George Peabody Medal

Annual music award

The George Peabody Medal, named in honor of George Peabody, is the highest honor bestowed by the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. The award was stablished in 1980, being presented annually to honor individuals who have made exceptional contributions to music in America, until in 2023 its name was updated as The George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music and Dance in America, in order "to be inclusive of more of the performing arts and to reflect the addition of a Dance degree in Conservatory."[1]

Recipients

2024

  • Misty Copeland
  • Stevie Wonder

2023

  • Terence Blanchard

2022

  • Herbie Hancock

2021

2020

  • Alex Ross

2019

  • Tori Amos

2018

  • Leon Fleisher

2016

  • Yo-Yo Ma

2015

  • Jessye Norman

2014

  • Kim Kashkashian
2013
  • Pete Seeger
2012
  • Roy Haynes
  • Benjamin H. Griswold, IV
2011
  • Marni Nixon
2010
  • Libby Larsen
  • James Levine
2009
  • Michael M. Kaiser
2008
  • Ken Robinson
2007
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  • Peabody Institute
  1. ^ "George Peabody Medal Recipients". Johns Hopkins University | Peabody Institute. Retrieved July 16, 2024.