2002

The POLAR MUSIC PRIZE was presented on Monday the 27th of May for the eleventh consecutive year. The Prizewinners this year are Sofia Gubaidulina and Miriam Makeba.

The prize money is one million Swedish Crowns (approx US$ 100.000, € 106.000) to each Laureate.
They received their Prize from His Majesty The King of Sweden during a nationally-televised ceremony
at Berwaldhallen, Stockholm.

Photo: © Micael Engström (High resolution images can be downloaded from Flickr when you click on each image)

Sofia Gubaidulina

Sofia Gubaidulina
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Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba
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