Gustaf-Gründgens Prize 2023 for Elmar Lampson

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The award ceremony will take place as part of a charity matinee on September 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ernst Deutsch Theater.

The Gustaf Gründgens Prize, the theater prize of the Hamburg Lions Clubs, donated by Mercedes-Benz Hamburg, will be awarded for the sixth time on September 17, 2023. The prize is endowed with 15,000 euros and honors personalities who have made a significant contribution to the performing arts in Hamburg.

The winner of the 2023 prize is the former president of the HfMT, composer, conductor and music phenomenologist Prof. Elmar Lampson.

A jury consisting of the representative of the Hamburg Lions Clubs, Christian Jacke, the director of the Ernst Deutsch Theater, Isabella Vértes-Schütter, and the president of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, Prof. Jan Philipp Sprick, decided on the award of the Gustaf Grüngens Prize 2023. From the jury's statement: "Prof. Elmar Lampson has shaped musical and cultural life in Hamburg and far beyond over the past decades. As President of the University of Music and Drama, he has not only strengthened the university's international network and its worldwide visibility, but has also worked tirelessly to create two new cultural venues in Hamburg, the Theaterakademie am Wiesendamm and the JazzHall, which have become an integral part of the music and theater scene. The awarding of the Gustaf Gründgens Prize honors this impressive lifetime achievement."

The laudatory speech at the award ceremony will be held by the General Music Director and Honorary Conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Prof. Kent Naganowho will also conduct music by Elmar Lampson. Members of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra will perform. The varied stage program will also feature students and teachers from the University of Music and Drama. The prize will be presented by Matthias Kallis, Head of Mercedes-Benz Sales in Northern Germany.
The prize money and the proceeds from the charity matinee will be donated to the
University Foundation at the request of the winner and will be used to support students at the Theater Academy and jazz.

Tickets for the award ceremony on September 17, 2023 at 11.00 a.m. are available now from
Ernst Deutsch Theater, ticket phone: 040 22701420 or at www.ernst-deutsch-theater.de