Avery Fisher Prize

The Avery Fisher Prize is an award given to American musicians for outstanding achievement in classical music. Founded by philanthropist Avery Fisher in 1974, it is regarded as one of the most significant awards for American instrumentalists. The award is decided by members of the Avery Fisher Artist Program; artists do not apply, and nominations are secret. [http://www.music.utexas.edu/news/details.aspx?id=69] Initially accompanied by an award of $10,000 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E0DC1738F932A15757C0A965948260] , recent years have seen the cash allotment increase to $75,000. [http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/05/joshuabell.fisher/index.html ]

List of Winners

"Note: The list below includes only those individuals who have won the Avery Fisher Prize. It does not include awardees of the Avery Fisher Career Grant."

* 1974: (none)
* 1975: Murray Perahia, Lynn Harrell
* 1976: (none)
* 1977: (none)
* 1978: Yo-Yo Ma
* 1979: Emanuel Ax
* 1980: Richard Goode
* 1981: (none)
* 1982: Horacio Gutiérrez
* 1983: Elmar Oliveira
* 1984: (none)
* 1985: (none)
* 1986: Richard Stoltzman
* 1987: (none)
* 1988: André Watts
* 1989: (none)
* 1990: (none)
* 1991: Yefim Bronfman
* 1992: (none)
* 1993: (none)
* 1994: Garrick Ohlsson
* 1995: (none)
* 1996: (none)
* 1997: (none)
* 1998: (none)
* 1999: Sarah Chang, Pamela Frank, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
* 2000: Edgar Meyer, David Shifrin
* 2001: Midori Gotō
* 2002: (none)
* 2003: (none)
* 2004: The Emerson String Quartet
* 2005: (none)
* 2006: (none)
* 2007: Joshua Bell

External links

* [http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/arts/music/classical/reviews/n_10169/ Article on The Avery Fisher Prize and The Emerson String Quartet]