Rünzi Prize goes to Arsène Duc
Brass band director Arsène Duc, who regularly receives awards at national and international level, is this year's winner of the "Divisionär F.K. Rünzi" Foundation prize.
Born in Chermignon in 1965, Arsène Duc holds a degree in economics from the University of Lausanne and studied music at the Geneva Conservatory. With the Ancienne Cécilia wind band from Chermignon, which he has conducted since 1988, he won the Swiss championship title in the highest class at the Swiss Federal Music Festival, which takes place every five years, in 2011 and 2016. He won the Valais championship in 1990, 2014 and 2019.
On the international stage, Arsène Duc can boast a European Championship title, which he won with the Valaisia Brass Band in 2018, and two other runner-up titles, which he won with the Brass Band Fribourg in 2006 and with the Valaisia Brass Band in 2017.
The Rünzi Prize, endowed with CHF 20,000, has been awarded since 1972. According to the foundation charter, it can be awarded by the Council to any person who has brought special honor to Valais.
