The New York Philharmonic has announced The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music.

The prize recognizes extraordinary artistic endeavors in the field of new music and this year the award is going to American composers David Lang and Missy Mazzoli.

The Kravis Prize includes $200,000 and a commission for a work that the New York Philharmonic will premiere. Lang’s new work will be premiered in the 2025–26 season, and Mazzoli’s will be premiered in 2026–27.

Additionally, the NY Phil has named Kate Soper the Kravis Emerging Composer, an honor bestowed as part of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music. Soper receives a $50,000 stipend, including a commission to compose a work that the Philharmonic will premiere in May 2025.

In a statement, Marie-Josée Kravis said, “The 2024 recipients of the Prize and the Emerging Composer are remarkable for the collective range they represent. Each composer’s unique voice and approach to composition will tap into the potential of the New York Philharmonic in distinctive and unexpected ways. Their selection fulfills our hopes in creating these honors: to establish a platform for vibrant works that will catalyze excitement around new music. I look forward to hearing Kate Soper perform in her new work this spring, and to discovering what David Lang and Missy Mazzoli devise when their compositions are premiered in the coming seasons.”