KAIROS Prize
Encyclopedia
The KAIROS Prize has been awarded by the Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.
in Hamburg since 2007. It is endowed with a sum of 75,000 Euro.
Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.
The Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S. is a German foundation established in 1931 by the Hamburg merchant Alfred Toepfer. The foundation is committed to promoting European unification and ensuring cultural diversity and understanding between the countries of Europe.- History :The rich industrialist...
in Hamburg since 2007. It is endowed with a sum of 75,000 Euro.
Winners
- 2007 Albrecht DümlingAlbrecht Dümling-Biography:Born in Wuppertal, Dümling studied musicology in Essen, Vienna and Berlin and earned a Ph.D. with an interdisciplinary study on Arnold Schönberg and Stefan George, with Carl Dahlhaus as his mentor. In 1985 he published his comprehensive work on Bertolt Brecht’s collaboration with composers...
- 2008 Tímea Junghaus
- 2009 Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- 2010 Andri Snær MagnasonAndri Snær MagnasonAndri Snær Magnason is an Icelandic writer. He has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories, essays and CD's. His work has been published or performed in more than 16 countries...
- 2011 Şermin Langhoff