VC LIVE | 2022 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert

Tune in here on Monday, November 28 at 7PM ET for special concert featuring premieres by the 2022 AMP laureates

We're coming to you from Montréal, Canada for the 2022 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert, featuring the world premiere performances by the 2022 AMP laureates, Iman Habibi, Aharon Harlap, and Rita Ueda.

Established in 2014, the competition is comprised of three categories: The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music, The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music, and The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music.

The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music went to Iman Habibi, the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music to Aharon Harlap, and the second edition of the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music to Rita Ueda.

Read more about the 2022 AMP laureates, here.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 28, 7PM ET

2022 AZRIELI MUSIC PRIZES GALA CONCERT

MAISON SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL | MONTRÉAL, CANADA

Orchestre Métropolitain | Alexandre Bloch, conductor | Sharon Azrieli, soprano | Sepideh Raissadat, voice and setar | Naomi Sato, shō | Zhongxi Wu, suona/sheng

Iman Habibi
Shāhīn-nāmeh, for voice and orchestra (premiere)
Texts by Shahin Shirazi

Rita Ueda
Birds Calling… from the Canada in You, for shō, suona/sheng and orchestra (premiere)

Aharon Harlap
Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord, for soprano and orchestra