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Maria Joao Pires receives the Prize don Juan de Borbón
The act of delivery was presided by the infanta dona Elena and her husband, don Jaime de Marichalar, in the Kings' Lounge of the Fortress
The infanta dona Elena delivered yesterday in the afternoon the Portuguese pianist Maria Joao Pires, very known by her facet as interpreter but also for her labor of formation of the new generations of musicians, the Prize don Juan de Borbón of the Music, endowed with 60.000 Euros in cash and a piece of the Royal Factory of Crystal of The Farm (Segovia).
The infanta Elena presided at the act of delivery of the award, summoned by the Foundation don Juan de Borbón in recollection of the father of the King don Juan Carlos, in the Kings' lounge of the Fortress, accompanied by her husband, don Jaime de Marichalar, and with the assistance of the mayor of the city and president of the Foundation, Pedro Arahuetes; the delegate of the Government in Castile and León, Miguel Alejo; and the adviser of Culture of the Meeting, Silvia Clemente, who represented the president of Castile and León, Juan Vicente Herrera, who could not come.
Maria Joao Pires, who offered a brief concert to the attendees, with Schubert's piece(...)
Finished the act the infanta Elena, who did not intervene because of a loss of voice, and her husband, they signed in the book of honor of the Fortress, posing later with the employers of the Foundation don Juan de Borbón and the winning one, while the rest of guests were enjoying a Spanish wine, served for Candido.
