Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung

Founded in 1972 by Ernst von Siemens, the grandson of the industrial entrepreneur Werner von Siemens. Every year the Foundation awards the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize to a composer, performer, or scholar who has made outstanding contributions to the world of music. The laureates include [a598601], [a32180], Mstislav Rostropovich, [a853983], Luciano Berio, [a262358], György Ligeti, Claudio Abbado, Maurizio Pollini, [a449204], György Kurtág, [a424576], Anne-Sophie Mutter and Mariss Jansons. Composers' Prize Winners series originally released in partnership with Col Legno from 2012 to 2017 and then with Kairos from 2019 to present.