Nemmers Prize in Music Composition

The Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition is awarded biennially from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. The prize money is US$100,000 and the prize includes a performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The prize is awarded to contemporary classical composers, "who have significantly influenced the field of composition." The award was established in 2003.

Recipients

 * 2004 John Adams
 * 2006 Oliver Knussen
 * 2008 Kaija Saariaho
 * 2010 John Luther Adams
 * 2012 Aaron Jay Kernis
 * 2014 Esa-Pekka Salonen
 * 2016 Steve Reich
 * 2018 Jennifer Higdon
 * 2021 William Bolcom
 * 2023 Tania León