The Mozart Medal (Spanish: Medalla Mozart) is a music award in Mexico. It is administered by the Austrian embassy and the ''Academia Medalla Mozart''. In the past the ''Domecq Cultural Institute'' (Instituto Cultural Domecq) was involved.
It was established in 1991, the 200th anniversary of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...
's death.
Notable recipients
Among the award's recipients are:
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Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, ...
, 1991
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Enrique Bátiz Campbell, 1991
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Manuel de Elías, 1991
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Mario Lavista
Mario Lavista (April 3, 1943 – November 4, 2021) was a Mexican composer, writer and intellectual.
Life and career
Lavista was born in Mexico City. He enrolled the Composition Workshop (Taller de Composición) at the National Conservatory in 19 ...
, 1991
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Francisco Araiza
José Francisco Araiza Andrade (born 4 October 1950) is a Mexican operatic tenor and lied singer who has sung as soloist in leading concert halls and in leading tenor operatic roles in the major opera houses of Europe and North America during the ...
, 1991
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Vienna Boys' Choir, 1993
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Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, 1994
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Juan Trigos, 1995
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Carlos Prieto, 1995
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Javier Torres Maldonado
Javier Torres Maldonado (born 1968) is a Mexican composer internationally recognized for, mostly, his orchestral, chamber, vocal and electro-acoustic works.
Biography
Born in Chetumal (Mexico), José Javier Torres Maldonado studied violin and co ...
, 1999
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Felix Carrasco, 2002
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Sergio Vela, 2006
References
Latin American music awards
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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