Hindemith Prize of the City of Hanau
| Hindemith Prize of the City of Hanau | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "outstanding musical achievement" | 
| Sponsored by | City of Hanau, Hindemith Foundation in Blonay (Switzerland) | 
| Location | Hanau | 
| Country | Germany | 
| Presented by | Lord mayor of Hanau | 
| Reward(s) | €10,000, Certificate, Medal of honor in silver | 
| First award | 2000 | 
| Website | www | 
The Hindemith Prize of the City of Hanau is a music prize given by Hanau, Hesse, Germany and the Hindemith Foundation in Blonay (Switzerland), since 2000.[1][2][3] Until 2004 the prize was called Paul Hindemith Prize for Art and Humanity of the City of Hanau in honour and remembrance of the composer Paul Hindemith.[4] The prize consists of a certificate, a medal of honor in silver and €10,000. It is awarded biennially in recognition of outstanding musical achievement.
Recipients
- 2000: Albert Mangelsdorff
 - 2002: Rolf Riehm
 - 2004: Daniel Barenboim
 - 2006: Tabea Zimmermann
 - 2008: Gerd Albrecht
 - 2010: Frank Peter Zimmermann[5]
 - 2012: Paavo Järvi
 - 2014: Zehetmair Quartet
 - 2016: Christoph Eschenbach[6]
 - 2019: Olli Mustonen[7]
 - 2022: Antoine Tamestit[8]
 
References
- ^ "Paul Hindemith Prizes and Awards". Hindemith Foundation. 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
 - ^ "Hindemith-Preis der Stadt Hanau". Hanau.de (in German). Hanau. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
 - ^ "Paul-Hindemith-Preis der Stadt Hanau". kulturpreise.de. 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
 - ^ "Neuer Paul-Hindemith-Preis im nächsten Jahr". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. 19 July 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
 - ^ Zitzmann, Andreas (15 November 2010). "Ein Geiger von Weltklasse". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
 - ^ Grünewald, Matthias (14 November 2016). "Pianist und Dirigent Christoph Eschenbach erhält Hindemith-Preis". Offenbach Post (in German). Offenbach. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
 - ^ "Paul-Hindemith-Preis der Stadt Hanau 2019 geht an Olli Mustonen". neue musikzeitung (in German). Regensburg. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
 - ^ "Presse & Aktuelles". Startseite Hanau (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2021.