On the Guarding of the Heart

…1984), for his classical composition On the Guarding of the Heart (2011). Intended for a 14-piece chamber orchestra (including piano), the piece was commissioned by an Austrian new-music group, Klangforum Wien. In winning the Grawemeyer, Zivkovic joined a number of significant 20th- and 21st-century composers including John Adams, Gyorgy Ligeti,…