Serbiskt kulturpris till Djuro Zivkovic
Zivkovic mottog priset från den serbiske kulturministern för kompositionen Ascetic Discourse, med följande motivering:
"Ascetic Discourse", a cantata for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble, is a generously designed and substantially diverse music that is characterized by multidirectional communication, both with modern trends, as well as the ancient, traditional sources of inspiration and musical thought. The text of father Philimon taken from the old Byzantine collection of spiritual texts "Philokalia" has profoundly defined his colourful, delicate, innovative and emotionally experienced music. Djuro Zivkovic sovereign rules with the modern compositional and musical techniques, which stand deep in the function of his artistic individuality, which possess a finished stylistic style. "Ascetic Discourse" is a work of music that establishes a step forward into the new and authentic Serbian and in European contemporary music."
Ascetic Discourse är ett beställningsverk från New European Ensemble från Holland som uruppförde stycket på Sound of Stockholm 2012, med Carina Vinke, mezzosopran och Christian Karlsen, dirigent.