The presentation of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2025, the Composer Prizes and the Ensemble Prizes will take place on May 17, 2025 at 7 pm in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residence.

The Prize Ceremony is currently fully booked. Listen to excerpts on BR-Klassik:

Composer & Ensemble Prizes:
22 May 2025, 11:03 pm

Ernst von Siemens Music Prize to Sir Simon Rattle:
27 May 2025, 8:03 pm

Programme

Word of Welcome
Tabea Zimmermann, Chairwoman of the Foundation Board of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation

Composer and Ensemble Prizes 2025

Bastien David

Portrait Film

Six chansons laissées sans voix (2020)
for ensemble

Ashkan Behzadi

Portrait Film

Carnivalesque (iii) (2017)
for chamber ensemble

Kristine Tjøgersen

Portrait Film

Seafloor Dawn Chorus (2018/rev. 2022)
for ensemble

Awarding of the Composer Prizes 2025
Ilona Schmiel, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation

Conversation
Ilona Schmiel in conversation with Annekatrin Hentschel

The Riot Ensemble will perform.

Film Clips
collective lovemusic and Tacet(i) Ensemble

Awarding of the Ensemble Prizes 2025
Ilona Schmiel

Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2025

Sir Simon Rattle

Laudatory speech for Sir Simon Rattle
Sir Willard White

Awarding of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2025 to Sir Simon Rattle
Tabea Zimmermann

Arnold Schönberg
Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major op. 9

Musicians of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle

Annekatrin Hentschel, moderation