Unsuk Chin
The composer Unsuk Chin receives the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2021 at a concert on June 5, 2021 at the DR Concert Hall.
Hans Abrahamsen
Hans Abrahamsen received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2019 Composer Hans Abrahamsen received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2019 of EUR 100,000 at a concert held on 26 April 2019 at the Concert House, DR Byen. Programme Hans Abrahamsen let me tell you for soprano and orchestra. Lyrics by Paul Griffiths (2013) Debussy Children’s Corner orchestrated by Hans Abrahamsen…
Thomas Adès
Léonie Sonning Prize-winner 2015 Thomas Adès The British composer and conductor Thomas Adès was awarded the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 600,000 Danish kroner during a concert at the DR Concert Hall on Thursday 8 October. The concert was broadcast on the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s P2 radio channel, streamed via the corporation’s website and later…
Kaija Saariaho
Léonie Sonning Prize 2011 The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, and 600,000 Danish kroner, during a concert on 5 May 2011 at the DR Concert Hall in Copenhagen. The concert was attended by Prince Henrik and broadcast live on the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s DRK television channel and P2 radio channel….
Arvo Pärt
léonie sonning music prize 2008 The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 600,000 Danish kroner at a concert on Thursday 22 May 2008 at the Radio House Concert Hall in Copenhagen. The concert was broadcast live by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s P2 radio channel. The prize was presented by Esben…
György Kurtág
Léonie Sonning Prize 2003 The Hungarian composer György Kurtág received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 500,000 Danish kroner on Thursday 18 September 2003 at the Radio House Concert Hall in Copenhagen. The concert was broadcast live on the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s P2 radio channel. The prize was presented by the editor Steen Frederiksen, chairman…
Sofia Gubaidulina
léonie sonning music prize 1999 The Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 300,000 Danish kroner at a concert on 6 May at the Radio House Concert Hall. The concert was broadcast live on the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s P2 radio channel. Two days later, on 8 May 1999, the corporation broadcast…
Per Nørgård
léonie sonning music prize 1996 The Danish composer Per Nørgård received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 300,000 Danish kroner at a concert on 5 May 1996 at the Radio House Concert Hall in Copenhagen. The prize was given by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s Head of Music Steen Frederiksen, a member of the Léonie Sonning…
György Ligeti
léonie sonning music prize 1990 The Hungarian composer György Ligeti received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 200,000 Danish kroner during a concert at the Aarhus Music House on 29 April 1990. The event was also constituted the closing concert of the NUMUS Festival for New Music. The concert was broadcast live on the Danish…
Pierre Boulez
léonie sonning music prize 1985 The French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 100,000 Danish kroner at a concert on 31 May 1985 at the Odd Fellow Palace in Copenhagen. The concert was broadcast live on the Danish Broadcast Corporation’s P2 radio channel, and the first part was broadcast…