David Serkin Ludwig

David Serkin Ludwig’s first memory was singing Beatles songs with his sister; his second was hearing his grandfather perform at Carnegie Hall; foreshadowing a diverse career collaborating with many of today’s leading soloists, ensembles, filmmakers, choreographers, and writers. His work, “The New Colossus,” opened the private prayer service for President Obama’s second inauguration, followed the same year by NPR Music naming him in the world’s “Top 100 Composers Under 40.”  In 2018 received the prestigious 2018 Pew Center for Arts and Heritage Fellowship followed by the Stoeger Prize from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in 2021. This year Ludwig was the recipient of the award in music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Ludwig served on the composition faculty of the Curtis Institute for two decades before becoming the Dean of Music and composition faculty at The Juilliard School. He is married to violinist @bellahristova.

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