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2012 års mottagare av Polar Music Prize är YO-YO MA & PAUL SIMON

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2012 års mottagare av Polar Music Prize är:
YO-YO MA & PAUL SIMON

Prismotivering för Yo-Yo Ma:
Polarpriset 2012 tilldelas Yo-Yo Ma, vår tids ledande cellist. Yo-Yo Ma har, med sin virtuositet och sitt stora hjärta, vigt sitt liv … » Read More »

The Laureates of the Polar Music Prize 2012 are YO-YO MA & PAUL SIMON

The Laureates of the Polar Music Prize 2012 are:

YO-YO MA & PAUL SIMON

Yo-Yo Ma Citation:
The Polar Music Prize 2012 is awarded to Yo-Yo Ma, the leading cellist of our time. Yo-Yo Ma … » Read More »

Announcement and Ceremony 2012

The announcement of the 2012 Polar Music Prize Laureates will take place on May 8th at 09.00 at the Stockholm City Hall. An opening speech will be held by Mayor Mr. Sten Nordin.
The 2012 Polar Music … » Read More »

Polar Music Talks & Ceremony Performance Videos

Polar Music Talks: Interview with Patti Smith

Polar Music Talks: Interview with Kronos Quartet and Patti Smith

Anna Järvinen performs Patti Smith’s Distant Fingers

First Aid Kit performs Patti Smith’s Dancing Barefoot

Veronica Maggio performs Patti Smith’s Because The Night

Ola Salo performs Patti Smith’s People … » Read More »

Wu Man shares her experience at the Polar Music Prize

Wu Man was asked to read the Citation for Kronos Quartet at the Polar Music Prize 2011 and shares her experience of the ceremony and festivities.
Trip of a lifetime!
by Wu Man
On August 30, 2011, I was … » Read More »

Prize Ceremony Webcast

Watch the Polar Music Prize ceremony live from the Stockholm Concert Hall on TV4 and Nyheterna.se. Live coverage of the ceremony will begin August 30th at 16:30 CET. A summary of the highlights from the ceremony … » Read More »

Paul Simon

“The Polar Music Prize 2012 is awarded to Paul Simon. Nobody else is more deserving of the epithet of “world-class songwriter.” For five decades, Paul Simon has built bridges not only over troubled waters but over entire oceans by (re)joining the world’s continents with his music. With consummate skill, innovative arrangements and provocative lyrics that never fail to capture the currents of his age, Paul Simon has compiled a library of songs which will remain open to future generations.”
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Yo-Yo Ma

“The Polar Music Prize 2012 is awarded to Yo-Yo Ma, the leading cellist of our time. Yo-Yo Ma has dedicated his virtuosity and his heart to journeys of musical exploration and discovery around the world. With a cello and curiosity in his wake, Yo-Yo Ma has in travelling routes like the Silk Road, united people from every continent. Yo-Yo Ma is living proof that music is communication, passion and the ability to share experience.”
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