For the ninth time in succession, the Montblanc Young Directors Award took place as part of the Salzburg Festival 2010. Four young ambitious ensembles from the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany were nomineed for this year’s coveted award, presenting themselves to an international audience.
This year, the Young Directors Project takes place at the Salzburg Festival 2010 for the ninth time. The participation in the Young Directors Project offers young emerging directors the opportunity to present themselves for the first time to an international audience.
Candida Gertler & Yana Peel - Recipients of the British Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award 2010
In recognition of their foundation of the Outset Contemporary Art Fund, the Montblanc Cultural Foundation awarded Candida Gertler & Yana Peel with the British Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award 2010.
Recipient of the French Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award 2010 Martine Franck and Michel Adé
The Montblanc Cultural Foundation awarded Martine Franck, distinguished photographer and last wife of Henri Cartier-Bresson, with the French Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award 2010.
In 1821 Nicolas Rieussec invented the first chronograph, a revolutionary device with two rotating discs beneath an index with an ink-filled tip that left a mark on the dials to indicate the time. Inspired by Nicolas Rieussec’s genius and adhering to his vision of one day being able to write down time, Montblanc has developed a time-keeping masterpiece:
Guillermo Arriaga, Martha Debayle, Patrick Charpenel - Recipient of the Chinese Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award 2010 -, Jorge Puentes
The Montblanc Cultural Foundation awarded Patrick Charpenel, Mexican art historian and collector, with the Mexican Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award 2010.
He has been honoured in recognition of his use of his personal art collection and his initiative to improve the quality and increase the amount of public art in Mexico.
Lang Lang, Dr.Oetker - Recipient of the Chinese Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award 2010 - and Thomas Schnädter
The 2010 German Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award was presented on June 8th in the „Ballsaal“ of the Hotel de Rome in Berlin. Dr. Arend Oetker has been honored for his extraordinary engagement and generosity as an outstanding patron of the arts and culture.
The Montblanc Cultural Foundation awarded Mr. Mei Bao Jiu, the renowned Peking Opera artist and Mei school art successor, in Beijing with the Chinese MONTBLANC DE LA CULTURE ARTS PATRONAGE AWARD 2010.
