Yesterday, 29 June, Cristóbal Halffter received the Kieler Kulturpreis 2014 at the town hall in Kiel. The Kiel Opera House and the composer can look back on a long and highly successful collaboration: two of Halffter’s three operas (Schachnovelle and Lázaro) were commissioned by the Opera House, and his Don Quijote celebrated its first German performance there.

Congratulations!