This article is about the culture prize "The Sonning Prize". For the music prize - see Léonie Sonning Music Prize
Léonie Sonning Music Prize
The L?onie Sonning Music Prize, or Sonning Award, which is recognized as Denmark's highest musical honor, is given annually to an international musician....
Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language.... : "Sonningprisen") is awarded biennially for outstanding contributions to European culture. A committee headed by the rector of the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, a majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees.... decides among candidates proposed by European universities. The prize amounts to 1 mio DKK
Danish krone
The krone is the currency of Denmark, including the autonomous provinces of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The krone is pegged to the euro via the European Union's exchange rate mechanism.... (~135,000 €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of 16 out of 27 European Union member state of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain.... ). The prize award ceremony is held on April 19 (Sonning's birthday) at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, a majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees.... .
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This article is about the culture prize "The Sonning Prize". For the music prize - see Léonie Sonning Music Prize
Léonie Sonning Music Prize
The L?onie Sonning Music Prize, or Sonning Award, which is recognized as Denmark's highest musical honor, is given annually to an international musician....
Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language.... : "Sonningprisen") is awarded biennially for outstanding contributions to European culture. A committee headed by the rector of the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, a majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees.... decides among candidates proposed by European universities. The prize amounts to 1 mio DKK
Danish krone
The krone is the currency of Denmark, including the autonomous provinces of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The krone is pegged to the euro via the European Union's exchange rate mechanism.... (~135,000 €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of 16 out of 27 European Union member state of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain.... ). The prize award ceremony is held on April 19 (Sonning's birthday) at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, a majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees.... . The prize was established by will of the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries.... editor and author Carl Johan Sonning (1879-1937). It was first awarded in 1950 (extraordinarily) and subsequently every second year from 1959.
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The L?onie Sonning Music Prize, or Sonning Award, which is recognized as Denmark's highest musical honor, is given annually to an international musician....
