The Suntory Music Award (Japanese: サントリー音楽賞, Santorī ongakushō), previously known as the Torii Music Award (鳥井音楽賞, Torii ongakushō), designed to promote Western music in Japan, has been given by the Suntory Music Foundation since their establishment in 1969. The award is presented annually to individuals or groups for the greatest achievement in the development of Western or contemporary music in Japan during the previous year.

The current prize is 7,000,000 yen (approximately US $70,000). A Suntory Music Award Commemorative Concert is held annually in Suntory Hall to introduce and popularize the work of the recipient.

Recipients

No. Year Recipient Notes
11969Michio Kobayashi (小林 道夫), pianist, harpsichordist and conductor 
21970Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cellist 
31971Reiji Mitani (三谷 礼二), opera producer 
41972Takashi Ogawa (小川 昂), theorist and critic 
51973International Christian University Organ Committee 
61974Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor 
71975Yoshinobu Kuribayashi (栗林 義信), baritone
Ginji Yamane (山根 銀二), critic
 
81976Yasushi Akutagawa, composer and conductor
New Symphony Orchestra (新交響楽団)
 
91977Toshiko Tsunemori (常森 寿子), soprano 
101978Teizō Matsumura, composer 
111979 Sumire Yoshihara (吉原 すみれ), percussionist 
Special award: Mari Iwamoto String Quartet (巖本真理弦楽四重奏団)
121980 Kappa Senoo (妹尾 河童), scenic designer 
Special award: Hideo Edo (江戸 英雄), president of the 1st Japan International Music Competition
131981Minao Shibata, composer 
141982 Yūzō Toyama, conductor 
Special award: Kiyoshi Hara, Representative of The Symphony Hall Construction Group
151983Keisuke Suzuki (鈴木 敬介), opera producer 
161984Kiyomi Toyoda (豊田 喜代美), soprano 
171985Telemann Institute Japan Chamber Orchestra and ChorusTelemann Institute Japan website
181986Mitsuko Uchida, pianist
Hiroshi Wakasugi, conductor
 
191987Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor 
201988Yasuko Hayashi (林 康子), soprano 
211989Masahiro Arita (有田 正広), early music performer 
221990Tōru Takemitsu, composer 
231991Tadaaki Otaka, conductor 
241992Shigeo Neriki (練木 繁夫), pianist 
251993 Midori Gotō, violinist 
Special award: Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
261994Takayoshi Wanami (和波 孝禧), violinist 
271995Nobuko Imai, violist 
281996Takahiro Sonoda (園田 高弘), pianist
Jōji Yuasa, composer
 
291997 Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 
Special award: Toshiro Mayuzumi, composer
301998Hikaru Hayashi, composer 
311999Akira Miyoshi, composer 
322000Taijiro Iimori (飯守 泰次郎), conductorTaijiro Iimori website
332001Toshi Ichiyanagi, composer 
342002Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Kaori Kimura (木村 かをり), pianist
 
352003Ichiro Nodaira (野平 一郎), composerIchiro Nodaira website
362004Akira Nishimura, composer 
372005Hidemi Suzuki (鈴木 秀美), cellist and conductor 
382006Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus (東京混声合唱団)Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus website (in Japanese)
392007Toshio Hosokawa, composer 
402008Yumi Koyama (小山 由美), mezzo-soprano 
412009Kazushi Ōno, conductor 
422010Yoshio Watanabe (渡邊順生), harpsichordist 
432011not awarded 
442012Mihoko Fujimura (藤村実穂子), mezzo-soprano 
452013Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan 
462014Junichi Hirokami and the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra 
472015Toppan Hall 
482016Yu Kosuge, pianist 
492017Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 
502018Ken Takaseki (高関健), conductor 
512019Hisako Kawamura (河村尚子), pianist 
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