Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Vienna Philharmonic receives Birgit Nilsson Prize

Andreas Grossbauer, left, of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and his precursor as chairman and present archivist, Clemens Hellsberg, center, shakes hands with Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday Oct. 8, 2014, during a ceremony in memory of legendary soprano Birgit Nilsson. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has been awarded the Birgit Nilsson Dollars 1 million Prize for 2014. (AP Photo/TT News Agency, Fredrik Sandberg) SWEDEN OUT STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has been awarded the $1 million Birgit Nilsson prize in a ceremony attended by Sweden's royal couple.








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