The J. F. Kennedy Center of Washington D.C., among other Hungarian artists, awarded György Kurtág this year's Gold Medal for the Performing Arts. Deborah F. Rutter, president of J. F. Kennedy Center, emphasized at the ceremony, held at the US Embassy in Budapest, that György Kurtág's music influenced people across continents. The award was taken over by Dr Tünde Mózes-Szitha, general manager of UMP Editio Musica in Budapest.

Ambassador Cornstein, Iván Fischer, Éva Marton, Deborah F. Rutter, Ádám Fischer, Tünde Mózes-Szitha, and Stepánka and Karel Komárek (Photo: US Embassy / Attila Németh)