Programme of Events

SATURDAY 12 MAY 4.00–6.00 PM
Karlheinz Stockhausen performs Kontakte and answers students’ Questions in Stora Salen, the Royal University College of Music, Valhallavägen 105, Stockholm. Free entrance.

SUNDAY 13 MAY 1.00– 12.00 PM
Stockholm Live Day in Kungsträdgården and at Alcazar, Stockholm.

SUNDAY 13 MAY 2.00–4.00 PM
Open Seminar ”The Musical Process” with Prizewinners Burt Bacharach, Robert Moog and Karlheinz Stockhausen in Stora Salen, the Royal University College of Music, Valhallavägen 105, Stockholm. Moderator Camilla Lundberg. Music of Burt Bacharach will be played. Karlheinz Stockhausen performs Aries. Please fetch your tickets at the Service Centre.

MONDAY 14 MAY 4.30–6.00 PM
The Prize Ceremony in Berwaldhallen nationally-televised on SVT1.
Amongst those appearing Kristin Kaspersen, Elvis Costello, Manfred Mann, Karl Bartos (ex Kraftwerk), Carola Häggkvist, Helén Sjöholm, Anders Glenmark, Charlotte Nilsson, Viktoria Tolstoy, Lena Philipsson, Magnus Carlson, Anne Sofie von Otter and Jan Åström.

MONDAY 14 MAY approx 7.30–10.30 PM
The Banquet in Vinterträdgården, Grand Hôtel, Stockholm. The show to be enjoyed here will see a unique performance on theremins, a performance of Ave with Karlheinz Stockhausen and apart from renditions from Burt Bacharach on his own at the grand piano, an exclusive and unique performance of him together with Elvis Costello. A surprise has also been promised. Parts of the Banquet are broadcast on national radio P4 9.00-10.00 PM.

MONDAY 14 MAY 10.50–11.50 PM
Repeat of the Prize Ceremony nationally-televised on SVT2.

TUESDAY 15 MAY 2.00–approx 4.30 PM
Open Seminar ”None of Us Had Any Idea Where This Was Leading” with amongst others Laureate Robert Moog and Manfred Mann in Hall Q1, Royal Institute of Technology, Osquldas väg 6, Stockholm.
Moderator Roger Wallis. Exhibition, entertainment and music.

You can see the seminar on www.kth.se and www.polarmusicprize.com

TUESDAY 22 MAY 9.30– 10.00 PM
”Polarpriset 10 år. En musikalisk kavalkad” (“The Polar Music Prize 10 Years.
A Musical Cavalcade”) nationally-televised on SVT1.

WWW.POLARMUSICPRIZE.COM
At our web site you can view the Ceremony in Berwaldhallen and the
festivities at Vinterträdgården, Grand Hôtel, Stockholm.

You can also download publicity photos and other press material.