{"id":7328,"date":"2025-09-18T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anne-sophie-mutter.de\/?p=7328"},"modified":"2025-09-30T21:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:14:45","slug":"enescu-festival-award-for-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anne-sophie-mutter.de\/en\/enescu-festival-award-for-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Enescu Festival Award for Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<strong>Award ceremony in Bucharest:<em> \u201cI am deeply honored to have received the very first \u201eEnescu Festival Award for Excellence\u201c ever presented by the Enescu Festival. To be acknowledged in recognition of my almost 50-year journey in music in this way by such a prestigious and visionary institution is both humbling and profoundly moving. My heartfelt thanks to the Festival\u2019s leadership and the jury for this exceptional honor\u201d.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nOn this evening it was a special pleasure for Anne-Sophie Mutter to perform with conductor Cristian Macelaru and the Orchestre National de France, who were honored with the Symphonic Music Award at the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) for their exceptional album featuring works by George Enescu, released in 2025 by Deutsche Grammophon.<\/p>\n<p>Anne-Sophie Mutter also extends special thanks to Mr. Remy Franck, President of the ICMA Jury, and Cristina Comanda\u0219u, Jury Member, for the award and for their tireless commitment to classical music.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Petric\u0103 T\u0103nase<\/p>\n<p>From left to right: Cristina Uruc, manager of the George Enescu Festival, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Cristian Macelaru, conductor and director of the George Enescu Festival in Bucharest[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award ceremony in Bucharest: \u201cI am deeply honored to have received the very first \u201eEnescu Festival Award for Excellence\u201c ever presented by the Enescu Festival. 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