The Léonie Sonning Music Prize, or Sonning Award, which is recognized as Denmark's highest musical honor, is given annually to an international composer or musician.
It was first awarded in 1959 to composer
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ( – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century c ...
.
Laureates are now selected by the directors of The Léonie Sonning Music Foundation, which was founded in 1965.
The diploma is in Danish, and the prize includes
EUR
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133,000 (US$ 146,400) and a
monotype
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by the Danish painter
Maja Lisa Engelhardt. Honorees are treated to a concert, typically held in
Copenhagen
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, and are often invited to teach a master class of Danish musicians.
The award is not directly related to the
Sonning Prize, which is the Danish award presented by a foundation in memory of Sonning's late husband, .
Laureates
References
External links
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International music awards
Danish music awards
Awards established in 1959
1959 establishments in Denmark