Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music

The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music at the New York Philharmonic is awarded to "a composer for extraordinary artistic endeavor in the field of new music."^[1] The prize money is US$200,000. The prize includes also a commission for the New York Philharmonic. The award is given biennially.^[2] The Orchestra named also Kravis Emerging Composers, who receive a US$50,000 stipend and a commission.^[3] A US$10 million gift in 2009 founded the prize. The money was given to the New York Philharmonic by Henry R. Kravis in honor of his wife, Marie-Josée.^[4]

Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music
Awarded for	"a composer for extraordinary artistic endeavor in the field of new music."
Sponsored by	Henry R. Kravis
Location	New York City
Country	United States
Reward(s)	US$200,000
First awarded	2011
Website	nyphil.org/kravis

Recipients

• 2011 Henri Dutilleux^[5]
• 2014 Per Nørgård^[6]
• 2016 Louis Andriessen^[7][8]
• 2018 Unsuk Chin^[2][1]

Kravis Emerging Composers

• 2012 Sean Shepherd
• 2015 Anna Thorvaldsdottir^[3]

References

1. Gereben, Janos (October 22, 2018). "Kravis Prize, One of New Music's Largest Awards, Goes to Unsuk Chin". San Francisco Classical Voice. San Francisco. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
2. Cooper, Michael (October 11, 2018). "Unsuk Chin Wins $200,000 and New York Philharmonic Commission". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
3. Cooper, Michael (June 5, 2015). "Philharmonic Chooses Anna Thorvaldsdottir for Emerging Composer Program". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
4. "The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music at the New York Philharmonic". nyphil.org. New York City: New York Philharmonic. 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
5. Catton, Pia (June 26, 2012). "New York Philharmonic Completes Kravis Prize". Wall Street Journal. New York City. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
6. Kozinn, Allan (June 11, 2014). "Danish Composer Wins $200,000 Prize From Philharmonic". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
7. "Dutch Composer Louis Andriessen Is Awarded The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize". Pizzicato. Luxembourg. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
8. Cooper, Michael (November 17, 2016). "An Extra Layer of Dutch for New York Philharmonic". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved November 19, 2019.

External links

• Official website