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Polar Music Prize

HONOR

Awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music since 1989 "in recognition of exceptional achievements in the creation and advancement of music."

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http://www.polarmusicprize.se/

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Pierre Boulez
Composer
26-Mar-1925   Modern composer and conductor
Valery Gergiev
Conductor
2-May-1953   Principal Conductor, LSO
Keith Jarrett
Jazz Musician
8-May-1945   Jazz pianist and composer
Elton John
Singer/Songwriter
25-Mar-1947   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
György Ligeti
Composer
28-May-1923 12-Jun-2006 Lontano, Lux Aeterna
Joni Mitchell
Singer/Songwriter
7-Nov-1943   Big Yellow Taxi
Isaac Stern
Violinist
21-Jul-1920 22-Sep-2001 Violin virtuoso
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Composer
22-Aug-1928 5-Dec-2007 Influential avant-garde composer
Stevie Wonder
Singer/Songwriter
13-May-1950   Signed, Sealed, and Delivered


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