Awards & Honors Archives - Franz Waxman® https://franzwaxman.com/category/awards-and-honors/ Official Site Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:47:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://franzwaxman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-FW_fav-32x32.png Awards & Honors Archives - Franz Waxman® https://franzwaxman.com/category/awards-and-honors/ 32 32 Tchaichovsky Competition XVI https://franzwaxman.com/tchaichovsky-competition-xvi/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:37:30 +0000 https://franzwaxman.com/?p=4742 Congratulations to the violinists who performed Carmen Fantasie by Franz Waxman at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, June 2019: Milan Al-Ashhab (Czech Republic, 6th Prize), Lara Boschkor (Germany), Mone Hattori (Japan), Ravil Isllyamov  (Russia), Aylen Pritchin (Russia, 4th Prize), Leonid Zheleznyi (Russia).

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]]> Congratulations to the violinists who performed Carmen Fantasie by Franz Waxman at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, June 2019: Milan Al-Ashhab (Czech Republic, 6th Prize), Lara Boschkor (Germany), Mone Hattori (Japan), Ravil Isllyamov  (Russia), Aylen Pritchin (Russia, 4th Prize), Leonid Zheleznyi (Russia).

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]]> Family home honored in Opole https://franzwaxman.com/family-home-honored-opole/ Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:08:42 +0000 https://franzwaxman.com/?p=3607 In October 2017,  the City of Opole  in Poland unveiled a plaque to honor Franz Waxman at the home where he lived with his family from 1915 until he left for Dresden to attend music school. The plaque was unveiled by Mayor Arkadiusz Wiśniewski. In conjunction with the unveiling, Silesian television aired a brief documentary on his early … Continue reading Family home honored in Opole →

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]]> In October 2017,  the City of Opole  in Poland unveiled a plaque to honor Franz Waxman at the home where he lived with his family from 1915 until he left for Dresden to attend music school. The plaque was unveiled by Mayor Arkadiusz Wiśniewski. In conjunction with the unveiling, Silesian television aired a brief documentary on his early life in German/Polish.

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]]> Oscars acceptance speeches https://franzwaxman.com/oscars-acceptance-speech-1951/ Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:29:33 +0000 https://franzwaxman.com/?p=2353 Watch Waxman’s acceptance speech for Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for “Sunset Blvd.” at the 1951 Academy Awards. Watch him accept the award in 1952 for “A Place in the Sun.”

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]]> Watch Waxman’s acceptance speech for Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for “Sunset Blvd.” at the 1951 Academy Awards. Watch him accept the award in 1952 for “A Place in the Sun.”

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]]> USPS Postage Stamp https://franzwaxman.com/usps-postage-stamp/ Mon, 24 Feb 2014 03:30:19 +0000 https://franzwaxman.com/?p=236 On September 19, 1999, at the Hollywood Bowl, the United States Postal Service released Legends of American Music – Hollywood Composers stamps honoring: Bernard Herrmann, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alfred Newman, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin and Franz Waxman.

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]]> waxmanstampOn September 19, 1999, at the Hollywood Bowl, the United States Postal Service released Legends of American Music – Hollywood Composers stamps honoring: Bernard Herrmann, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alfred Newman, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin and Franz Waxman.

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]]> Franz Waxman: Music for the Cinema https://franzwaxman.com/franz-waxman-music-for-the-cinema/ Sun, 23 Feb 2014 03:29:53 +0000 https://franzwaxman.com/?p=250 December 16, 2006 – January 17, 2007: Musuem of Modern Art (MoMA) honors renowned film score composer Franz Waxman with a 21-title retrospective on the centenary of his birth. Click here to view the PDF schedule of events.

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]]> December 16, 2006 – January 17, 2007: Musuem of Modern Art (MoMA) honors renowned film score composer Franz Waxman with a 21-title retrospective on the centenary of his birth. Click here to view the PDF schedule of events.

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]]> Waxman Plaque Unveiled https://franzwaxman.com/waxman-paque-unveiled/ Sun, 23 Feb 2014 03:28:27 +0000 https://franzwaxman.com/?p=253 On November 16, 2006, the city of Chorzow, Poland dedicated their movie theatre to Franz Waxman in honor of his 100th birthday.

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]]> movietheatreOn November 16, 2006, the city of Chorzow, Poland dedicated their movie theatre to Franz Waxman in honor of his 100th birthday.

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]]> 100 at the Academy https://franzwaxman.com/100-at-the-academy/ Sun, 23 Feb 2014 03:27:46 +0000 https://franzwaxman.com/?p=256 On October 19, 2006, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences hosted A Franz Waxman Centennial Celebration in Los Angeles. It featured a panel discussion hosted by conductor John Mauceri that included Waxman’s son, John Waxman, and screenings of “Suspicion” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” two 1941 films for which the composer received … Continue reading 100 at the Academy →

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]]> sgt_photo1On October 19, 2006, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences hosted A Franz Waxman Centennial Celebration in Los Angeles. It featured a panel discussion hosted by conductor John Mauceri that included Waxman’s son, John Waxman, and screenings of “Suspicion” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” two 1941 films for which the composer received Oscar nominations.

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]]> AFI Greatest film scores https://franzwaxman.com/afi/ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:26:53 +0000 https://franzwaxman.com/?p=286 On September 23, 2005, at the Hollywood Bowl, the American Film Institute announced their list of 100 Years of Film Scores, eleven of which were by Franz Waxman: The Bride Of Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The Nun’s Story, Peyton Place, The Philadelphia Story, A Place In The Sun, Rebecca, Sayonara, The Spirit Of … Continue reading AFI Greatest film scores →

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]]> On September 23, 2005, at the Hollywood Bowl, the American Film Institute announced their list of 100 Years of Film Scores, eleven of which were by Franz Waxman: The Bride Of Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The Nun’s Story, Peyton Place, The Philadelphia Story, A Place In The Sun, Rebecca, Sayonara, The Spirit Of St. Louis, Sunset Boulevard, and Taras Bulba. Complete list at AFI.

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]]> Light & Noir at Skirball https://franzwaxman.com/light-noir-at-skirball-cultural-center/ Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:44:09 +0000 https://franzwaxman.com/?p=2397 The exhibition Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood, 1933–1950 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles explores how the experiences of German-speaking exiles and émigrés who fled Nazi Europe influenced the classic films of Hollywood’s Golden Age through film footage, drawings, props, costumes, posters, photographs, and memorabilia. Details here. Review in the LA Times here.

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]]> The exhibition Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood, 1933–1950 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles explores how the experiences of German-speaking exiles and émigrés who fled Nazi Europe influenced the classic films of Hollywood’s Golden Age through film footage, drawings, props, costumes, posters, photographs, and memorabilia. Details here. Review in the LA Times here.

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