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Toronto, ON (December 12, 2012) – The Glenn Gould Foundation announced the international jury panel for the Tenth Glenn Gould Prize which includes: screenwriter and director Deepa Mehta (Canada); founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival Claude Nobs (Switzerland); actor and director Alan Rickman (UK); singer-songwriter, poet and artist Patti Smith (United States); entrepreneur, arts philanthropist and longtime advisor to the London Symphony Orchestra Sir David Tang (Hong Kong); and one of opera’s leading tenors Rolando Villazón (Mexico/France). The winner of the Tenth Glenn Gould Prize will be announced at a news conference on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Toronto’s Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.
“The jury’s formidable task is to select a laureate whose life’s work manifests the values of innovation, inspiration and transformation,” said Brian Levine, Executive Director of The Glenn Gould Foundation. “We anticipate lively and insightful debate from this illustrious and eclectic group as they work through the list of nominees from around the globe.” Nominees hail from a broad spectrum of creative disciplines including music, theatre, writing, film, video, radio, television, recording, technology, architecture and design.
An international symbol of creative excellence, The Glenn Gould Prize – which has been referred to as “The Nobel Prize of the Arts” – is awarded biennially to a living individual for a unique lifetime contribution that has enriched the human condition through the arts. A tribute to Glenn Gould’s artistry and his multifaceted contributions to culture, the prize promotes the vital connection between artistic excellence and the transformation of lives.
The winner of the Glenn Gould Prize receives $50,000 (CAD) and the Glenn Gould Prize statue by Canadian artist Ruth Abernethy. The winner chooses an outstanding young artist who embodies the qualities of creative promise, innovation and career potential demonstrated by Gould in his youth to receive The City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protégé Prize of $15,000 (CAD). The laureate’s work is honoured through a series of public events presented within the year.
Past laureates include Leonard Cohen (2011), Dr. José Antonio Abreu (2008) founder of El Sistema, Pierre Boulez (2002), Yo-Yo Ma (1999), Oscar Peterson (1993) and Lord Yehudi Menuhin (1990).
About the Glenn Gould Foundation
The Glenn Gould Foundation honours Glenn Gould’s spirit and legacy by celebrating brilliance, promoting creativity and transforming lives through the power of music and the arts with the Foundation’s signature activities, including The Glenn Gould Prize. For more information visit www.glenngould.ca .
Photo: Glenn Gould.
2012-12-12
Toronto: Deepa Mehta, Alan Rickman and Patti Smith are among jurors for the Tenth Glenn Gould Prize