Mozart Medal (Mexico)

The Mozart Medal (Medalla Mozart) is a music award in Mexico. It is administered by the local Austrian embassy and the Academia Medalla Mozart. In the past the Domecq Cultural Institute (Instituto Cultural Domecq) was involved.

It was established in 1991, the 200th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's death.

Notable Recipients

Among the award's recipients have been:

• Plácido Domingo, 1991
• Enrique Batiz, 1991
• Manuel de Elías, 1991
• Mario Lavista, 1991
• Francisco Araiza, 1991
• Vienna Boys' Choir, 1993
• Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, 1994
• Carlos Prieto, 1995
• Javier Torres Maldonado, 1999
• Felix Carrasco, 2002
• Sergio Vela Martínez, 2006

See also

• Mozart Medal (disambiguation)

External links

• Official Website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 2009), with full list of recipients