Grawemeyer Awards Previous Winners

2020: Lei Liang

2019: Joel Bons

2018: Bent Sorensen

2017: Andrew Norman

2016: Hans Abrahamsen

2014 - Djuro Zivkovic

2013 - Michel van der Aa

2012 - Esa-Pekka Salonen

2011 - Louis Andriessen

2010 - York Hoeller

2009 - Brett Dean

2008 - Peter Lieberson

2007 - Sebastian Currier

2006 - György Kurtág

2005 - George Tsontakis

2004 - Unsuk Chin

2003 - Kaija Saariaho

2002 - Aaron Jay Kernis

2001 - Pierre Boulez

2000 - Thomas Adès

1998 - Tan Dun

1997 - Simon Bainbridge

1996 - Ivan Tcherepnin

1995 - John Adams

1994 - Toru Takemitsu

1993 - Karel Husa

1992 - Krzysztof Penderecki

1991 - John Corigliano

1990 - Joan Tower

1989 - Chinary Ung

1987 - Harrison Birtwistle

1986 - Gyorgy Ligeti

1985 - Witold Lutoslawski