Franz Welser-Möst is ‘ambassador of European culture in America’
mainThe Cleveland music director is to be awarded the 2017 Pro Arte Europapreis award tomorrow by the Herbert-Batliner-
The citation reads: ‘Franz Welser-Möst is not only the ambassador of European culture in America, but has also set new standards with his particular interpretation of 20th century works.’
The biennial prize, worth 30,000 euros, was previously awarded in 2013 to Zubin Mehta and in 2015 to the outgoing Salzburg Festival director, Alexander Pereira.
Comments