The Musikpreis der Landeshauptstadt München (Music Prize of the City of
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
) is an award, awarded since 1992, initially every two years but since 2000, every three years, alternating with the
Theaterpreis and the
Tanzpreis. The music prize rewards the outstanding work of artists or ensembles which have contributed to Munich to the reputation of Munich as a music city. The award is worth €10,000.
Winners
* 1992:
Klaus Doldinger
Klaus Doldinger (; born 12 May 1936) is a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He was the recipient of the 1997's Bavarian Film Awards. He is also a frequent collaborator of German filmmaker Wolfgang Pet ...
* 1994:
Hans Stadlmair
* 1996:
Josef Anton Riedl
* 1998:
Manfred Eicher
Manfred Eicher (born 9 July 1943) is a German record producer and the founder of ECM Records.
Life and career
Eicher was born in Lindau, Germany. He studied music at the Academy of Music in Berlin. He started as a double-bass player of classi ...
* 2000:
Münchener Kammerorchester
* 2003:
Wilhelm Killmayer
* 2006:
Brigitte Fassbaender
Brigitte Fassbaender (; born 3 July 1939), is a German mezzo-soprano opera singer and a stage director. From 1999 to 2012 she was Theater manager, intendant (managing director) of the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck, Austria. She holds the ti ...
* 2009:
Nikolaus Brass
* 2012:
Jazzclub Unterfahrt
Jazzclub Unterfahrt is a jazz club at Einsteinstraße 42 in Munich, Germany, described by Lonely Planet as "perhaps the best-known place in town, with live music". The club has over 1,200 members, though only has a capacity of about 180 people. T ...
* 2015:
Duško Gojković
* 2018: Eva Mair-Holmes
* 2021:
Jörg Widmann
* 2024:
Salome Kammer
Salome Kammer (born 17 January 1959) is a German actress, singer and cellist.
Professional career
Born in Nidda, Hesse, Nidda, Hesse, Kammer was the fourth of six children. Her father was a Protestant pastor. Although born in Nidda, she grew up ...
References
External links
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German music awards
Music in Munich
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