01/10/2026
MITSUKO UCHIDA RECEIVES THE LÉONIE SONNING MUSIC PRIZE 2027 🎹
We are delighted to announce that the internationally acclaimed Japanese-British pianist Mitsuko Uchida is the recipient of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2027.
For more than four decades, Mitsuko Uchida has held a unique position in the world of classical music, celebrated for her deeply personal and compelling interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Schoenberg.
On 30 May 2027, she will receive the DKK 1 million prize at a special prize concert at the DR Concert Hall in Copenhagen – marking her first performance in Denmark in more than 20 years.
The programme brings together music by Haydn, Schoenberg, Mozart and Schubert – composers and repertoire that have played a central role throughout Uchida’s artistic life.
“I am deeply honored to receive the prestigious Léonie Sonning Music Prize and look highly forward to being in Copenhagen soon.” - Mitsuko Uchida
We very much look forward to welcoming her back to Copenhagen in May.
Read more about Mitsuko Uchida and the motivation behind awarding her the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2027 at www.sonningmusik.dk
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MITSUKO UCHIDA MODTAGER LÉONIE SONNINGS MUSIKPRIS 2027 🎹
Vi er stolte og glade for at kunne offentliggøre, at den internationalt anerkendte japansk-britiske pianist Mitsuko Uchida modtager Léonie Sonnings Musikpris 2027.
Gennem mere end fire årtier har Mitsuko Uchida indtaget en helt særlig position i den klassiske musikverden med sine dybt personlige og intense fortolkninger af især Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann og Schönberg.
Den 30. maj 2027 modtager hun prisen på 1 million kroner ved en særlig priskoncert i DR Koncerthuset - samtidig bliver det hendes første koncert i Danmark i mere end 20 år.
På programmet er musik af Haydn, Schönberg, Mozart og Schubert – komponister og værker, der har spillet en central rolle gennem Uchidas kunstneriske liv.
“I am deeply honored to receive the prestigious Léonie Sonning Music Prize and look highly forward to being in Copenhagen soon.” - Mitsuko Uchida
Vi glæder os meget til at byde hende velkommen tilbage til København i maj.
Læs mere om Mitsuko Uchida og begrundelsen for, at hun modtager Léonie Sonnings Musikpris 2027 på www.sonningmusik.dk
Photo by: Justin Pumfrey
Léonie Sonnings Musikfond blev stiftet i 1965 af Léonie Sonning. Hvert år gives prisen til en int