Montero acquired the excellence in Oslo, Norway / Picture: Cocuyo Impact
The Venezuelan pianist and composer Gabriela Montero acquired this Tuesday in Oslo, Norway, the Václav Havel Worldwide Prize for Inventive Dissidence, awarded by the American Human Rights Basis.
Montero – who shared the award with Iranian hip-hop artist Toomaj Salehi and Uyghur poet and activist Tahir Hamut Izgil – was honored for being “a human rights defender whose voice usually transcends live performance halls,” in keeping with the ruling. .
Upon receiving the award, the composer criticized Venezuelan musicians who, for 20 years, have been a part of a “cooptation system” promoted by the State.
Declaration
«I cannot permit my music to cover the fact of Venezuela’s desperation. “My music won’t ever be an opiate to calm a traumatized nation,” stated Montero, who carried out subsequent accompanied by the Calidore String Quartet.
Montero then carried out accompanied by the Calidore String Quartet.
Every of the Václav Havel winners receives a statuette and $50,000 (46,000 euros).
The Oslo Freedom Discussion board has been organized yearly since 2009 by the New York-based Human Rights Basis. It’s chaired by the Venezuelan millionaire residing in the USA Thor Halvorssen, of Norwegian origin and cousin of the Venezuelan opponent Leopoldo López.
Oslo / EFE
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2024-06-12 10:05:43
