Thomas W. Morris named one of Persons of the Year by Alex Ross
Alex Ross, Music Critic for the New Yorker Magazine (and one of the most influential writers on music today) named Persons of the Year — Jane Moss and Ojai Music Festival’s Thomas W. Morris, for their hearteningly inventive programming at Lincoln Center and Spring for Music/Ojai.
Bent Sorensen Wins BASCA Award
Danish composer Bent Sorensen’s piano concerto, La Mattina, was presented with a 2011 British Composer Award sponsored by BASCA (British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors), which recognizes contemporary classical music showing “flair, originality and the power of communication.” La Mattina, which was written for Leif Ove by Mr. Sorensen, will receive its West Coast premiere during the Festival’s June 9 evening concert.
Leif Ove Andsnes and eighth blackbird Earn Grammy Nominations
2012 Music Director Leif Ove Andsnes received two Grammy nominations for his recording of Rachmaninov with the London Symphony Orchestra in the ‘Best Classical Instrumental Solo’ and ‘Best Engineered Album’ categories.
Another Grammy nod goes to composer Steve Mackey’s “Lonely Motel,” which the 2009 Music Director eighth blackbird premiered at the Festival as Slide. The work received nominations both for ensemble performance and contemporary classical composition.
View the 2012 Festival curated by Leif Ove Andsnes
Read the rest of the Classical Music Grammy nominations