Pawlica receives the 2015 Culture Prize of the City of Lucerne
The City Council honors the artistic and cultural work of Lucerne musician Gerhard Pawlica with the 2015 Art and Culture Prize of the City of Lucerne.
As a musician and mediator, Gerhard Pawlica has shaped cultural life in Lucerne through his sustained and tireless commitment to chamber music, writes the city. He pursues his artistic activities as a solo cellist in various formations (21st Century Orchestra, Lucerne Chamber Musicians etc.), as a music mediator and also as a music teacher with passion and in many different ways. Pawlica is considered a pioneer of chamber music concerts in Lucerne. In 1996, he founded the Society for Chamber Music, which has since organized an annual concert cycle of ten concerts.
Pink Spider (aka Valerie Koloszar) has been dedicating herself to her musical career for years and released her second album in 2014. According to the city, the young multi-instrumentalist's songs "captivate with their unheard depth and perfect arrangements".
Further recognition prizes for 2015 go to filmmaker Ursula Brunner and performing artist Nina Langensand. The Art and Culture Prize is endowed with CHF 25,000 and the recognition prizes with CHF 10,000 each.
