Suntory Music Award
The Suntory Music Award (Japanese: サントリー音楽賞, Santorī ongakushō), previously known as the Torii Music Award (鳥井音楽賞, Torii ongakushō), designed to promote Western music in Japan, has been given by the Suntory Music Foundation since their establishment in 1969. The award is presented annually to individuals or groups for the greatest achievement in the development of Western or contemporary music in Japan during the previous year.
The current prize is 7,000,000 yen (approximately US $70,000). A Suntory Music Award Commemorative Concert is held annually in Suntory Hall to introduce and popularize the work of the recipient.
Recipients
| No. | Year | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1969 | Michio Kobayashi (小林 道夫), pianist, harpsichordist and conductor | |
| 2 | 1970 | Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cellist | |
| 3 | 1971 | Reiji Mitani (三谷 礼二), opera producer | |
| 4 | 1972 | Takashi Ogawa (小川 昂), theorist and critic | |
| 5 | 1973 | International Christian University Organ Committee | |
| 6 | 1974 | Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor | |
| 7 | 1975 | Yoshinobu Kuribayashi (栗林 義信), baritone Ginji Yamane (山根 銀二), critic | |
| 8 | 1976 | Yasushi Akutagawa, composer and conductor New Symphony Orchestra (新交響楽団) | |
| 9 | 1977 | Toshiko Tsunemori (常森 寿子), soprano | |
| 10 | 1978 | Teizō Matsumura, composer | |
| 11 | 1979 | Sumire Yoshihara (吉原 すみれ), percussionist | |
| Special award: Mari Iwamoto String Quartet (巖本真理弦楽四重奏団) | |||
| 12 | 1980 | Kappa Senoo (妹尾 河童), scenic designer | |
| Special award: Hideo Edo (江戸 英雄), president of the 1st Japan International Music Competition | |||
| 13 | 1981 | Minao Shibata, composer | |
| 14 | 1982 | Yūzō Toyama, conductor | |
| Special award: Kiyoshi Hara, Representative of The Symphony Hall Construction Group | |||
| 15 | 1983 | Keisuke Suzuki (鈴木 敬介), opera producer | |
| 16 | 1984 | Kiyomi Toyoda (豊田 喜代美), soprano | |
| 17 | 1985 | Telemann Institute Japan Chamber Orchestra and Chorus | Telemann Institute Japan website |
| 18 | 1986 | Mitsuko Uchida, pianist Hiroshi Wakasugi, conductor | |
| 19 | 1987 | Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor | |
| 20 | 1988 | Yasuko Hayashi (林 康子), soprano | |
| 21 | 1989 | Masahiro Arita (有田 正広), early music performer | |
| 22 | 1990 | Tōru Takemitsu, composer | |
| 23 | 1991 | Tadaaki Otaka, conductor | |
| 24 | 1992 | Shigeo Neriki (練木 繁夫), pianist | |
| 25 | 1993 | Midori Gotō, violinist | |
| Special award: Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor | |||
| 26 | 1994 | Takayoshi Wanami (和波 孝禧), violinist | |
| 27 | 1995 | Nobuko Imai, violist | |
| 28 | 1996 | Takahiro Sonoda, pianist Jōji Yuasa, composer | |
| 29 | 1997 | Tokyo Symphony Orchestra | |
| Special award: Toshiro Mayuzumi, composer | |||
| 30 | 1998 | Hikaru Hayashi, composer | |
| 31 | 1999 | Akira Miyoshi, composer | |
