Wihuri Sibelius Prize
The Wihuri Sibelius Prize ( Wihuri Sibelius Prize ) of the Finnish Wihuri Foundation for International Prizes is an international music prize donated in 1953 in honor of Jean Sibelius . He was the first to be awarded a prize.
The aim of this award is to recognize the work of "outstanding composers who are internationally known and recognized". It is endowed with 100,000 euros.
Award winners
year | Award winners | country | |
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1953 | Jean Sibelius | Finland | |
1955 | Paul Hindemith | Germany | |
1958 | Dmitri Shostakovich | Soviet Union | |
1963 | Igor Stravinsky | Soviet Union | |
1965 | Benjamin Britten | United Kingdom | |
Erik Bergman | Finland | ||
Usko Meriläinen | Finland | ||
Einojuhani Rautavaara | Finland | ||
1971 | Olivier Messiaen | France | |
1973 | Witold Lutosławski | Poland | |
Joonas cocoons | Finland | ||
1983 | Krzysztof Penderecki | Poland | |
Aulis Sallinen | Finland | ||
2000 | György Ligeti | Hungary / Austria | |
2003 | Magnus Lindberg | Finland | |
2006 | Per Nørgård | Denmark | |
2009 | Kaija Saariaho | Finland | |
2012 | György Kurtág | Hungary | |
2015 | Sir Harrison Birtwistle | United Kingdom | |
2017 | Unsuk Chin | South Korea |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Wihurin Sibelius Prize. Jenny and Antti Wihurin Fonds, accessed February 19, 2018 (Finnish).