Award of the Götz Friedrich Prize

70. ARD Music Competition – Concert of the Prize Winners

71. ARD Music Competition – Concert of the Prize Winners

Nobel Prize Concert

Vienna, London, New York, Berlin, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Stockholm. Swedish soprano Malin Byström is the internationally acclaimed artist who graces the world’s most prestigious opera stages. She is the soloist of the year at the Nobel Prize Concert.Court Singer Malin Byström is one of the most sought-after sopranos of our time, having been named Female Singer of the Year at the International Opera Awards, among other honours. With the rich palette of her lyric-dramatic voice and a radiant stage presence, she has captivated and charmed audiences worldwide. ”I am very much looking forward to this extraordinary concert”, says Malin Byström. ”To be part of Nobel Week, when the eyes of the world are on Sweden, makes me both incredibly proud and deeply humbled. I will sing with all my heart.”Malin Byström made her debut with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in 2006, performing music by Richard Strauss. Strauss’s operas have become something of a speciality for Byström, and at the 2024 Nobel Prize Concert, we hear the magnificent final scene from his opera Salome.The programme also includes the marvellous Symphonic Dances by Rachmaninoff, with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the Czech conductor Petr Popelka, newly appointed Chief Conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and also Chief Conductor of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Popelka opens the concert with music from his homeland, featuring Vítezslava Kaprálová's Suite Rustica from 1938, a work that resonates with delightful Czech folk songs and dances.***The Nobel Prize Concert is an annual event of the highest international standard at which the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra appears with world-leading musicians. The concert is part of the official programme during Nobel Week and is a tribute to the year’s Nobel Prize recipients. The concert is presented by Nobel Prize Outreach AB in collaboration with Konserthuset Stockholm.Dress code: Dark suit***Special rules apply at this concert. Bags, shoe bags, and similar items should be left in the cloakroom. If you must bring a bag into the hall, only a small handbag or clutch is permitted, with a maximum size of A4. Please note that any bags brought in will be searched.***Swedish Radio P2 broadcasts the concert live. It is recorded by the Swedish television, SVT, and will be broadcast on 14 December. For viewers abroad, we refer to Nobelprize.org, where the concert will be available on 14 December.

Nobel Prize Ceremony

The Nobel Prize has been presented at Konserthuset on 10 December every year since 1926, with a few exceptions (such as during World War II, when no awards were given in the years 1939–44, and recently during the pandemic 2020–21 when the ceremony couldn't take place at Konserthuset as usual).During the ceremony, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra performs from a specially constructed stage in the choir loft, above the podium. The podium is covered by the signature blue Nobel carpet, to accommodate members of the Swedish Academy, Nobel Prize recipients and the Royal family. A statue of Alfred Nobel forms the focal point on stage, and the great organ is decorated with a grand cockade in the colours of Sweden and Norway.The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony is broadcast on many TV channels around the world, and the event generates considerable global interest.

Götz Alsmann & Band

Niemand kann so charmant über Musik reden und das mit einer Leidenschaft, die wohl ihresgleichen sucht: Götz Alsmann, mit seiner Band in schöner Regelmäßigkeit in Köln zu Gast. Der Titel des neuen Programms gibt Anlass zu den kühnsten Hoffnungen auf einen vergnüglichen Abend.Diese Combo! Das Musikalische ist einfach in sich stimmig; das Quintett eine kleine Welt für sich, in die man nur allzu gerne für eine Weile eintaucht. Bei Götz Alsmann und Co. klingt alles so beiläufig-leicht, ohne dass es ins Beliebige zu driften droht. Im Vordergrund steht immer der Gruppensound: eine wohldosierte Rezeptur aus dezenter Rhythmik und verzärtelter Melodik, die im Zusammenklang aus Vibraphon und Klavier unwillkürlich an die guten alten Filmmelodien denken lässt – herrlich!

Götz Alsmann & Band

The wisdom of proverbs and pop songs remain eternal truths... No wonder Götz Alsmann makes the night the centre of the evening on his new album and in his current programme. Or the evening as the highlight of the day? To this end, he draws on exquisite gems from the history of pop music, melancholic and humorous gems from 1910 to 1965 – and he does it differently to everyone else. It is not for nothing that the singer and pianist Götz Alsmann is regarded as the »King of German jazz schlager«.

Götz Alsmann & Band

After the latest studio album entitled »L.I.E.B.E.« with a tour of the same name and the musical excursions »In Paris« (2011), »On Broadway« (2014) and »In Rome« (2017), the king of the jazz hits Götz Alsmann is back at the Laeiszhalle with a new programme in 2024. The band that assists Götz Alsmann at the concerts consists of musicians, most of whom have been part of the ensemble for decades. At literally thousands of concerts, they have participated in Alsmann’s everlasting commitment to the jazz hit. Their place in music history is assured.

Guest performance Prize Winners' Concert of the Grunewald International Music Competition 2024

Georg Friedrich Schenck / Klavierabend

Georg Friedrich Schenck is best known for his outstanding CD recordings: His recording of Beethoven’s immensely difficult Hammerklavier Sonata continues to set standards today. The former master student of the legendary pianist André Watts is himself a long-standing professor of piano. His master students include piano virtuosos such as Evgeni Bozhanov, Sukyeon Kim, Georgijs Osokins and Hyelim Kim. For his piano recital in the Elbphilharmonie’s Small Hall, Schenck has chosen among other works Beethoven’s »Appassionata« sonata – one of the most popular sonatas in piano literature.

Sarah Wegener | Götz Payer

According to Theodor Fontane, happiness lies in small things, which could also describe songs. Soprano Sarah Wegener explores this happiness in her Cologne concert. She performs songs like Richard Strauss's "Traum durch die Dämmerung," which questions where happiness lies. Wegener, known for her intense performances, joins pianist Götz Payer in this pursuit of happiness.