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Sibelius Medal
Awarded for"individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements as performers or supporters of Sibelius' music."
Sponsored bySibelius Society of Finland
CountryFinland
Presented bySibelius Society of Finland
Reward(s)Medal
First awarded1965
Websitewww.sibeliusseura.fi/eng/medal.html

The Sibelius Medal is awarded to individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements as performers or supporters of the music of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It has been awarded by the Sibelius Society of Finland since 1965.[1] The medal was designed by sculptor Eila Hiltunen.

Recipients

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The Sibelius Medal was awarded to 220 recipients from 1965 to 2015.[2]

Selected recipients:

  • Aino Sibelius, No. 2
  • Herbert von Karajan, No. 3
  • Georg Szell
  • John Barbirolli
  • Birgit Nilsson
  • Eugene Ormandy
  • David Oistrakh
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Oleg Kagan
  • Emil Telmányi
  • Paavo Berglund
  • Joonas Kokkonen
  • 1970
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • 1995
  • 1997
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
    • the Sibelius Society of Hämeenlinna
  • 2009
    • the Sibelius Society of Järvenpää
  • 2010
    • Andrew Barnett (UK), chairman
  • 2011
  • 2014
  • 2015

    • References

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    1. ^ "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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