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| Keith Jarrett (C) Gnu Common License |
From the jury statement: “Unanimously acclaimed as one of the most important pianists in the area of improvisation and jazz music Keith Jarrett is an artist who has experimented with extraordinary talent and creativity in various genres including classical music, creating work that is both refined and blistering at the same time. His huge discography bears witness to a boundless art and a unique personality in the field of jazz, with an approach and signature style that are so personal as to make him a universal master in the history of music”.
The 62nd International Festival of Contemporary Music of the Biennale di Venezia will be held from September 28th to October 7th 2018.
In the past, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Music has been awarded to Goffredo Petrassi (1994), Luciano Berio (1995), Friedrich Cerha (2006), Giacomo Manzoni (2007), Helmut Lachenmann (2008), György Kurtág (2009), Wolfgang Rihm (2010), Peter Eötvös (2011), Pierre Boulez (2012), Sofija Gubajdulina (2013), Steve Reich (2014), Georges Aperghis (2015), Salvatore Sciarrino (2016), and Tan Dun (2017).
Congratulations to Keith Jarrett!
Weitere Informationen:
http://www.labiennale.org/en/news/2018-lion-awards-music
