Per Nørgård
(c) Tine Harden
The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music at the New York Philharmonic, which recognizes a composer for extraordinary artistic endeavor in the field of new music, has been awarded to the Danish composer Per Nørgård. The Prize consists of $200,000 and a commission to compose a work for the New York Philharmonic. The Philharmonic will give the U.S. Premiere of Nørgård’s Symphony No. 3 as part of the second NY Phil Biennial in 2016.
