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He is awarded the Eric Ericson Prize

» Published: 26 October 2024

He is awarded the Eric Ericson Prize
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Alexander Lüken from Germany took home the victory when the prestigious competition for young choir conductors, Eric Ericson Award, had its final concert in Stockholm.

"We have experienced an extremely well-prepared conductor, with great artistic courage and ability to create a sense of mutual trust with the singers", the jury writes in its motivation.

Alexander Lüken receives a prize check of 150,000 kronor, as well as contracts for concerts with ten European radio choirs.

He studied at the music academies in Cologne and Weimar. He works, among other things, with the public service company WDR's radio choir in Cologne, where he is an assistant conductor.

The Eric Ericson Award is an international competition for choir conductors under 35 years old. The organizers are Sveriges Radio in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Music, the Rosenborg Gehrmans Foundation, and the European Broadcasting Union.

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