Queen Sofía Composition Prize Explained

The Queen Sofía Composition Prize is a Spanish symphonic composition prize created in 1983.[1] Organized by the Ferrer-Salat Music Foundation, the winner is currently awarded €25,000 (€100,000 from 2021) and the winning composition is premiered by the RTVE Symphony the following year.[2]

Winners

Year Winning composer Winning composition Finalist composers Finalist compositions Jurors
1983 Trama Abril, E. Halffter, León, Montsalvatge, Ros
1984 Concierto imaginante Bernaola, Coria, Guinjoan, León, Penderecki
1985 Honorary prize Bernaola, Claret, Coria, Petrassi, Prieto
1986 Ocnos Coria, Dutilleux, Montsalvatge, Ros
1987 Nunc
1988 Iunxi Cano, Coria, Oliver, Osborne, Otero, Peris
1989 Cello Concerto Cano, Charles, Coria, Peris, Turina
1990 Syzygies Bertomeu, Cano, Coria, C. Castro, Peris
1991 Virtus Abril, Coria, Oliver, Peris, Prieto
1992 Honorary prize Aracil, Bernaola, Brotons, Coria, Sardà
1993 La jeune martyre Coria, Peris, Prieto, Ros, Taverna
1994 Adagio In memoriam Barco, Coria, Martínez, Peris, Taverna
1995 Six engravings for orchestra
1996 Derivations Civilotti, Coria, Peris, Taverna, Turina
1997 Piano Concerto Cano, Coria, C. Cruz, Llanas, Prieto
1998 Oniris Coria, C. Cruz, Z. Cruz, Martín, Peris
1999 Jesús Torres Piano Concerto Coria, Manchado, Peris, Santacreu, Sotelo
2000 Si después de morir... Aracil, Cobo, Coria, Pris, Torres
2001 Honorary prize Coria, C. Cruz, Manchado, Sotelo, Torres
2002 Arlequín
2003 Les Algues Coria, Gosálvez, Puerto, Rueda, Torres, Villa
2004 Myselves Passacaglia Botter, Coria, Manchado, Villa
2005 Alnur Botter, Cantos, Charles, Gasparini, Pablo
2006 Escenas de pájaros Camarero, Eusebio, C. Halffter, Rueda, Vadillo
2007 Gabriel ErkorekaFuegos Viola Concerto Abril, Casablancas, Cerveró, Puerto, Rueda
2008 Seven Days / Stained Glass / Mirror That Scream Called Silence López, Martínez, Rueda, Torres, Zavala
2009
Giovanni Bonato
Dar Gaist is heüte kemmet
Ecos de un color
AEther
Guerra, Demestres, Holt, Lee, Rueda
2010
Hermes Luaces
Agujeros negros
Non sei di quelli che si incantano al paesaggio
Violin Concerto
Bonato, Galán, Rueda, Rohloff, Turina
2011 Mandalas Aracil, Davies, Gourzi, Luaces, Rueda
2012 Fantasía Luminosité Garrido, Guinjoan, Matalón, Rueda, Seo
2013 Secreta desolación Cattaneo, Chang, Lazkano, Llorca, Rueda
2014 Alegorías de otoño Clarke, Coll, Magrané, Paredes, Rueda
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 Unda maris
2023

Notes and References

  1. http://elpais.com/diario/1983/11/29/cultura/438908414_850215.html "El músico catalán Joan Guinjoan recibe el Premio de Composición Reina Sofía"
  2. http://www.fundaciomusicaferrersalat.com/premio/?page_id=53 Rules