Griegprisen

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

External links

• Griegprisen on BergenArtMuseum.no
• Griegprisen on KunstMuseene.no Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine