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Wolfgang Rihm Receives Grawmeyer Award from University of Louisville for 15-Minute 'IN-SCHRIFT 2' Composition

For Wolfgang Rihm, his follow-up composition "IN-SCHRIFT 2" has garnered a lot of attention and acclaim. Thus, for his astounding work, Rihm has been given the 2015 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.Hats off to Rihm as his 15-minute score for orchestra has taken the award for its exploration of musical space. The music was originally composed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Philharmonic's concert hall, the Philharmonie.And per NPR endorsed-WFPL, "IN-SCRIFT 2" "explores [the Philharmonie's] unique space, by placing musicians from the orchestra around and within the audience, creating spatial and surround-sound effects."It continued: "The work is also noted for not using flutes, violins or violas (standard orchestral instruments), instead focusing on the darker and deeper sounds of the ensemble."
By Ian Holubiak