Once again, he’s managed to take home the first prize. Just recently, in June 2010, Ukrainian pianist Stanislav Khristenko won a competition in Los Angeles. At the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition in Palm Desert he also won over the jury and awarded the Ernst Krenek Prize in addition to receiving the first prize for solo piano in October 2009.

“Ernst Who?” is the title world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould chose for an article about Ernst Krenek – the most famous unknown composer.

The Ernst Krenek Institute in Krems will commission a composition to a participant of the composition class at impuls. 7th International Ensemble and Composers Academy for Contemporary Music.