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SPANISH NATIONAL MUSIC PRIZE 2004
Jesús Rueda (*1961)
He studied piano with J. Soriano and Harmony with Emilio Lopez at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid. During the period 1980-84 he studied composition with Luis de Pablo and later with Francisco Guerrero. He has won several composition prizes: First Prize by the SGAE in 1990 and 1991, Prize Forum Junger Komponisten Köln 1992, and Prize Icons (Torino, 1991) amongst others, and has received coimissions by CDMC Ministry of Culture of Spain, Ensemble Intercontemporain and other groups. His works have been performed by many ensembles and orchestras as Xenaquis Ensemble, Arditti String Quartet, John Snijders, Royal College of London, Orquesta de Cadaqués, Orquesta Nacional de España, etc.

The Madrid composer Jesús Rueda (*1961) has won the 2004 Spanish National Music Prize. The jury, presided by José Antonio Campos, director-general of the Institute for Performing Arts and Music (INAEM), gave Mr Rueda the award for the "overall excellence of his music, with special recognition for his recently premiered symphonic and chamber works". Tritó wishes to extend its warmest congratulations to Mr Rueda for this honour, something which also obliges us to work even harder towards the diffusion and projection of his music. To our friend and composer Jesús Rueda, congratulations.

Tritó just has been published the first CD devoted entirely to the music of our award-winning composer. The recordings include Viaje imaginario, performed by the Symphonieorchester Concierto München, conducted by Carlos Domínguez-Nieto, Symphony no. 1 "Laberinto" with the Spanish National Youth Orchestra conducted by Ernest Martínez-Izquierdo, and Symphony no. 2 "Acerca del límite" as performed by the Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra under the baton of James MacMillan.