Nordic Council Music Prize

The Nordic Council Music Prize focuses on the performance and creation of music of a high artistic standard. The prize is awarded on alternate years to a piece of music by a living composer and to a small or large ensemble.

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About the Nordic Council’s prizes

The Nordic Council awards five prizes every year: The Literature Prize, the Film Prize, the Music Prize, the Environment Prize, and the Children and Young People’s Literature Prize.

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21.10.25

Winner of the 2025 Nordic Council Music Prize: Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson

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Nominees for Nordic Council Music Prize 2025

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Nominerede til Nordisk Råds musikpris 2025

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Nominerade till Nordiska rådets musikpris 2025

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Sofia Jernberg

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El Perro del Mar

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Vilde Frang Bjerke

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Trondheim Jazzorkester

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Víkingur Ólafsson

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Emilíana Torrini

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Pekko Käppi

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Elina Vähälä

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Brimheim

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Ying-Hsueh Chen

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Annisette Koppel

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Sofie Asplund

Nordic Council prizes

Film Prize

Environment Prize

Music Prize

Children and Young People’s Literature Prize

Nordic Council Session

Vinderne af Nordisk Råds Pris 2024

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Rune Glerup

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Film Prize

Nordic Council Prize Ceremony

Environment Prize

Children and Young People’s Literature Prize

Music Prize

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Meet the 12 nominees for The Nordic Council Music Prize 2024!

Winners

2018

Winner of the Nordic Council Music Prize 2018

The Nordic Council Music Prize 2018 goes to Norway’s Nils Henrik Asheim for his work Muohta.

2010

Prizewinner 2010

The Nordic Council Music Prize 2010 goes to the Norwegian composer Lasse Thoresen, for "Opus 42".

2006

Prize winner 2006

The Norwegian composer Natasha Barrett was awarded the Nordic Council Music Prize 2006 for the electro-acoustic work ‘...fetters...’. That year’s 12 nominations consisted of Nordic works ...

2005

Prizewinner 2005

Cikada is known far beyond the borders of Norway for its repertoire, consisting partly of Nordic and partly of international contemporary music.

Nominees

2026

Kristine Tjøgersen and Benedicte Maurseth

Composers Kristine Tjøgersen and Benedicte Maurseth have been nominated for the 2026 Nordic Council Music Prize for the work Elja.

2026

Ola Kvernberg

Composer Ola Kvernberg has been nominated for the 2026 Nordic Council Music Prize for the work Flåklypa – fra Paris til pyramidene.

2025

Vilde Frang

Vilde Frang is nominated for the 2025 Nordic Council Music Prize.

2025

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra is nominated for the 2025 Nordic Council Music Prize.

2024

Anne Hytta

Composer Anne Hytta is nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Music Prize for the album “Brigde” (2023).

2024

Tyler Futrell

Composer Tyler Futrell is nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Music Prize for the work “Stabat Mater” (2021).

2023

Håvard Gimse

Håvard Gimse is one of the 13 nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Music Prize.

2023

Berit Opheim

Berit Opheim is one the 13 nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Music Prize.

2022

Øyvind Torvund

Øyvind Torvund is nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Music Prize for The Exotica Album (2017).

2022

Knut Vaage

Knut Vaage is nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Music Prize for the work Hybrid Spetakkel, ensemble, electronics and visuals (2020).

2021

Stian Carstensen

Stian Carstensen is one of the 13 nominations for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2021.

2021

Lise Davidsen

Lise Davidsen is one of the 13 nominations for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2021.

2020

Ørjan Matre

Ørjan Matre is nominated for the 2020 Nordic Council Music Prize for the orchestral work “Lyriske stykker” (2019).

2020

Trond Reinholdtsen

Trond Reinholdtsen is nominated for the 2020 Nordic Council Music Prize for the piano concert “Theory of the Subject” (2019).

2019

Grete Pedersen

Grete Pedersen is one of the 13 artists nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2019.

2019

Elias Akselsen

Elias Akselsen is one of the 13 artists nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2019.

2018

Synne Skouen

Nominated for the work “Ballerina”

2018

Nils Henrik Asheim

Nominated for the work “Muohta”

2017

Supersilent

Super Silent are among the 13 nominations for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2017.

2017

Lise Davidsen

Lise Davidsen is one of the 13 artists nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2017.

2016

Ragnhild Berstad

Nominated for the work “Cardinem”

2016

Øyvind Torvund

Nominated for the work “Willibald Motor Landscape”

2015

Tora Augestad

Mezzosoprano

2015

Dans Les Arbres

Quartet

2014

Marius Neset

Lion by Marius Neset

2014

Øyvind Torvund

Constructing Jungle Books by Øyvind Torvund

2013

Nominations 2013

The Adjudication Committee has named 12 musicians, singers and ensembles who are contenders for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2013. The nominations are:

2012

Nominations 2012

The Adjudication Committee for the Nordic Council's Music Prize has chosen to nominate 11 composers the Nordic Council Music Prize 2012.

2011

Nominations 2011

12 musicians are competing for this year's prestigious, major Nordic music prize.

2010

Nominations 2010

13 works are competing for this year's prestigious, major Nordic music prize for works by living composers.

2009

Nominations 2009

The Nordic Council Music Prize is awarded on alternate years to a work by a living artist/composer and to an ensemble or music group of high artistic and technical standards which is inno...

