The Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Bach-Preis der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg) has been awarded since 1951, since 1975 every four years. On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, the prize was founded in 1950 by the Senate and the Hamburg Parliament.[1] The prize is endowed with €10,000 and is awarded to composers, whose works would meet the demands of Bach. €5,000 are earmarked for scholarships.[2]
| Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "composers, whose works would meet the demands of Bach." |
| Sponsored by | the Senate and the Hamburg Parliament |
| Location | Hamburg |
| Country | Germany |
| Reward(s) | €10,000 |
| First awarded | 1951 |
| Website | https://www.hamburg.de/politik-und-verwaltung/behoerden/behoerde-fuer-kultur-und-medien/themen/kulturfoerderung/bach-preis-108640  |
Recipients
edit- 1951 Paul Hindemith
- 1954 Philipp Jarnach
- 1957 Boris Blacher
- 1960 Wolfgang Fortner
- 1963 Johann Nepomuk David
- 1966 Ernst Krenek
- 1972 Helmut Lachenmann
- 1975 György Ligeti
- 1979 Olivier Messiaen
- 1983 Hans Werner Henze
- 1987 Aribert Reimann
- 1992 Alfred Schnittke
- 1995 Karlheinz Stockhausen
- 1999 Wolfgang Rihm
- 2003 Adriana Hölszky
- 2007 Sofia Gubaidulina[3]
- 2011 Tan Dun
- 2015 Pierre Boulez[4]
- 2019 Unsuk Chin[5][6]
- 2023 Jörg Widmann[7]
References
edit- ^ "Bach-Preis der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg". Online-Ausgabe des Handbuchs der Kulturpreise (in German). 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Der Hamburger Bach-Preis wird alle vier Jahre vergeben". hamburg.de (in German). 1 January 1970. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Sofia Gubaidulina erhält Hamburger Bach-Preis". Der Tagesspiegel (Press release) (in German). Berlin. dpa. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Komponist Pierre Boulez erhält Hamburger Bach-Preis 2015". neue musikzeitung (Press release) (in German). Regensburg. dpa. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Isermann, Enno (20 February 2019). "Komponistin Unsuk Chin wird mit dem Hamburger Bach-Preis 2019 ausgezeichnet" (Press release) (in German). Hamburg – Behörde für Kultur und Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Hamburger Bach-Preis geht an koreanische Komponistin Unsuk Chin". neue musikzeitung (in German). Regensburg. dpa. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Zwei große Ehrungen an einem Abend in der Elbphilharmonie". hamburg.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
editOfficial website (in German)