Emmanuel Tjeknavorian gewinnt den Abbiati Preis für die Kategorie: Bester Dirigent

“The National Association of Music Critics has awarded the 2025 Abbiati Prize for Best Conductor to EMMANUEL TJEKNAVORIAN Music Director of the Milan Symphony Orchestra. The jury, chaired by Angelo Foletto and composed of the board of the National Association of Music Critics—Andrea Estero, Alessandro Cammarano, Carlo Fiore, Gianluigi Mattietti, Carla Moreni, and Roberta Pedrotti—along with seven critics elected by the Association's members—Attilio Cantore, Susanna Franchi, Cesare Galla, Giancarlo Landini, Gregorio Moppi, Alessandro Rigolli, and Lorenzo Tozzi—decided to bestow this prestigious award on Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, who assumed the position of Music Director of our Orchestra in September 2024.

For the second consecutive year, the Abbiati Prize awarded to Tjeknavorian represents the recognition of the National Association of Music Critics towards the Fondazione Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, reaffirming at the highest level the artistic excellence achieved by the Institution, based at the Auditorium of Milan.

These are the words of Ambra Redaelli, President of the Foundation:      

‘From his very first concert as designated Music Director in February 2024, it was clear that with Maestro Tjeknavorian, we were embarking on an extraordinary journey in every respect.

During the current season, we have had the opportunity to admire his stature as an interpreter, the exceptional quality of his work with the orchestra—whose every section he has been able to inspire and elevate—as well as his vision, openness, and empathy. These qualities have allowed him to immediately win over our entire audience, starting with the youngest listeners.

Today, the Abbiati Prize awarded to him as Best Conductor is a recognition of extraordinary significance. Following the Special Prize granted to the ‘Mahler Festival’ in 2024, it reaffirms, at the highest level, the artistic excellence achieved by our Institution.’” (Source: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano)