Bern Culture Prize for Christine Ragaz
Violinist Christine Ragaz has been awarded the 2013 Music Prize of the Canton of Bern, endowed with CHF 20,000. According to the canton, she has played a key role in shaping the musical life of the city and canton of Bern for decades.
The canton added that Christine Ragaz had made a significant contribution as an artist. She was a member of the Camerata Bern, worked for several years as second concertmaster of the Bern Symphony Orchestra and celebrated international success with the legendary Bern String Quartet.
The cantonal music commission is also awarding three recognition prizes of CHF 10,000 each to the jazz pianist Colin Vallon, the Bernese comedian Semih Yavsaner alias Müslüm and the Ensemble Paul Klee. The Coup de cœur 2013 prize for young talent in the amount of CHF 3,000 goes to the singer Claire Huguenin.
