Pianist Simone Keller receives the City of Zurich Art Prize. The award for outstanding cultural achievements goes to the Institut für Incohärente Cinematographie (Institute for Incoherent Cinematography).

An excerpt from the City of Zurich website:

"The 2025 City of Zurich Art Prize goes to Simone Keller. The prize is endowed with 50,000 Swiss francs. Simone Keller is a multidimensional pianist and educator who is primarily at home in contemporary and classical music. She also crosses boundaries into other musical styles, seeking common ground. Through her intensive national and international concert activities and the tireless initiation of musical and cultural projects, Simone Keller succeeds in bringing music to the most remote and unusual places. Simone Keller uses music as a universal language that brings people of all backgrounds together and is committed to socially relevant issues far beyond the country's borders. Her work is unique in Zurich."

Read the full press release here.

Simone Keller is on two Intakt releases – as part of the Kukuruz Quartet (Julius Eastman Piano Interpretations, Intakt #306) and her acclaimed 2024 album Hidden Heartache (Intakt #419) with Abathar Kmash, Valeria Curti, Michael Flury and Philip Bartels.

Congratulations Simone!