The Prize Ceremony took place on May 15, 2000, at Berwaldhallen in Stockholm.
The Prize Ceremony
Otto Lindblad:
The Royal Anthem
Welcoming address by Åke Holmquist, Chairman of the Board of the Stig Andersson Music Award Foundation. John Adams:
“Short ride in a Fast Machine”. The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
The Polar Music Prize:
Daniel Börtz, Honourable President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
Tribute to Isaac Stern: Leonard Bernstein Socrates-Alcibiades from Serenade after Plato’s Symposium for solo violin, string orchestra, harp and percussion.
Soloist: Cecilia Zilliacus. The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Conductor: Manfred Honeck
Stig Andersson, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus:
ABBA-medley. The Swedish Radio Choir.
Conductor: Tönu Kaljuste. Arr: Anders Ekdahl.
Tribute to Bob Dylan:
Bob Dylan “What Good Am I”, Louise Hoffsten.
Hollander-Connelly “Falling in love again”, Bryan Ferry.
Bob Dylan “A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall”, Bryan Ferry.
Presentation of the 2000 Polar Music Prize:
By His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf.
The award committee’s citation for Isaac Stern:
Elisabeth Söderström, Court Singer and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
The award committee’s citation for Bob Dylan:
Princess Christina Mrs Magnusson.
Hugo Alfvén:
“Roslagsvår” from the ballet “Den Förlorade Sonen”.
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
