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Press Release # 3/2002 The POLAR MUSIC PRIZE was presented on Monday 27th May 2002 for the eleventh consecutive year. The prizewinners were Sofia Gubaidulina and Miriam Makeba. They each received prize money in the amount of one million Swedish Crowns (approx US$ 110.000 or € 111.000). The prize was given to the Laureates by His Majesty The King of Sweden during a nationally-televised ceremony at Berwaldhallen, Stockholm. HRH Crown Princess Victoria, HRH Princess Lilian and HRH Princess Christina were also present for the festivities. The South African Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology Dr. Ben Ngubane and his deputy Ms Brigitte Mabandla made the journey from South Africa in order to join their colleagues Swedish Minister of Culture Ms Marita Ulvskog and Minister of Trade Mr. Leif Pagrotsky in honouring the Laureates. High-ranking diplomats joined the many dignitaries and celebrities from industry, music, show business and media attending the event. A specially edited version of the ceremony for internet can be viewed here. 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. During the days preceding the ceremony the Laureates participated in concerts, seminars, interviews and other official events in their honour. On Saturday 25th May, Sofia Gubaidulina participated in a seminar/workshop at the Royal University College of Music. The annual Stockholm Live Day in the city centre featuring gigs with new up-and-coming often unsigned bands organized in conjunction with the Polar Music Prize took place on Sunday 26th May. On the same day a seminar with the Laureates on the theme of “Oppression and Artistic Creativity” was held at The Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Amongst those appearing during the ceremony on Monday 27th May, nationally televised on TV4, were Petra Nordlund (compère), Archbishop Desmond Tutu (who read the citation for Miriam Makeba), Afro-Dite (who two days before represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest), Triple & Touch, Zifa, LaGaylia Frazier, The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and The Swedish Radio Choir. At the start of the banquet in the evening at Vinterträdgården, Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, the guests were treated to a performance from West African music and dance outfit Djef Djel. Traditional snaps songs were sung by the Stockholm Student Choir. Solo cellist Torleif Thedéen played part of Gubaidulina’s ten preludes. When Miriam Makeba sang a cappella songs with her chorus guests enjoyed amongst other things “Nizenize Nabo” and “Ahoyi”. The very unique masters of vocal sounds, Voice Boys performed a medley of songs of ABBA, former Polar Laureates and of course “Pata Pata”. The traditional PostPrizegiving Party took place at Berns. The evening’s entertainment at the banquet can be viewed here thanks to The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH-AMT). Publicity photos and other press material can be downloaded here. 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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