| Salzburg Music Prize Musikpreis Salzburg | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "the life work of one of the outstanding composers of our time" |
| Location | Salzburg |
| Country | Austria |
| Reward(s) | €60,000 and €20,000 |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Last awarded | 2013 |
| Website | www |
The Salzburg Music Prize (German: Musikpreis Salzburg) was an international composition prize awarded by the state government of Salzburg.[1] The total prize money was €80,000 (€60,000 for the main prize and €20,000 for the advancement award or encouragement prize). The prize was first awarded in the Mozart Year 2006. The award honours the life work of one of the outstanding composers of our time. From the second time in 2009, it was awarded biennially.