RECIPIENTS OF Léonie Sonning'S MUSIC PRIZE
Léonie Sonning’s Music Prize is the greatest Danish music prize, which has been given to an internationally recognised composer, musician, conductor or singer within classical music since 1959. The prize money for the award is 1.000.000 Danish Kroner (150.000 USD).
EVELYN GLENNIE
The British Solo Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie received The Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2023 of 1,000,000 Danish kroner at a special tribute concert in DR Koncerthuset on the 15th of June 2023.
2023
All recipients
- All
- Composers.
- Conductors.
- Instrumentalists.
- Singers.
2024
Emmanuel Pahud
2023
Evelyn Glennie
2021
Unsuk Chin
2020
Barbara Hannigan
2019
Hans Abrahamsen
2018
Mariss Jansons
2017
Leonidas Kavakos
2016
Herbert Blomstedt
2015
Thomas Adès
2014
Martin Fröst
2013
Simon Rattle
2012
Jordi Savall
2011
Kaija Saariaho
2010
Cecilia Bartoli
2009
Daniel Barenboim
2008
Arvo Pärt
2007
Lars Ulrik Mortensen
2006
Yo-Yo Ma
2005
John Eliot Gardiner
2004
Keith Jarrett
2003
György Kurtág
2002
Alfred Brendel
2001
Anne-Sophie Mutter
2000
Michala Petri
1999
Sofia Gubaidulina
1998
Hildegard Behrens
1997
András Schiff
1996
Per Nørgård
1994
Krystian Zimerman
1993
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
1992
Sir Georg Solti
1991
Eric Ericson
1990
György Ligeti
1989
Gidon Kremer
1988
Peter Schreier
1987
Heinz Holliger
1986
Svjatoslav Richter
1985
Pierre Boulez
1984
Miles Davis
1983
Rafael Kubelík
1982
Isaac Stern
1980
Marie-Claire Alain
1979
Dame Janet Baker
1978
Jean-Pierre Rampal
1977
Olivier Messiaen
1976
Mogens Wöldike
1974
Andrés Segovia
1973
Dmitrij Sjostakovitj
1972
Yehudi Menuhin
1971
Arthur Rubinstein
1970
Sergiu Celibidache
1969
Boris Christoff
1968
Benjamin Britten
1967
Witold Lutoslawski
1966
Birgit Nilsson
1965
Leonard Bernstein
1959