Prize/Award
Melbourne Prize for Music
- Presented by: Melbourne Prize Trust
- Further information: https://www.melbourneprizetrust.org
- Awarded: Triennial since 2007
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The Melbourne Prize Trust, established in 2004, provides financial and professional development opportunities to artists by running the annual Melbourne Prize, which operates in a three-year cycle as follows:
/ Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture (2020)
/ Melbourne Prize for Literature (2021)
/ Melbourne Prize for Music (2022)
/ Three-year cycle commences again with the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2023
The Trust has three objectives, which are met by running the annual Melbourne Prize:
/ to recognise and reward excellence and talent;
/ to inspire creative development;
/ to enrich public life.
Recipients of this award
| Year | Placing | Awarded to | Awarded for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Winner - Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 | Paul Grabowsky | |
| 2007 | Winner - Outstanding Musician Award 2007 | Genevieve Lacey | |
| 2007 | Winner - Development Award 2007 | Julian Langdon | |
| 2010 | Winner - Outstanding Musician Award 2010 | Benjamin Northey | |
| 2010 | Winner - Melbourne Prize for Music 2010 | David Jones | |
| 2010 | Winner - Development Award 2010 | Nat Bartsch | |
| 2013 | Winner - Melbourne Prize for Music 2013 | Brett Dean | |
| 2013 | Winner - Outstanding Musician Award 2013 | Stephen Magnusson | |
| 2016 | Winner - Outstanding Musician Award 2016 | Scott Tinkler | |
| 2016 | Winner - Melbourne Prize for Music 2016 and Distinguished Musicians Fellowship 2016 | Kutcha Edwards | |
| 2016 | Winner - Beleura Award for Composition 2016 | Kate Neal | |
| 2016 | Winner - Development Award 2016 | Matthias Schack-Arnott | |
| 2019 | Finalist - Beleura Emerging Composers Award 2019 | May Lyon | |
| 2019 | Winner - Beleura Emerging Composers Award 2019 | Andrea Keller | |
| 2019 | Winner - New Melbourne Prize for Music 2019 | Deborah Cheetham Fraillon | |
| 2022 | Winner - Beleura Emerging Composers Award 2022 | Annie Hsieh | |
| 2022 | Winner - Civic Choice Award 2022 | Liza Lim | |
| 2022 | Finalist - Melbourne Prize for Music 2022 | Liza Lim |