Cem Güven Nominated for Gaudeamus Award 2024

DMA candidate Cem Güven is one of five composers whose works have been nominated for the Gaudeamus Award 2024, the annual incentive prize for composers under 35.

November 28, 2023
Cem Güven in a dark suit on a burgundy background.

DMA candidate Cem Güven is one of five composers whose works have been nominated for the Gaudeamus Award 2024, the annual incentive prize for composers under 35. The jury, consisting of Joanna Bailie, Maya Verlaak and Zaid Jabri, reviewed the work of 252 composers from all around the world.

The composers nominated for the Award 2024 will take part in the Gaudeamus Festival 2024, which will take place from 4 to 8 September at various locations in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Several of the pieces they submitted will be performed during the festival, and they will write a new work especially for the festival, for Trio Catch or Ensemble Klang.

Watch the announcement video below.

The jury of the Gaudeamus Award 2024 announces the nominees.