Elżbieta Sikora will be awarded during the 76th ceremony of the Grands Prix internationaux du disque, organized by the French Académie Charles Cros. The composer will receive the Prize of the President of the French Republic for her entire body of work. The award ceremony will take place on March 21, 2024, at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Paris, under the patronage of Emmanuel Macron, the President of France.
Since 1947, the French Académie Charles Cros has been awarding prestigious prizes for the best musical recordings, as well as the special Prize of the President of France for the entire body of work. In recent years, recipients of this award have included Kaija Saariaho and Bernard Cavanna. Académie Charles Cros also recognized the album "Concertos," which summarizes Elżbieta Sikora's achievements in this genre, by awarding it the Coup de Coeur prize.
Elżbieta Sikora's catalogue currently includes approximately 110 works, ranging from electroacoustic to instrumental and vocal music. The composer continues to take on new commissions with the same energy. Her latest monographic album, which includes three concertos (for piano, organ, and violin), is a testament to her talent – writes Michèle Tosi in the justification for the Prize of the President of the French Republic.
In 2023 and 2024, on the occasion of Elżbieta Sikora's 80th birthday jubilee, numerous performances of the composer's works are taking place worldwide. Nearly 30 concerts have been planned, including performances in Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, Vienna, Stockholm, Tallinn, Ljubljana, Oslo, Montreal, São Paulo, Brest and Marseille. Premieres of works such as "Tenebrae" at the Grand Theatre - National Opera in Warsaw, and a new Overture at the Zielona Góra Philharmonic, as well as jubilee concerts in Wrocław, Gdańsk, Kraków, and Wałbrzych, took place in Poland. These events are coordinated by SONORA Music, the agency representing Elżbieta Sikora.
During the ceremony organized by the Académie Charles Cros, which will be held as a guest event at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Paris, additional awards will be presented: the Honorary Award for the Itinéraire ensemble for 50 years of artistic work and the Grand Prix du Disque de Musique Contemporaine for Enno Poppe for the album "Prozession." More information: https://elzbietasikora.com/