Glarus Culture Prize 2015 goes to Robert Jenny
The Glarus Culture Prize 2015 is awarded to the cultural promoter Robert Jenny. Jenny also served as president of the Braunwald Music Week Association between 1995 and 2011.
In 1996, Jenny established the Gartenflügel Foundation to promote (inter)cultural issues, according to the press release from the canton of Glarus. With the foundation, he provides decisive impetus to cultural life in the Glarus region, supports cultural exchange and also promotes projects in Nepal, a country to which he is particularly attached. The centerpiece and flagship of the foundation is the Gartenflügel gallery on the family's factory premises in Ziegelbrücke.
The Glarus Culture Prize, endowed with CHF 20,000, is awarded every two years. The last winner was the actor Herbert Leiser from Obstalden.
The Braunwald Music Week has been held once a year since 1936. The event, which was founded on the initiative of Nelly Schmid and Antoine-Elisée Cherbuliez, began with lectures. National and international artists played the examples requested by the speakers to demonstrate their explanations.
A novelty is the excursion introduced by Robert Jenny, called the school trip, down into the Linth valley. The participants explore the surrounding area, and there are concert opportunities in completely unfamiliar places.
