Awards and Recognitions |
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In 1995, Biret’s recordings of Chopin’s entire oeuvre was awarded the “Grand Prix du Disque Frédéric Chopin” in Poland. The same year, she won the “Diapason d’Or” prize in France for her recording of Boulez’s sonatas, which was selected among the best recordings of the year by the Newspaper 'Le Monde'.
Biret also received the following awards: the Lily Boulanger Memorial Prize in Boston (U.S.), the Harriet Cohen / Dinu Lipatti Gold Medal in London (UK) the Polish Prize for Artistic Merits, the National Knight Merit Order of France, the Adelaide Ristori Prize, Italy. In 2007 she was decorated with the Order of Merit by the Polish President Lech Kaczynski for her contributions to Polish culture with her recordings and performances of Chopin's music. |

