Instrumentalists.

léonie sonning music prize 1980 The French organist Marie-Claire Alain received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 100,000 Danish kroner at a concert at Trinity Church in Copenhagen. As a pre-cursor to the prize concert, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation made a television portrait of Alain. Excerpts of the prize concert were broadcast on television the…

léonie sonning music prize 1978 The French flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 100,000 Danish kroner at a concert on 24 April 1978 at the Falconer Centre. The concert was broadcast live by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s P1 radio channel.The prize was presented by Professor Poul Birkelund, a member of the…

léonie sonning music prize 1974 The Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 65,000 Danish kroner at a concert on 30 May 1975 at the Falconer Centre. The second half of the concert was broadcast on the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s P2 radio channel. citation The prize was presented by Børge Friis,…

Léonie Sonning Music prize 1972 The American violinist Yehudi Menuhin received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 60,000 Danish kroner at a concert on 12 May 1972 at the Tivoli Concert Hall. The first half of the concert and the prize ceremony was broadcast live on the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s P2 radio channel.   Citation…

Léonie Sonning Music Prize 1971 The Polish-American pianist Arthur Rubinstein received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 60,000 Danish kroner at a concert on 31 October 1971 at the Hostelbro Hall. It was the first time the prize was given to a pianist and the first time it was given outside Copenhagen. citation The prize…