Prize winners announced by Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation

H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover and Charlotte Casiraghi surrounded by Jean-Luc Marion (left), and Sébastien Ministru, Maurizio Serra, Emmanuelle Favier and Thomas Larcher (right). © Government Communication Department / Michael Alési

The winners of the 2018 Prince Pierre Foundation awards have now been announced.

H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover and Charlotte Casiraghi surrounded by Jean-Luc Marion (left), and Sébastien Ministru, Maurizio Serra, Emmanuelle Favier and Thomas Larcher (right). © Government Communication Department / Michael Alési
H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover and Charlotte Casiraghi surrounded by Jean-Luc Marion (left), and Sébastien Ministru, Maurizio Serra, Emmanuelle Favier and Thomas Larcher (right). © Government Communication Department / Michael Alési

Musical Composition Prize

Thomas LARCHER for his work Symphony No. 2 Kenotaph (2016) – For orchestra

Young Music Fans’ Favourite Choice

Marko Nikodijevic for his work Absolutio (2016) – For orchestra

Literary Prize

Maurizio Serra, for his entire body of work

Discovery Grant

Sébastien Ministru, for Apprendre à lire (Learning to Read), Le Courage series, Editions Grasset, January 2018

High School Students’ Favourite Choice

Emmanuelle Favier for Le courage qu’il faut aux rivières (The Courage Needed for Rivers), Albin Michel, August 2017

Prize for a Critical Essay on Contemporary Art

Jennifer Boyd for the publication: Skinned / Detouched.

Artistic work by Alice Channer, words by Jennifer Boyd.

Two volumes published by Eastside Projects (Birmingham) and Motto Books (Berlin), 2018.

Principality Prize

Jean-Luc Marion for the entirety of his philosophical work.

This prize is awarded jointly by Philosophical Encounters of Monaco and the Prince Pierre Foundation.