Canton of Valais promotes Pascal Viglino
The writer Jean-Marc Lovay from Lower Valais receives the 2015 Valais Culture Prize, endowed with 20,000 francs. The sponsorship prizes (10,000 francs each) go to the dancer Cosima Grand, the video artist Malika Pellicioli and the musician Pascal Viglino.
Pascal Viglino studied classical and contemporary percussion, composition and music theater at the universities of Geneva, London, Barcelona, Berlin and Bern. He was a member of the Verbier Festival Orchestra from 2000 to 2006. He regularly works with symphony orchestras and contemporary music ensembles in Geneva, Zurich Opera House, Barcelona, Brazil, Bern, Lisbon and Basel.
For the fifth time in a row, the canton of Valais is also awarding a special prize for the promotion of culture, namely to the Bretz-Héritier Foundation in Savièse. The cultural prizewinners were selected by the State Council on the recommendation of the Cultural Council.
The Valais Culture Prize dates back to 1980. At that time, the State Council decided to award the Valais Culture Prize each year to an artist from Valais or an artist residing in Valais. The award recognizes the career of an artist.
Established in 1982, the sponsorship awards are aimed at talented young artists who are at a turning point in their career. On the one hand, this creative contribution is intended as recognition for their work, but on the other hand also as an incentive to continue on their chosen path. The special prize, which has been awarded since 2011, is intended for a person or a group that is mainly involved behind the scenes in the development and promotion of culture in Valais.
