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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."
Official Website:
http://www.polarmusicprize.se/
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Pierre Boulez |
Composer |
26-Mar-1925 |
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Modern composer and conductor |
| Valery Gergiev |
Conductor |
2-May-1953 |
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Principal Conductor, LSO |
| Keith Jarrett |
Jazz Musician |
8-May-1945 |
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Jazz pianist and composer |
| Elton John |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Mar-1947 |
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
| György Ligeti |
Composer |
28-May-1923 |
12-Jun-2006 |
Lontano, Lux Aeterna |
| Joni Mitchell |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Nov-1943 |
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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 |
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