2008

Nominations 2008

Nominations for the Nordic Council's Music Prize 2008

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Music Prize

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21.10.25

Winner of the 2025 Nordic Council Music Prize: Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson

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Nominees for Nordic Council Music Prize 2025

20.05.25

Nominerede til Nordisk Råds musikpris 2025

Music Prize

Nominerede til Nordisk Råds musikpris 2025 16:9

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Nominerade till Nordiska rådets musikpris 2025

Music Prize

Sofia Jernberg

Music Prize

El Perro del Mar

Music Prize

Vilde Frang Bjerke

Music Prize

Trondheim Jazzorkester

Music Prize

Víkingur Ólafsson

Music Prize

Emilíana Torrini

Music Prize

Pekko Käppi

Music Prize

Elina Vähälä

Music Prize

Brimheim

Music Prize

Ying-Hsueh Chen

Music Prize

Annisette Koppel

Music Prize

Sofie Asplund

Nordic Council prizes

Film Prize

Environment Prize

Music Prize

Children and Young People’s Literature Prize

Nordic Council Session

Vinderne af Nordisk Råds Pris 2024

Music Prize

Rune Glerup

Nordic Council prizes

Film Prize

Nordic Council Prize Ceremony

Environment Prize

Children and Young People’s Literature Prize

Music Prize

Nordisk Råds priser 2024

Music Prize

Nominerede musikpris 2024 mosaik

28.05.24

Meet the 12 nominees for The Nordic Council Music Prize 2024!

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Jonas Struck

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Rune Glerup

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Tróndur Bogason

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Linda Fredriksson

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Laufey

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Peter Lång

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Hugi Guðmundsson

Nordic Council Music Prize

Nominations for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2026

Content

Here are the nominees for the 2026 Nordic Council Music Prize

Here are the winners of the Nordic Council prizes 2025!

Here are the nominees for the 2025 Nordic Council Music Prize

We now know the winners of the Nordic Council prizes for 2024 – Congratulations!

Here are the nominees for the 2024 Nordic Council Music Prize

Meet the winners of the Nordic Council prizes for 2023

Maija Kauhanen wins the 2023 Nordic Council Music Prize

Norwegian Crown Prince and Princess to award the Nordic Council Environment Prize on 31 October

Nordic Council prizes to be awarded in Oslo on 31 October

Here are the nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Music Prize

Meet the winners of the 2022 Nordic Council prizes

Karin Rehnqvist wins 2022 Nordic Council Music Prize

Prime Minister Sanna Marin to present Nordic Council Film Prize on 1 November

Nordic Council prizes: Meet the nominees in Helsinki!

Nordic Council prizes to be awarded in Helsinki on 1 November

New podcast series: Meet the best composers from the Nordics

Nominations for the 2022 Nordic Council Music Prize

Meet the winners of the 2021 Nordic Council Prizes

Eivør Pálsdóttir wins the 2021 Nordic Council Music Prize

Jakob Oftebro to host Nordic Council awards ceremony

Come and meet the nominees of the Nordic Council prizes

New interview series with Nordic music stars

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary to award prizes at Nordic awards ceremony

Nordic Council awards ceremony to be broadcast live from Copenhagen on 2 November

Here are the nominees for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2021

Here are the winners of the Nordic Council prizes for 2020

Sampo Haapamäki wins the 2020 Nordic Council Music Prize

Nordic prizes 2020 – on TV and online

COVID-19 halts the 72nd Session of the Nordic Council in Iceland

Here are the nominees for the 2020 Nordic Council Music Prize

Join us LIVE for the announcement of the 2020 Music Prize nominees

Create your own Nordic Day at home

Here are the winners of the Nordic Council prizes 2019

Gyða Valtýsdóttir has won the 2019 Nordic Council Music Prize

Best of Norden in Stockholm

Awards ceremony for Nordic Council prizes to be broadcast live from Stockholm on 29 October

The nominees of the 2019 Nordic Council Music Prize

Susanna Mälkki to present the nominees of the 2019 Nordic Council Music Prize in Helsinki

Five Nordic prizes awarded in Oslo

The Nordic Council Music Prize 2018 goes to Nils Henrik Asheim

Night of Nordic stars in Oslo

Erna Solberg and Crown Princess Mette-Marit to award Nordic Council prizes

Nominations for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2018

Five Nordic Council Prizes awarded in Helsinki

Nordic Council Music Prize 2017 to Susanna Mälkki

Best of Norden - En helg med nordiska kulturgiganter och unika filmvisningar

Nominations for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2017

Music Prize nominees announced 26 April

Five Nordic Council Prizes awarded in Copenhagen

Hans Abrahamsen wins the Nordic Council Music Prize for “Let Me Tell You”

Royal couple to take part in Nordic Council prize award ceremony

12 nominees for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2016

Nominees for the Nordic Council prizes 2016

Nordic Council Music Prize to Svante Henryson

Nominations for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2015

Prizes for “the best in the Nordic Region”

Simon Steen-Andersen wins the Nordic Council Music Prize 2014 for Black Box Music

Nordic Council prize ceremony in Stockholm on 29 October

Nominations for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2014

Nominerede til Nordisk Råds Musikpris 2014 afsløres på SPOT festival i Aarhus 1. maj

About the Nordic Council’s prizes

About the Nordic Council Music Prize

Winner of the 2025 Nordic Council Music Prize