Handel Medallion

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The Handel Medallion is an American award presented by the City of New York. It is the city's highest award given to individuals for their contribution to the city's intellectual and cultural life.

LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe City of New York, United States
RewardMedallion
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Handel Medallion
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe City of New York, United States
RewardMedallion
First award1959
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Establishment

The award was first issued in 1959 to Virginia Portia Royall Inness-Brown, upon the 200th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), the German-British Baroque composer, noted for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. The award was established under New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr.[1]

Award winners

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1959Virginia Portia Royall Inness-Brown (1901–1990)
1964Sidney Poitier (1927–2022)[2]
1965Joseph B. Martinson (1914–1970)[3][4]
1966David Sarnoff, Justino Diaz, and Lionel Hampton[5][1][6]
1967Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), William Schuman
1968Janet D. Schenck[7]
1969Claire Raphael Reis
1970Martha Graham, George Balanchine, Aaron Copland, Alice Tully
1971Joseph Papp
1972Harold Arlen, Charlie Chaplin, Elia Kazan, Dizzy Gillespie[8]
1973Duke Ellington, Melissa Hayden, Lincoln Kirstein, Beverly Sills
1974Oratorio Society of New York[9]
1975Joshua Logan[10]
1976George Abbott, Margot Fonteyn, Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins
1977Marian Anderson, Leonard Bernstein[11][12]
1978Elliott Carter
1980Marilyn Horne[13]
1981Lena Horne
1982John Lennon
1985Leontyne Price
1986Alexandra Danilova, Antony Tudor
1988Alvin Ailey[14]
1989Charles Wadsworth
1993Robert Merrill, Arthur Mitchell

1994 Vincent La Selva (Conductor)

1997Skitch Henderson (1918–2005)[15]
1999Merce Cunningham
2002Licia Albanese, Roberta Peters
2008Neil Simon[16]
2009Jessye Norman[17]
2010Judith Jamison[18]
2011Stephen Sondheim[19]
2013Harvey Lichtenstein[20]
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