Panayiotis Kokoras's “Magic” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2011, category Digital Musics & Sound Art.
Magic was composed during a residency in the summer 2010 at the ZKM studios in Karlsruhe as part of the Giga-Hertz Production Award. It was a great opportunity for me to work for several weeks without distractions, in good facilities and focused exclusively on the piece.
About Panayiotis Kokoras
Panayiotis Kokoras (GR), b orn 1 974, b egan his m usical s tudies a t t he a ge o f 1 3 s tudying g uitar, s axophone, singing, piano, electroacoustic music and composition (Dip).
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.