On May 21 the Zemlinsky Quartet received the Alexander Zemlinsky Advancement Award. The prize was awarded by The Alexander Zemlinsky Foundation Wien at the opening concert of the 19th Lübeck Chamber Music Festival (Germany).
Last prize holders - Artis Quartet (1997), Uwe Sommer (2001), Hermine Haselböck (2005). Members of the jury are Peter Dannenberg, Gerd Albrecht, Thomas Angyan, Christoph von Dohnányi, James Levine, Peter Marboe and Peter Ruzicka.XIV