Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau information
German classical music award
Not to be confused with Robert Schumann Prize for Poetry and Music.
Award
Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau
Awarded for
"outstanding singers, instrumentalists and ensembles as well as musicologists and musical institutions, who have rendered special credits to the care and interpretation of Schumann’s musical and literary heritage as well as the knowledge of his life."[1]
Location
Zwickau
Country
East Germany
Germany
Presented by
Lord Mayor
Reward(s)
€10,000, certificate, bronze medal
First awarded
1964
Website
Robert Schumann Prize Zwickau
The Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau is a classical music award. Since 1964 it has been awarded by the Lord Mayor of Zwickau. Robert Schumann was born in Zwickau. Between 1964 and 2002 the prize was awarded annually, since 2003 biennially. The award is given to outstanding singers, instrumentalists and ensembles as well as musicologists and musical institutions, who have rendered special service (sic) to cherishing and presenting Schumann’s musical and literary heritage as well as to the knowledge of his life and works. The prize is endowed with a total of €10,000.[2] The winners receive a certificate and a bronze medal with the portrait of Schumann, created by the sculptor Gerhard Lichtenfeld.[1]
^ abNauhaus, Gerd (2015). "Robert Schumann Prize of the city of Zwickau". www.schumann-portal.de. Translated by Ma, Katharina. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
^"Robert-Schumann-Preis der Stadt Zwickau". Online-Ausgabe des Handbuchs der Kulturpreise (in German). 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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