The composer has received the Culture of Excellence Awards of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia (KM) this year Pēteris Vasks, writer and illustrator Anete Melece, as well as Rundāle Castle Museum.
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The winners were announced at a special online event that premiered on December 12th.
According to the representatives of the Ministry of Culture, Pēteris Vasks received the award for outstanding and internationally recognized artistic creativity in the music industry, with brilliant premieres of compositions, including the Sixth String Quartet and the Second Violin Concerto “Evening Light”, as well as the importance of its contribution to the promotion of the international recognition of Latvian academic music and professional culture.
Anete Melece, writer and illustrator has received the Excellence Award for her bright and convincing contribution to the popularization of Latvian literature abroad, as evidenced by the wide resonance of the book “Kiosk”, translating it into 17 languages around the world and nominations in the field of children’s literature in Latvia and abroad.
Rundāle Castle Museum has been awarded for professionally performed and internationally acclaimed work in the restoration, creation and preservation of the Rundāle Castle ensemble and the French Baroque garden, which has not only made a significant contribution to popularizing Latvia’s cultural values. a place in the European Garden Awards nomination “Management or Development of a Historic Park or Garden”.
The winners will also receive a financial prize of € 7,000 each after tax.
Candidates’ applications for the award were nominated by the institutions under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, sectoral advisory councils, non-governmental organizations and local governments. The submitted applications were evaluated by the Latvian National Council of Culture in accordance with the regulations of the award, and approved by the Minister of Culture Nauris Puntulis.
The Award for Excellence in Culture is available if the award has been obtained in international and professionally prestigious competitions, festivals and other professional evaluation events in the field of culture; if the performance of Latvian artists or collectives, such as concerts, guest performances, exhibitions and other events, has gained wide resonance abroad, promoted Latvia’s prestige in the world and awareness of cultural values in Latvian society, and if the performance has attracted wide international attention and resonated in the world, Cooperation and interaction between Latvian and foreign cultural spaces.
Ministry of Culture Award – Award for excellence in culture – was established in 2014.
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