The Alexandrion Foundation announces the laureates of the 10th edition of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala. At the gala, awards were presented to people who achieved notable results in the previous year or who have built exceptional careers in seven fields: film, history, theatre, architecture, visual arts, literature and music. The gala took place at the Alexandrion Experience Hotel in Sinaia.
The gala will be broadcast on 18 November, at 23:00, on Digi24 TV.
Dr. Nawaf Salameh, Founding President of Alexandrion Group & the Alexandrion Foundation, said: “These ten years have gone by very quickly. I remember the first edition very well. We began from the wish to thank those who have made a significant contribution to the cultural and scientific development of Romania, as Constantin Brâncoveanu did. We started in Romania and continued with international editions. I have often seen joy in the eyes of our great actors, musicians, historians, architects, painters, doctors and economists, whom we honoured in Romania. And I have even seen tears in the eyes of extraordinary Romanians living abroad, whom we travelled to honour where they live, and who did not expect this recognition. All these reactions, and the fact that we manage to bring to the forefront projects and people who are at the highest level and who can inspire those around them, are the greatest satisfactions we have had with this gala.”
The laureates of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala 2023 are:
- Ada Hausvater, Theatre: Award for leadership in theatre and for the outstanding presence of the “Mihai Eminescu” National Theatre of Timișoara in the context of “Timișoara 2023 – European Capital of Culture”;
- Mircea Platon, Literature: Award for outstanding presence in 2022 as a poet and essayist;
- Dorel Vișan, Film: Award for an exceptional career;
- Doina Rotaru, Music: Award for an exceptional career;
- Ștefan Pelmuș, Visual Arts: Award for an exceptional career;
- Daniel Zielinski and Maximilian Zielinski, Architecture: Award for the work completed in 2023: “Collective housing at 10-14 Rabat Street”;
- Academician Prof. Dr. Ioan-Aurel Pop, History: Award for the work “Romanian Medieval Institutions. The Assemblies of the Knezes and the Nobility (Boyars) in Transylvania between the 14th and 16th Centuries”.
The Alexandrion Foundation presented three special awards to people recognised for their significant efforts in supporting the community to which they belong:
- His Beatitude Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, Catholicos and Armenian Catholic Patriarch of the House of Cilicia: Special award for his contribution to peace and religious dialogue in the Middle East;
- Can Arap: Special award for his efforts in support of the victims of the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023;
- Dr. Lisa Liberatore: Special award for her contribution to supporting adults with autism, in collaboration with the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in the Hamptons (New York, USA).
Starting this year, the Alexandrion Foundation will present a Matei Brâncoveanu award, dedicated to one of the categories honoured at the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala. Through this award, the Alexandrion Foundation recognises the efforts and extraordinary potential of those at the beginning of their careers who have demonstrated exceptional abilities or have successfully managed original projects.
This year, the award in the history category went to Lucian Vasile for the work “The War of the Spies. The Secret Actions of the Romanian Exile at the Beginning of Communism”.
This year’s jury was chaired by its President, Prof. Dr. Daniel David, member of the Romanian Academy, Rector of Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca and psychologist, and by its Vice-President and visual arts jury member Ștefan Râmniceanu, painter, sculptor, poet and filmmaker. It was made up of Prof. Dr. Ludmila Patlanjoglu, theatre scholar, historian and theatre critic; Prof. Dr. Nicolae Iliescu, writer, essayist and publicist; Magda Mihăilescu, film critic; Sorina Goia, musicologist; Prof. Dr. Marian Moiceanu, Rector of the “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism and architect; and Prof. Dr. Constantin Corneanu, historian and President of the Board of Directors of the European Association of Geopolitical and Strategic Studies (AESGS) “Gheorghe I. Brătianu”.
The awards ceremony included artistic performances by the soprano Irina Baianț, the pianist Marius Deneș and the crossover group Brio Sonores, accompanied by the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrei Tudor.
More information about previous editions of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala is available online at www.fundatia-alexandrion.ro.
About the Alexandrion Foundation
The Alexandrion Foundation was established as a result of the numerous social activities carried out by the companies within Alexandrion Group. Projects have been run under the umbrella of the Alexandrion Foundation for over 20 years. The Alexandrion Foundation follows the evolution of Alexandrion Group. The Alexandrion Foundation has actively supported culture since 2014 through the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards and honours excellence through the Constantin Brâncoveanu Diaspora Awards and the Constantin Brâncoveanu International Awards. Through the Matei Brâncoveanu Awards, the Alexandrion Foundation recognises the development potential of young people, for research and exceptional achievements in their field of activity. Over time, the Foundation has also left its mark in supporting the performance of Romanian sport. The Alexandrion Trophies have honoured the international performance of Romanian athletes since 2016. The Foundation stood alongside the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee at the Olympic Games from 2004 to 2012, seeking to encourage young athletes to achieve the best possible results.
