ABOUT THE AWARD

The Paderewski Award was established in 1998 by The International Friends of Music Association (IFMA), in collaboration with UNESCO, and the Ignacy Jan Paderewski in Memorium Foundation (Warsaw). The Paderewski Award is conferred to selected individuals or organizations in recognition of their extraordinary achievements or outstanding contributions to society and culture.The Laureates are selected from among candidates exclusively nominated by Executive Members of IFMA, in consultation with experts, public officials, and acclaimed artists. ​

Laureates

Remigijus Adomaitis (Lithuania)
Sheldon Bair (USA)
Cecylia Barczyk (USA)
Charles Borowsky (USA)
Erick Friedman (USA)
Maxim Gershunoff (USA) 
Joel Harrison (USA)
Takaichiro Hirai (Japan)
Wang Hui (China)
Joseph Lanir (Israel)

Witold Lutoslawski (Poland)
Thaddeus Mirecki (USA)
Aldo Parisot (USA)
Reynaldo Reyes (USA)
Edward Rowny (USA)
Jan Sek (Poland)
Yonty Solomon (England)
Isaac Stern (USA)
Romuald Twardowski (Poland)

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For more information: www.ThePaderewskiAward.org