| Individual honorees: |
Institutions honored: |
| Betty Aberlin |
Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| Meredith Baxter |
Chicago Symphony |
| Jeanne Baxtresser |
Cleveland Institute of Music |
| David J. Blum |
Cleveland Orchestra |
| Richard Brooks |
The Curtis Institute of Music |
| George Henry Crumb |
Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| Chip Davis |
Eastman School of Music |
| Cedric Dent |
The Juilliard School |
| Aaron Dworkin |
Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| Jennifer Ehle |
National Symphony Orchestra |
| Janet Eilber |
New England Conservatory of Music |
| Peter Erskine |
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra |
| Tovah Feldshuh |
The New York Philharmonic |
