Recognition and sponsorship awards from the city of Chur
This year, the city is awarding a recognition prize to the Kappeler/Zumthor duo with pianist Vera Kappeler and percussionist Peter Conradin Zumthor and a sponsorship prize to the musician Astrid Alexandre.
The Kappeler/Zumthor duo with pianist Vera Kappeler (born 1974) and drummer Peter Conradin Zumthor (born 1979) is being honored "for their innovative and creative jazz work and their interdisciplinary commitment to various cultural projects". The musician Astrid Alexandre (born 1981) is deemed worthy of support by the city due to "her enchanting voice and her multilingual, self-composed songs". Both the recognition and sponsorship prizes are endowed with CHF 4000 each.
In addition, one recognition prize each will be awarded in Chur to the linguist Oscar Eckhardt and the author and director Felix Benesch. The art and culture space "Kabinett der Visionäre" (Cabinet of Visionaries) will also receive a sponsorship award. The prizes will be presented by City Councillor Doris Caviezel-Hidber at a public ceremony on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
