The Royal Palace, de Oud-Raadzaal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Thursday 28th November, 2019. American composer and conductor John Adams this afternoon received the Erasmus Prize from King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands. This year's theme ‘Composing for the current time'. Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix were also present at the ceremony. The Erasmus Prize is an annual award and presented to an institution or, an individual that has made an important contribution within the framework of Europe's cultural tradition in the humanities, social science or the arts. Credit: Charles M Vel


The Royal Palace, de Oud-Raadzaal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Thursday 28th November, 2019. American composer and conductor John Adams this afternoon received the Erasmus Prize from King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands. This year’s theme ‘Composing for the current time’. Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix were also present at the ceremony. The Erasmus Prize is an annual award and presented to an institution or, an individual that has made an important contribution within the framework of Europe’s cultural tradition in the humanities, social science or the arts. The Foundation focuses on a different theme each year. The prize consists of a cash amount of 150,000 euros. (£128,000 or $165,000). Imaged from left to right: Princess Beatrix. King Williem-Alexander. John Adams. Queen Máxima and Chairman of the Board of Praemium Erasmianum, Jet de Ranitz. © Charles M Vella/Alamy Live News


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