American composer Steve Reich, 82, will be among the 2019 Grand Prix des Fondations de l’Institut de France, which will be awarded on June 5 in Paris. These prizes – eleven in total this year – which recognize outstanding achievements in the scientific, cultural and humanitarian fields, have been awarded every year since 2005. Reich, who has been embodying minimalist music since 1965, will receive an award from the Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation.