▁and ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Art istic ▁Program s . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁composed ▁for ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁C ym b eline . ▁ ▁Education ▁▁ ▁Ludwig ▁attended ▁Ober lin ▁College ▁for ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁degree , ▁originally ▁int ending ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁art ▁history , ▁but ▁eventually ▁taking ▁a ▁music ▁degree . ▁His ▁teachers ▁included ▁Richard ▁Hoff mann . ▁He ▁spent ▁one ▁year ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Vienna . ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁M . M . ▁from ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁School ▁of ▁Music . ▁He ▁completed ▁additional ▁post - grad uate ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Curt is ▁Institute ▁of ▁Music ▁with ▁Richard ▁Daniel p our , ▁Jenn ifer ▁H ig don , ▁and ▁Ned ▁R orem , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Ju illi ard ▁School ▁with ▁John ▁Cor igli ano . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Ph D ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁George ▁Cr umb ▁Fellow , ▁with ▁his ▁" S on ata ▁for ▁Vi olin ▁and ▁P iano " ▁as ▁his ▁dis sert ation . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ludwig ▁won ▁the ▁A . I . ▁du ▁Pont ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁“ sign ific ant ▁contribution ▁to ▁contemporary ▁classical ▁music ” ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁received ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁P ew ▁Center ▁for ▁Arts ▁& ▁Heritage ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁the ▁Arts . ▁Ludwig ▁was ▁a ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Music ▁Award , ▁a ▁two - time ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Independ