Euskaraz irakurri: Pedro Salaberri, El Drogas, Josu Imanol Delgado and Jose Luis Lizarraga, Vianako Printzearen Sarirako hautagai
The painter Peter Salaberrisinger, bassist and founder of the rock group Barricada Enrique Villarreal ‘The Drugs’the musician and composer Jose Luis Lizarraga and the economist Joshua Imanol Delgado make up the group of candidates who have been presented to opt to receive this year’s Prince of Viana Prize for Culture.
The Príncipe de Viana Awards are convened by the Government of Navarra with the aim of “highlighting and recognizing the careers of relevant people or entities in the world of culture, including both creative action in the fields of plastic arts, music, literature, etc. as well as work in the fields of science, technology and research”, as stated in the bases thereof.
The jury, made up of the representatives of the Navarran Council for Culture and the Arts, will analyze the proposals, together with their merits and their special connection with Navarra, and will decide on the winning candidacy at a meeting to be held throughout the month of may.
The current edition maintains the economic endowment of 20,000 euros, which will be delivered in full to whoever wins the prize and which was recovered for the award in 2021.
Pedro Salaberri Zunzarren (Pamplona, 1947) has developed “an extensive pictorial work linked to the interpretation of nature, both to the expression of the landscape and to the portrait of human nature, using his painting to dignify our daily life”, according to the candidacy Presented by the members of the Navarra Council for Culture and the Arts, José Javier Azanza, Javier Balda, Francisco Javier Chocarro, Susana García, Ana Moreno, Javier Manzanos and Villar López.
Enrique Villarreal Armendáriz (Pamplona, 1959), better known as ‘El Drogas’, has been proposed by the member of the Navarre Council for Culture and the Arts, Ángel García Carreño. With a musical career spanning more than 40 years, he has released more than 20 albums and is, according to his mentor for the award, “one of the global references for rock in Spanish.”
José Luis Lizarraga Gastón, born in Añorbe 82 years ago (1940), blind since the age of 14, learned music theory and piano, and is the author of numerous musical works, including more than two hundred Navarrese jotas, songs, processional marches…
The candidacy of Josu Imanol Delgado Ugarte (Bilbao, 1965) is proposed by the Comunica Valencia Association and as merits to do so, his facet as a writer is contributed, with the publication of 37 books on Economics and Finance with titles such as ‘The crash of 2007’ , ‘Easy Economy’, or ‘Cryptocurrencies present and future’.
Source: Eitb
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