Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
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The Ernst von Siemens Music Prize is a prestigious international award often likened to the "Nobel Prize of music," honoring outstanding contributions to contemporary classical music by composers, performers, and musicologists.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cultural award
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international award ⓘ music award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
lifetime achievement in music
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outstanding contributions by composers GENERATED ⓘ outstanding contributions by musicologists GENERATED ⓘ outstanding contributions by performers GENERATED ⓘ outstanding contributions to classical music GENERATED ⓘ outstanding contributions to contemporary music GENERATED ⓘ |
| country | Germany GENERATED ⓘ |
| field |
classical music
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contemporary classical music GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1974 GENERATED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual GENERATED ⓘ |
| genreFocus | new music GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
commissions and project grants
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main prize GENERATED ⓘ prizes for young composers GENERATED ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialWebsite |
English
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German GENERATED ⓘ |
| location | Munich GENERATED ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | 250000 euros GENERATED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ernst von Siemens GENERATED ⓘ |
| nickname | Nobel Prize of music GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableLaureate |
Arvo Pärt
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Benjamin Britten GENERATED ⓘ Brian Ferneyhough GENERATED ⓘ Enno Poppe GENERATED ⓘ Friedrich Cerha GENERATED ⓘ György Kurtág GENERATED ⓘ György Ligeti GENERATED ⓘ Harrison Birtwistle GENERATED ⓘ Helmut Lachenmann GENERATED ⓘ Hugues Dufourt GENERATED ⓘ Karlheinz Stockhausen GENERATED ⓘ Luciano Berio GENERATED ⓘ Mauricio Kagel GENERATED ⓘ Olivier Messiaen GENERATED ⓘ Pierre Boulez GENERATED ⓘ Rebecca Saunders GENERATED ⓘ Salvatore Sciarrino GENERATED ⓘ Wolfgang Rihm GENERATED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation GENERATED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | decision by an international jury GENERATED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalAwardingMonth | June GENERATED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.evs-musikstiftung.ch GENERATED ⓘ |
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