Aperghis honored with Ernst von Siemens Prize
Georges Aperghis, who was instrumental in establishing and expanding the Théâtre musical department at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB), will be awarded this year's Ernst von Siemens Prize, endowed with 250,000 euros.
Georges Aperghis was born in Athens in 1945. He has lived and worked in Paris since 1963. In 1976, he founded ATEM, a music theater workshop anchored in the social reality of a Parisian suburb (Bagnolet).
The most important contemporary music ensembles in Europe - Ictus, Klangforum Wien, Remix, Musikfabrik, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Nieuw Ensemble, Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart and so on - have developed a close collaboration with Georges Aperghis, regularly commissioning works from him, all of which have been included in their respective repertoires.
Aperghis has already been honored with the Mauricio Kagel Music Prize (2011), the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale (2015) and the BBVA Borders of Knowledge Foundation Prize in the Contemporary Music category (2016), among others.
