Abu Dhabi Festival Award

Inaugurated in 2012 and presented in association with Chopard, the Abu Dhabi Festival Award is annually bestowed upon individuals for outstanding lifetime contributions to arts and culture. 



The Abu Dhabi Festival Award has become the benchmark of cultural excellence, recognizing master artists from around the world for their laudable work fostering cultural diplomacy and dialogue.

Abu Dhabi Festival Award Winners

2024

Miky Lee

2024

Daniel Barenboim

2024

Leonard Slatkin

2024

Bob Peak

2023

Juan Diego Florez

2023

Maria Pages

2023

Tan Dun

2023

Sir Ian Stoutzker CBE

2023

Jordi Savall

2022

David Shire

2022

John Debney

2022

Robert Townson

2022

Nasseer Shamma

2020

Yehia El Fakharani

2020

Norma Lerner

2020

Christo Javacheff

2020

Paloma O’Shea

2019

Joyce DiDonato

2019

Aurélie Dupont

2019

Mariam Said

2019

Ousha bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi

2018

Krzysztof Penderecki

2018

Philip Glass

2018

Sir Antonio Pappano

2018

Abdulhussain Abdulreda

2017

Mohamad Abdo

2017

Wynton Marsalis

2017

Yo-Yo Ma

2017

Dr. Ghassan Salamé

2016

Sylvie Guillem

2016

Gabriel Yared

2016

Amin Maalouf

2015

Ivan Fischer

2015

Riccardo Muti

2015

Comte Jean-Pierre de Launoit

2014

Quincy Jones

2014

José Antonio AbreuAnselmi

2014

Gustavo Dudamel

2013

Placido Domingo

2012

Dr. Walid Gholmieh