Amadeus and Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Amadeus Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award were created by The Desert Symphony in 1993 and 2014, respectively. These awards are given in recognition to individuals in the desert community whose philanthropy and humanitarianism have had a profound impact on the advancement of the musical arts in the Coachella Valley.
- 2024: Sylvia & Ron Gregoire
- 2023: Raju & Jaishri Mehta and El Paseo Jewelers
- 2022: Linda Rider
- 2018: Raju Mehta
- 2017: Harold Matzner
- 2017: Ruta Lee
- 2016: Harold Matzner
- 2013: Frankie Randall
- 2009: Ted Giatis
- 2008: John Tesh
- 1996: Jack Jones
- 1995: Frank Sinatra
- 1994: Bob Hope
- 1993: Del Sharbutt
