In addition to a \u20ac10,000 grant, he will participate in a multi-week residency at Juilliard this spring to develop his composition, which will premiere on November 14 at Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each year, the Pisar Prize, a collaboration between Juilliard<\/strong>, Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-Elys\u00e9es<\/strong>, and Villa Albertine <\/strong>that began in 2022, seeks to bridge cultural artistry between the United States and France by commissioning and premiering a work by a young contemporary composer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of his residency, on May 1, 2025, his new composition, The Languages that All Living Things Speak<\/em>, will be workshopped by Juilliard\u2019s AXIOM Ensemble, led by Jeffrey Milarsky.\u00a0 The piece is inspired by a chapter from Henry David Thoreau\u2019s Walden<\/em> in which the writer reflects on the practice of deep listening during his walks in the woods. The resulting work will exist in two iterations: an early version for a smaller ensemble (read by AXIOM in May) and a version scored for a full orchestra to be premiered at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-Elys\u00e9es in Paris on November 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vidal will additionally participate in a short, immersive stay in rural Massachusetts to complement his U.S. experience and advance his work, made possible thanks to Villa Albertine\u2019s multi-city residency model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Inspired by Judith Pisar, the Pisar Prize aims to foster Franco-American cultural collaboration by empowering young composers to create new works. The inaugural Pisar Prize was awarded to Argentinean composer Alex Nante<\/strong> in 2022. Nante\u2019s A subtle chain, <\/em>received a score reading in 2023 by Juilliard\u2019s AXIOM Ensemble, conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky, and the orchestral version premiered on April 30, 2024, at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-Elys\u00e9es in Paris by Orchestra Les Si\u00e8cles. The second Pisar Prize was awarded to Juilliard alum Christian-Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bloquert. <\/strong>His new composition, \u201cce moment, l’instant\u201c<\/em> was read by AXIOM at Juilliard on April 25, 2024, and debuted at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-Elys\u00e9es on October 16, 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n About Anibal Vidal<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Born in 1991, Anibal Vidal is a Chilean composer based in London. He holds a Master’s degree in Composition with Distinction and an Artist Diploma in Composition from the Royal College of Music in London. <\/p>\n\n\n\n His compositions have been performed in Europe, America, and Asia, featuring collaborations with different groups, such as the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Quatuor Bozzini, Britten Sinfonia, Mise-En ensemble, MI Orchestra, East Anglia Chamber Orchestra, RCM Philharmonic, Orquesta de C\u00e1mara de Valdivia, The Carice Singers, Divertimento ensemble, Cikada ensemble, Ensemble U, Ensemble Taller Sonoro, Synchronos ensemble, Ensamble Fractura, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He has also scored the soundtracks of the TV series Pacto de Sangre<\/em> (2018), R\u00edo Oscuro<\/em> (2019), Helga & Flora<\/em> (2020), and Cromosoma 21<\/em> (2022) as well as the feature films Canasto de Cangrejos<\/em> (2018) and Mientes<\/em> (2020). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3372765,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[230],"app_city_tax":[235,217],"app_professional_category":[],"app_professional_content_type":[254],"class_list":["post-3372752","app_professional","type-app_professional","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-music","app_city_tax-all-cities","app_city_tax-nyc","app_professional_content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n