The International Arnold Schönberg Prize was established in 2001, and named after the Austrian composer Arnold Schönberg, on initiative of Kent Nagano, the former principal conductor and musical director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, together with Deutschlandradio. The prize is awarded by the Arnold Schönberg Center (Vienna, Austria) to international composers. The prize money was €12,500.
Winners
- 2001 George Benjamin
- 2004 Jörg Widmann
- 2005 Unsuk Chin
- 2006 Aribert Reimann
- 2008 Helmut Oehring
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