Polar Music Prize

ThePolar Music Prizeis aSwedishinternational music award founded in 1989 byStig Anderson, possibly best-known to be the manager of theSwedishpopgroupABBA, with a donation to theRoyal Swedish Academy of Music.The award is annually given to one contemporary musician and one classical musician. Exceptions were the year 2001, where it was awarded to three musicians (one composer, one contemporary musician and one inventor) and the year 2003, awarded only to one composer. Without any restrictions of nationality, the prize is to be “awarded for significant achievements in music and/or musical activity, or for achievements which are found to be of great potential importance for music or musical activity, and it shall be referable to all fields within or closely connected with music”.