedi Häusermann, Sol Gabetta and Andreas Fleck, among others.
