Sibelius Medal
The Sibelius Medal has been awarded by the Sibelius Society of Finland since 1965.[1] The medal is awarded to individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements as performers or supporters of Jean Sibelius' music. The Sibelius Medal is designed by the sculptress Eila Hiltunen.
| Sibelius Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements as performers or supporters of Sibelius' music." |
| Sponsored by | Sibelius Society of Finland |
| Country | Finland |
| Presented by | Sibelius Society of Finland |
| Reward(s) | Medal |
| First awarded | 1965 |
| Website | www |
Recipients
220 recipients were awarded from 1965 to 2015.[2]
Selected recipients:
- 1965
- 1970
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1984
- 1988
- 1990
- 1995
- 1997
- 2005
- Osmo Vänskä, chief conductor
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, chief conductor
- Leif Segerstam, chief conductor
- 2006
- Izumi Tateno, pianist
- 2007
- Jorma Hynninen, opera singer
- Soile Isokoski, opera singer
- Reijo Kiilunen, managing director
- Jukka-Pekka Saraste, chief conductor
- 2008
- the Sibelius Society of Hämeenlinna
- 2009
- the Sibelius Society of Järvenpää
- 2010
- Andrew Barnett (UK), chairman
- 2011
- Tom Krause, opera singer
- 2014
- Folke Gräsbeck, pianist
- 2015
- Simon Rattle, conductor[3]
- Kari Kilpeläinen, docent
- Hilkka Helminen, museum director
- Paavo Järvi, conductor[4][5]
- Juha Kurkinen, managing director
- Vesa Sirén, journalist
- Pekka Helasvuo, conductor
- Kikuo Watanabe, pianist
- Markku Hartikainen, researcher
References
- "The Sibelius Medal". Sibelius Society of Finland. 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- "Sibelius-Seuran mitalin saajat" (PDF). Sibelius Society of Finland (in Finnish). 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- "Sibelius-Medaille für Sir Simon Rattle". Botschaft von Finnland, Berlin (in German). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- "Paavo Järvi Awarded The Sibelius Medal". Pizzicato. Luxembourg. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- Brug, Manuel (18 October 2015). "Interview Paavo Järvi: 'Ich habe alle besser gemacht!'". Die Welt (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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