The Queen's Medal for Music
The Queen's Medal for Music is an annual award, instituted in 2005, for contribution to the musical life of Great Britain. The expenses of the award come from the Privy Purse.[1]
| The Queen's Medal for Music | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "an outstanding individual or group of musicians who have had a major influence on the musical life of the nation." |
| Sponsored by | Privy Purse |
| Location | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Queen |
| Reward(s) | The 75mm medal is designed by Bethan Williams and is cast in silver. |
| First awarded | 2005 |
The Medal may be awarded to people of any nationality. The first recipient was the Australian conductor Sir Charles Mackerras.[2]
Recipients
- 2005 Sir Charles Mackerras
- 2006 Bryn Terfel
- 2007 Judith Weir
- 2008 Kathryn Tickell
- 2009 Sir Colin Davis
- 2010 Dame Emma Kirkby[1]
- 2011 Nicholas Daniel
- 2012 National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain[3]
- 2013 Sir Thomas Allen
- 2014 Simon Halsey[4]
- 2015 Oliver Knussen[5]
- 2016 Nicola Benedetti[6]
- 2017 Thea Musgrave[7]
- 2018 Gary Crosby
References
- "The Queen's Medal For Music 2010, 21 January 2011". Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- "First winner of The Queen's Medal for Music announced at BBC Proms". BBC. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- "Queens Medal Music 2012 Winner announced" (Press release). London: British Royal Family. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "The Queen's Medal for Music 2014" (Press release). London: British Royal Family. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "The Queen's Medal for Music 2015" (Press release). London: British Royal Family. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- Davis, Lizzie (24 May 2017). "Nicola Benedetti awarded Queen's Medal for Music". classicfm.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- Jones, Tony (7 June 2018). "Scottish composer Thea Musgrave awarded with Queen's medal for music". The Sunday Post. Dundee. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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