Glenn Gould Prize

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The Glenn Gould Prize is an international award bestowed by the Glenn Gould Foundation in memory of noted Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. It is awarded every third year to a living individual in recognition of his/her contributions to music and communication.

Prize laureates receive a purse of C$50,000, and are given the responsibility of naming the recipient of the City of Toronto-Glenn Gould International Protégé Prize in Music. Protégés receive C$10,000.

Both Laureates and Protégés receive a bronze statuette of Glenn Gould designed by Canadian artist Ruth Abernathy. In addition, a portrait of each Laureate is displayed in Toronto at the Glenn Gould Studio of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

[edit] Awards

Laureates 2008 José Antonio Abreu 2005 André Previn 2002 Pierre Boulez 1999 Yo-Yo Ma 1996 Toru Takemitsu 1993 Oscar Peterson 1990 Yehudi Menuhin 1987 R. Murray Schafer

Protégés 2008 2005 Roman Patkoló 2002 Jean-Guihen Queyras 1999 Wu Man 1996 Tan Dun 1993 Benny Green

[edit] External links

• The Glenn Gould Prize
• The Glenn Gould Foundation

v • d • e Glenn Gould Prize laureates R. Murray Schafer (1987) · Yehudi Menuhin (1990) · Oscar Peterson (1993) · Tōru Takemitsu (1996) · Yo-Yo Ma (1999) · Pierre Boulez (2002) · André Previn (2005) · José Antonio Abreu (2008)