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Polar Music Prize

The Polar Music Prize is an international music prize celebrating the power and importance of music since 1992. It is awarded to individuals, groups and institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements.

The Laureate list speaks for itself. Anne-Sophie Mutter, Metallica, Sting, Max Martin, ANIM, Cecilia Bartoli, Emmylou Harris, Evelyn Glennie, Peter Sellars, Youssou N’Dour, Kaija Saariaho, Paul Simon, Yo-Yo Ma, Kronos Quartet, Patti Smith, Ennio Morricone, Björk, Peter Gabriel, Renée Fleming, Pink Floyd, Steve Reich, Led Zeppelin, Gilberto Gil, BB King, Sofia Gubaidulina, Miriam Makeba, Burt Bacharach, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Bob Dylan, Isaac Stern, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Ravi Shankar, Eric Ericson, Bruce Springsteen, Pierre Boulez, Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Witold Lutoslawski and Paul McCartney, to name only a few, have all been honoured with the Polar Music Prize. Explore the Polar Music Prize and all the Laureates on our Youtube channel.

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Polar Music Prize

The 2025 Polar Music Prize is awarded to Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan.

Her exceptional musicality and courage make her one of the world’s foremost interpreters of contemporary classical music. She has worked with and earned the praise of former Polar Prize Laureates such as Pierre Boulez, György Ligeti and Esa-Pekka Salonen, as well as an array of the world’s most eminent directors, conductors, orchestras, composers and choreographers.

Always prepared to push the boundaries, she has a unique talent for broadening the listener’s horizons with the music she chooses to program, perform and record. While Barbara Hannigan built her career as a magnetic soprano, her intense musicianship and charisma eventually led to invitations to try her hand at orchestral conducting.

Since then, she has become an acclaimed maestro who is admired for combining old and new music in her unique concert programs. Whenever she conducts and sings at the same time, it is an experience no one forgets.

It’s little wonder that the name at the top of the wish list of so many composers, is Barbara Hannigan.
Barbara Hannigan receives the 2025 Polar Music Prize alongside Queen and Herbie Hancock.

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Polar Music Prize

The 2025 Polar Music Prize is awarded to American pianist and jazz musician Herbie Hancock.

The title of his autobiography Possibilities is fitting for a musician who has always focused on musical development and finding new ways of moving forward. While growing up Herbie Hancock was influenced by Mozart as much as Oscar Peterson.

At college he studied both electrical engineering and musical composition. As a musician, he united these worlds by making the leap to electric piano and synthesizers. As a composer, he has written timeless standards such as Watermelon Man and Cantaloupe Island, and for decades has worked closely with Polar Music Prize Laureates Joni Mitchell and Wayne Shorter.

As a musician, he has influenced the development of R&B, funk and hip-hop with visionary albums such as Head Hunters and the MTV hit Rockit. Herbie Hancock is a jazz scientist.

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Polar Music Prize

The 2025 Polar Music Prize is awarded to the British rock group Queen.

With the foundation in hard rock, Queen have developed a distinctive and instantly recognizable sound that no one else can emulate. Furious energy and muscular playing are combined with intricate virtuoso harmony singing from drummer Roger Taylor, guitarist Brian May and, of course, singer Freddie Mercury, one of the most charismatic front figures in the history of music, with a voice that spanned four octaves.

What helped to make Queen a unique band in music history was four equally strong songwriters, including bassist John Deacon, who all wrote their own number one hits, and constantly spurred each other on to take artistic risks.

Half a century after they made their recordings, Queen’s songs are still heard everywhere and appeal to new generations of listeners. Queen were not exaggerating when they sang We are the Champions.

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Polar Music Prize

We are thrilled to reveal the 2025 Polar Music Prize Laureates: Queen, Herbie Hancock, and Barbara Hannigan!

Their extraordinary talents have reshaped and enriched the global music landscape — and we are proud to honor their contributions.

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Polar Music Prize

We are excited to announce the 2024 Polar Music Prize Laureates: Nile Rodgers and Esa-Pekka Salonen!

They will join the ranks of trailblazers and innovators from the contemporary and classical worlds of music who have been awarded the Polar Music Prize, one of music’s most prestigious accolades.

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