Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen had just won the 2016 Gramophone Award the Contemporary Music category for the world prémiere recording of the song cycle “Let me tell you”, recorded by the soprano Barbara Hannigan (to whom the work is written).
Read the original review on the Gramophone website here.
I’m proud to boast that I am currently working as librettist with Hans on his first full scale opera for the Royal Danish Opera, to be premiered in 2019.
Congratulations to Hans, Barabara and all involved in this award winning recording.