Queen's Medal for Music

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The Queen's Medal for Music is a prestigious British award established in 2005 to recognize outstanding contributions to the musical life of the United Kingdom.

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Label Occurrences
Queen's Medal for Music canonical 1
Queen’s Medal for Music 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British award
music award
awardFor outstanding contribution to the musical life of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
eligibility individuals or groups contributing to UK musical life
field music
firstAwarded 2005
foundedBy Elizabeth II
frequency annual
genre music
hasRecipient Bryan Ferry
Dame Emma Kirkby
linked to: Emma Kirkby

Dame Evelyn Glennie
linked to: Evelyn Glennie

Dame Mitsuko Uchida
linked to: Mitsuko Uchida

Dame Sarah Connolly
Dame Thea Musgrave
Gareth Malone
Imogen Cooper
Judith Weir
Nicholas Daniel
Nicola Benedetti
Simon Halsey
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sir Bryn Terfel
linked to: Brynn Terfel

Sir Charles Mackerras
Sir Colin Davis
Sir Elton John
linked to: Elton John

Sir George Benjamin
linked to: George Benjamin

Sir Harrison Birtwistle
linked to: Harrison Birtwistle

Sir Mark Elder
linked to: Mark Elder

Sir Paul McCartney
linked to: Paul McCartney

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Sir Simon Rattle
linked to: Simon Rattle

Sir Thomas Allen
Stephen Hough
inception 2005
language English
location United Kingdom
namedAfter the British monarch
linked to: British monarch
notableCharacteristic focuses on contribution to national musical life rather than commercial success
recognizes a broad range of musical disciplines
presentedBy the monarch of the United Kingdom

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judith Weir awardReceived Queen's Medal for Music
Sir Colin Davis awardReceived Queen’s Medal for Music
linked to: Queen's Medal for Music