KRONOS QUARTET & PATTI SMITH
Prismotivering för Kronos Quartet:
Polar Music Prize 2011 tilldelas den amerikanska stråkkvartetten Kronos Quartet. I snart 40 år har Kronos Quartet revolutionerat stråkkvartettens möjligheter, både vad det gäller stil och innehåll. … » Read More »
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The announcement of the Polar Music Prize laureates of 2011 will take place on May 3rd at the Stockholm City Hall. See photos from the prize ceremony where the Italian conductor and composer Ennio Morricone and Islandic artist Björk received their prize. His Majesty the King of Sweden handed over the awards during a nationally televised ceremony, … » Read More » Here’s a small selection of links to articles, videos and photos from the Prize Ceremony 2010. The Polar Music Prize was presented today for the 19th year in succession. This year’s laureates, the Italian conductor and composer Ennio Morricone and Islandic artist Björk, each received prize money to the amount of one million … » Read More » The television broadcast from the Prize Ceremony, Monday 30 august 2010. |
“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.”
“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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