Beethoven Prize
The Beethoven Prize of the city of Bonn was an international composition competition. In 1959 Bonn's Lord Mayor Wilhelm Daniels announced the establishment of a Beethoven prize for "the best orchestral work of a young composer". No restrictions were made to genre, style and instrumentation of the composition. The prize was given every 3 years, the prize money was 25,000DM (1961: biennially, 5,000DM). The prize was last awarded in 1992. Other Beethoven Prizes existed in Vienna and Berlin.
| Beethoven Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "the best orchestral work of a young composer" |
| Location | Bonn |
| Country | Germany |
| Reward(s) | 25,000DM |
| First awarded | 1961 |
| Last awarded | 1992 |
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