tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45334881393125151712011-04-21T12:43:53.934-07:00Mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01654501574250586619noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533488139312515171.post-72190460684006230462007-05-22T22:59:00.000-07:002007-05-22T22:59:43.470-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;">STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins and composer Steve Reich received the prestigious Polar Music Prize from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony Monday at the Stockholm Concert Hall.<br />The Polar Music Prize is Sweden's biggest music award. It was founded by Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, in 1989 through a donation to The Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Each winner receives $147,000.<br />The award is typically split between pop artists and classical musicians. Past winners include Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Quincy Jones, Isaac Stern, Pierre Boulez and Valery Gergiev.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4533488139312515171-7219046068400623046?l=themusic-online.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01654501574250586619noreply@blogger.com0