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Press Release # 2/2002 The POLAR MUSIC PRIZE was presented on Monday the 27th of May for the eleventh consecutive year. The prizewinners this year are Sofia Gubaidulina and Miriam Makeba. The prize money is one million Swedish Crowns (approx US$ 100.000 or € 106.000) to each Laureate. They will receive their prize from His Majesty The King of Sweden during a nationally-televised ceremony at Berwaldhallen, Stockholm. HRH Crown Princess Victoria will also join the many dignitaries and celebrities from industry, show business and media attending the event. The Polar Music Prize is the world’s most unique and prestigious prize and was founded by Stig ”Stikkan” Anderson through the donation he gave to The Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Anderson created the prize to recognize and honour outstanding achievements in music, at the same time as bringing together the different worlds of music. Another vision he had is being realised more and more each year. He wanted to see a celebration of music by using music and musically-inspired functions lasting several days. This year’s programme shown below is an illustration of this. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS SATURDAY 25 MAY 4.00 – approx 5.30 PM Seminar and workshop on and with Sofia Gubaidulina in Stora Salen, the Royal University College of Music, Valhallavägen 103 - 105, Stockholm. Some pieces of Sofia Gubaidulina’s music form the basis of the seminar and students of the college will perform her music. Free entrance. SUNDAY 26 MAY 12.00 – approx 10.00 PM Stockholm Live Day in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm. For acts and timetable see www.exms.com SUNDAY 26 MAY 3.00 – approx 5.00 PM Open Seminar ”Oppression and Artistic Creativity” with Laureates Sofia Gubaidulina and Miriam Makeba at The Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Blasieholmstorg 8, Stockholm. Moderators Björn W. Stålne and Per Skans. Free entrance but permissable number of seats is only 75. Tickets will therefore be available from 2.00 PM. First come, first served! MONDAY 27 MAY 4.30 – approx 5.30 PM The Prize Ceremony in Berwaldhallen nationally-televised on TV4 at 10.30 PM CET. Amongst those appearing Petra Nordlund (compère), Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Afro-Dite (who two days before are representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest), Triple & Touch, Zifa, LaGaylia Frazier, The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and The Swedish Radio Choir. MONDAY 27 MAY approx 7.00 – approx 11.00 PM The Banquet in Vinterträdgården, Grand Hôtel, Stockholm. The entertainment to be enjoyed here will include solo cellist Torleif Thedéen playing part of Gubaidulina’s ten preludes, Miriam Makeba with chorus will sing a cappella “Nizenize Nabo” and “Ahoyi” and Voice Boys will perform a medley of songs of ABBA, former Polar Laureates and of course “Pata Pata”. MONDAY 27 MAY approx 10.30 PM – ? PostPrizegiving Party at Berns. Traditional hot dogs, beer and wine. Entertainment provided by resident DJ and Ninni Bautista and band. TUESDAY 28 MAY 12.00 PM Miriam Makeba is the guest of Svenska Dagbladet Executive Club at a luncheon at Grand Hôtel. WWW.POLARMUSICPRIZE.COM At our web site you can view the prizegiving ceremony in Berwaldhallen and the festivities at Vinterträdgården, Grand Hôtel, Stockholm from about 3.00 PM on Tuesday 28th May. You can also download publicity photos and other press material. WWW.RADIO.SE Internet radio station radio.se will be covering the event in both English and Swedish Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th May. Previous Prizewinners 1992 Sir Paul McCartney and the Baltic States (for copyright protection) 1993 Dizzy Gillespie and Witold Lutoslawski 1994 Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Quincy Jones 1995 Sir Elton John and Mstislav Rostropovitch 1996 Pierre Boulez and Joni Mitchell 1997 Eric Ericson and Bruce Springsteen 1998 Ray Charles and Ravi Shankar 1999 Stevie Wonder and Iannis Xenakis 2000 Bob Dylan and Isaac Stern 2001 Burt Bacharach, Robert Moog and Karlheinz Stockhausen Citations >> High-resolution images on the Prizewinners >> |
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