Griegprisen (established 1972 in Bergen, Norway) is awarded by the Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen to a Norwegian musician, conductor or musicologist who in a special way have communicated the music of Edvard Grieg. It has also been awarded an extraordinary five times to people who have made a special effort to Edvard Grieg and Troldhaugen. The prize is awarded every year on the birthday of Edvard Grieg, 15 June.
Winners 1972: Jens Harald Bratlie 1973: Arve Tellefsen 1974: Olav Eriksen 1975: Follesø Mannskor & Valter Aamodt 1976: Hindarkvartetten 1976: Sigmund Torsteinson (extraordinary) 1977: Edith Thallaug 1978: Jan Henrik Kayser, Anne Bolstad & Finn Nielsen 1979: Terje Tønnesen 1980: Eva Knardahl 1981: Finn Benestad & Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe 1981: Carl O. Gram Gjesdal (extraordinary) 1982: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester & Karsten Andersen 1983: Det Norske Kammerorkester 1984: Ellen Westberg Andersen 1985: Bergen Domkantori & Magnar Mangersnes 1985: Johan Severud (extraordinary) 1986: Aage Kvalbein 1987: Marianne Hirsti 1988: Einar Steen-Nøkleberg 1989: Harald Bjørkøy 1990: Leif Ove Andsnes 1991: Truls Mørk 1992: Ole Kristian Ruud 1993: Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz 1994: Rikskonsertene / Fylkeskonsertane i Hordaland 1995: Jiri Hlinka 1996: Håvard Gimse 1997: Grieg Trio 1998: Henning Kraggerud & Helge Kjekshus 1999: Inger Elisabeth Haavet 2000: Bodil Arnesen & Erling Ragnar Eriksen 2001: Ragnhild Heiland Sørensen 2001: Lizsy Sandal (extraordinary) 2002: Not awarded 2003: Håkon Austbø 2004: Per Gynt-stemnet på Vinstra, by director Svein Sturla Hungnes & conductor: Eldar Nilsen 2005: Vertavo-kvartetten 2006: Per Vollestad & Sigmund Hjelset 2007: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester & Ole Kristian Ruud 2007: Erling Dahl jr. (extraordinary) 2008: Not awarded 2009: Njål Sparbo 2010: Audun Kayser
References
External links Griegprisen on BergenArtMuseum.no Griegprisen on KunstMuseene.no