Robert Schumann Prize for Poetry and Music

Not to be confused with Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau.
Robert Schumann Prize for Poetry and Music
Awarded for"personalities with an outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of poetry and music"
Sponsored byStrecker Foundation
LocationMainz
CountryGermany
Presented byAkademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur
Reward(s)€15,000
First awarded2012
Websitewww.adwmainz.de/en/robert-schumann-preis-fuer-dichtung-und-musik.html

The Robert Schumann Prize for Poetry and Music (German: Robert Schumann-Preis für Dichtung und Musik) Mainz is a classical music prize named after Robert Schumann, awarded biennially since 2012. The prize money is €15,000 (2012–2016: €25,000), donated by the Strecker Foundation, Mainz.[1] The prize is awarded by the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur in Mainz, for "personalities with an outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of poetry and music".[1]

  1. ^ a b "Robert Schumann-Preis für Dichtung und Musik : Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur". Mainz (in German). Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.