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Polar Music Prize, 1998

Name: Polar Music Prize, 1998
Start: 1998-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden

13 May 1998Berwaldhallen · Stockholm · Sweden

Ravi Shankar and Ray Charles were named laureates of the 1998 Polar Music Prize, presented in Stockholm by King Carl XVI Gustaf.

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RAVI SHANKAR at Polar Music Prize in 13 May 1998.License via Big Pictures Archive

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Photographed 13 May 1998Published 2 Aug 2026

Ravi Shankar Receives the 1998 Polar Music Prize in Stockholm

On 13 May 1998, sitar legend Ravi Shankar was honoured with the Polar Music Prize at Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, sharing the year's award with Ray Charles.