Benjamin Schmid honored in Germany
Benjamin Schmid, violinist and lecturer at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB), has been awarded a German Record Critics' Prize.
Schmid received the prize for his recording of a CD with music by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op. 26, orchestral music from the operas Il campiello, Le donne curiose, L'amore medico and I quattro rusteghi). The Oviedo Filarmonia is conducted by Friedrich Haider.
According to the jury, the recording is "a fervent plea for Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's highly romantic but still little-known violin concerto; at the same time an exceptionally well-documented edition and a tribute to Guila Bustabo, the great American violinist and dedicatee of the work".
The German Record Critics' Award is an independent association of currently 145 music critics and journalists from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Organized in 29 expert juries, the jurors examine the range of new recordings in 29 categories on a quarterly basis.
