Tan Dun Awarded Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg

Tan Dun received the 16th Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg, Germany, for his outstanding contributions through music to intercultural relations between the East and West. The prize has been given annually since 1990 for outstanding achievements in music and music theater in association with the Köhler-Osbahr Foundation, which awards a monetary prize of 15,000 Euro. Past recipients include composers Hans Werner Henze (1996), Krzysztof Penderecki (2000), and Gerhard Stäbler (2003), among others.