Congratulations to Michael Gielen who has been honoured by the Ernst von Siemens Foundation for Music with the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize – often referred to as the 'Nobel Prize for Music'. Gielen will receive the award from the president of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities at a musical ceremony in Munich at the Cuvilliés-Theatre on 5 May 2010. The composer Helmut Lachenmann will give a speech in honour of the prize-winner.