Ditson Conductor’s Award
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The Ditson Conductor’s Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing conductors for their exceptional commitment to performing and promoting contemporary American music.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ditson Conductor’s Award canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American award
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music award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Columbia University Department of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
conducting
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performance of contemporary American music ⓘ promotion of contemporary American music ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility | conductors ⓘ |
| field | classical music ⓘ |
| focus |
American composers
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new music ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary American music ⓘ |
| inception | 1945 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles M. Ditson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Esa-Pekka Salonen
NERFINISHED
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Gunther Schuller NERFINISHED ⓘ James Levine NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Tilson Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Boulez NERFINISHED ⓘ Seiji Ozawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the oldest awards honoring conductors for American music ⓘ |
| sponsor | Ditson Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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