Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
The international Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (German: Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis) is an annual music prize given by the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste (Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts) on behalf of the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung (Ernst von Siemens Foundation for Music), established in 1972. The foundation was established by Ernst von Siemens (1903–1990). The prize honors a composer, performer, or musicologist who has made a distinguished contribution to the world of music. In addition to the main prize, other prizes are also given. The total prize money given is currently 3 million euros, with the winner of the main prize receiving €250,000. The prize is sometimes known as "the Nobel Prize of music".[1]
Smaller awards are called "Förderpreis" (encouragement award). "Komponisten-Förderpreise" ("Composers' Prizes") are given to young composers for one of their works. "Förderprojekte" ("Grant-in-Aid Projects") support music festivals, concerts, musical institutions, and young musicians.
List of winners of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
- 1974 – Benjamin Britten
- 1975 – Olivier Messiaen
- 1976 – Mstislav Rostropovich
- 1977 – Herbert von Karajan
- 1978 – Rudolf Serkin
- 1979 – Pierre Boulez
- 1980 – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- 1981 – Elliott Carter
- 1982 – Gidon Kremer
- 1983 – Witold Lutosławski
- 1984 – Yehudi Menuhin
- 1985 – Andrés Segovia
- 1986 – Karlheinz Stockhausen
- 1987 – Leonard Bernstein
- 1988 – Peter Schreier
- 1989 – Luciano Berio
- 1990 – Hans Werner Henze
- 1991 – Heinz Holliger
- 1992 – H. C. Robbins Landon
- 1993 – György Ligeti
- 1994 – Claudio Abbado
- 1995 – Sir Harrison Birtwistle
- 1996 – Maurizio Pollini
- 1997 – Helmut Lachenmann
- 1998 – György Kurtág
- 1999 – Arditti Quartet
- 2000 – Mauricio Kagel
- 2001 – Reinhold Brinkmann
- 2002 – Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- 2003 – Wolfgang Rihm
- 2004 – Alfred Brendel
- 2005 – Henri Dutilleux
- 2006 – Daniel Barenboim
- 2007 – Brian Ferneyhough
- 2008 – Anne-Sophie Mutter
- 2009 – Klaus Huber
- 2010 – Michael Gielen
- 2011 – Aribert Reimann[2]
- 2012 – Friedrich Cerha
- 2013 – Mariss Jansons
- 2014 – Peter Gülke
- 2015 – Christoph Eschenbach
- 2016 – Per Nørgård [3]
List of winners of a Composers' Prize
- 1990 – Michael Jarrell and George Lopez
- 1991 – Herbert Willi
- 1992 – Beat Furrer and Benedict Mason
- 1993 – Sylvia Fomina and Param Vir
- 1994 – Hans-Jürgen von Bose, Marc-André Dalbavie and Luca Francesconi
- 1995 – Gerd Kühr and Philippe Hurel
- 1996 – Volker Nickel and Rebecca Saunders
- 1997 – Moritz Eggert and Mauricio Sotelo
- 1998 – Antoine Bonnet and Dr. Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf
- 1999 – Thomas Adès and Olga Neuwirth
- 2000 – Hanspeter Kyburz, Augusta Read Thomas and Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini
- 2001 – Isabel Mundry, André Werner and José María Sánchez-Verdú
- 2002 – Mark Andre, Jan Müller-Wieland and Charlotte Seither
- 2003 – Chaya Czernowin, Christian Jost and Jörg Widmann
- 2004 – Fabien Lévy, Johannes Maria Staud and Enno Poppe
- 2005 – Sebastian Claren, Philipp Maintz and Michel van der Aa
- 2006 – Jens Joneleit, Alexander Muno and Athanasia Tzanou
- 2007 – Vykintas Baltakas and Markus Hechtle
- 2008 – Dieter Ammann, Márton Illés and Wolfram Schurig
- 2009 – Francesco Filidei, Miroslav Srnka and Lin Yang
- 2010 – Pierluigi Billone, Arnulf Herrmann, Oliver Schneller
- 2011 – Steven Daverson, Hèctor Parra, Hans Thomalla
- 2012 – Luke Bedford, Zeynep Gedizlioglu, Ulrich Alexander Kreppein
- 2013 – David Philip Hefti, Samy Moussa, Marko Nikodijevic
- 2014 – Simone Movio, Brigitta Muntendorf, Luis Codera Puzo
- 2015 – Birke Bertelsmeier, Mark Barden, Christian Mason
- 2016 – Milica Djordjevi´c, David Hudry, Gordon Kampe
References
- ↑ "Composer Brian Ferneyhough wins 2007 Siemens Music Prize". Stanford Report. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ "The Breath of the World – Ernst von Siemens Music Prize-Winner Aribert Reimann" by Volker Hagedorn, Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
- ↑ http://www.evs-musikstiftung.ch/