| 32 | 2000 | Taijiro Iimori (飯守 泰次郎), conductor | Taijiro Iimori website |
| 33 | 2001 | Toshi Ichiyanagi, composer | |
| 34 | 2002 | Seiji Ozawa, conductor Kaori Kimura (木村 かをり), pianist | |
| 35 | 2003 | Ichiro Nodaira (野平 一郎), composer | Ichiro Nodaira website |
| 36 | 2004 | Akira Nishimura, composer | |
| 37 | 2005 | Hidemi Suzuki, cellist and conductor | |
| 38 | 2006 | Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus (東京混声合唱団) | Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus website (in Japanese) |
| 39 | 2007 | Toshio Hosokawa, composer | [1] |
| 40 | 2008 | Yumi Koyama (小山 由美), mezzo-soprano | [2] |
| 41 | 2009 | Kazushi Ōno, conductor | [3] |
| 42 | 2010 | Yoshio Watanabe (渡邊順生), harpsichordist | [4] |
| 43 | 2011 | not awarded | |
| 44 | 2012 | Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano | [5] |
| 45 | 2013 | Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan | [6][7] |
| 46 | 2014 | Junichi Hirokami and the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra | [8][9] |
| 47 | 2015 | Toppan Hall | [10] |
| 48 | 2016 | Yu Kosuge, pianist | [11] |
| 49 | 2017 | Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra | [12] |
| 50 | 2018 | Ken Takaseki (高関健), conductor | [13] |
| 51 | 2019 | Hisako Kawamura (河村尚子), pianist | [14] |
| 52 | 2020 | Masahiro Miwa (三輪眞弘), composer | [15] |
| 53 | 2021 | Yoshimichi Hamada (濱田芳通), direction, recorder, cornet | [16] |
| 54 | 2022 | Michiyoshi Inoue, conductor | [17] |
| 55 | 2023 | Jō Kondō, composer | [18] |
| 56 | 2024 | Kazuki Yamada, conductor | [19][20] |
| 57 | 2025 | Shunske Sato, violinist and conductor | [21] |
References
- ↑ サントリー音楽賞、細川俊夫氏に決まる. The Asahi Shimbun. 5 March 2008.
- ↑ 2008年度 サントリー音楽賞&佐治敬三賞 決定. ぶらあぼ. 21 April 2009.
- ↑ 第41回サントリー音楽賞に大野和士. ぶらあぼ. 13 April 2010.
- ↑ サントリー音楽賞に渡邊順生. ぶらあぼ. 25 April 2011.
- ↑ 第44回「サントリー音楽賞」にメゾソプラノの藤村実穂子. ぶらあぼ. 21 March 2013.
- ↑ サントリー音楽賞に鈴木雅明さんとBCJ. The Asahi Shimbun. 31 March 2014.
- ↑ 第45回 サントリー音楽賞 受賞記念コンサート 鈴木雅明とバッハ・コレギウム・ジャパン. ぶらあぼ. 14 July 2015.
- ↑ サントリー音楽賞 広上淳一さんらに. Mainichi Shimbun. 2 April 2015.
- ↑ 18日、サントリー音楽賞受賞記念コンサート 広上淳一と京響「今や日本屈指のオケ」. Sankei Shimbun. 8 September 2017.
- ↑ 第47回（2015年度）サントリー音楽賞は「トッパンホール」に決定. CDJournal. 17 March 2016.
- ↑ 小菅 優が第48回サントリー音楽賞を受賞. ぶらあぼ. 27 April 2017.
- ↑ サントリー音楽賞・佐治敬三賞 贈賞式. ぶらあぼ. 18 July 2018.
- ↑ 高関 健が第50回サントリー音楽賞を受賞. ぶらあぼ. 15 April 2019.
- ↑ 河村尚子が第51回サントリー音楽賞を受賞. ぶらあぼ. 13 April 2020.
- ↑ 第52回サントリー音楽賞と第20回佐治敬三賞を三輪眞弘がW受賞. ぶらあぼ. 19 March 2021.
- ↑ 濱田芳通が第53回サントリー音楽賞受賞. ぶらあぼ. 5 April 2022.
- ↑ 井上道義が第54回サントリー音楽賞を受賞. ぶらあぼ. 30 March 2023.
- ↑ 近藤譲が第55回サントリー音楽賞を受賞. ぶらあぼ. 28 March 2024.
- ↑ 山田和樹が第56回サントリー音楽賞を受賞. ぶらあぼ. 24 March 2025.
- ↑ 山田和樹が語る第56回サントリー音楽賞受賞の喜び. ぶらあぼ. 26 June 2025.
- ↑ 佐藤俊介（ヴァイオリン/指揮）が第57回サントリー音楽賞を受賞. ぶらあぼ. 24 March 2026.
Further reading
- Robert Ryker. "Suntory Foundation bears patron's heavy burden". The Japan Times. 6 September 1998. p 13.
- Robert Ryker. "Young prize-winners strut their stuff". The Japan Times. 19 April 1998. p 13.