The Preis der Europäischen Kirchenmusik is a German music prize awarded annually since 1999 by the Schwäbisch Gmünd Festival Europäische Kirchenmusik. Awards are given to excellent composers and artists for achievements in the field of sacred music. The prize is endowed with €5,000.
Winners
1999: Dieter Schnebel 2000: Peter Schreier 2001: Petr Eben 2002: Eric Ericson 2003: Krzysztof Penderecki 2004: Frieder Bernius 2005: Arvo Pärt 2006: Daniel Roth 2007: Klaus Huber 2008: Helmuth Rilling 2009: Sofia Gubaidulina 2010: Marcus Creed 2011: Hans Zender 2012: Clytus Gottwald 2013: Sir John Tavener 2014: Thomanerchor Leipzig 2015: Younghi Pagh-Paan 2016: Hans-Christoph Rademann 2017: Wolfgang Rihm 2018: 2019: John Rutter 2020–2021: Joshua Rifkin 2022: Peteris Vasks 2023: Ludger Lohmann 2024: Karl Jenkins 2025: Gerlinde Sämann 2026: Thomas Jennefelt
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