2012 European Heritage Awards Ceremony

AWARDS CEREMONY Mosteiro dos Jer贸nimos LISBON, PORTUGAL 1 June 2012

E u r o p e a n H e r i t a g e A w a r d s C e r e m o n y 2 012 U n d e r t h e Pa t r o n a g e a n d i n t h e P r e s e n c e o f :

H.E. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Republic of Portugal U n d e r t h e Pa t r o n a g e o f :

H.E. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission In the Presence of:

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Committee of Honour

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Maria da Assunção Esteves, President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal Pedro Passos Coelho, Prime-Minister of Portugal Guilherme d’Oliveira Martins, President of the Court of Auditors of Portugal and President of the Centro Nacional de Cultura Paulo Portas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal Miguel Relvas, Minister Assistant and for Parliamentary Affairs Álvaro Santos Pereira, Minister of Economy and Employment of Portugal Francisco José Viegas, Secretary of State for Culture of Portugal António Costa, Mayor of Lisbon H.R.H. Dom Duarte de Bragança Eduardo Junco, Ambassador of Spain to Portugal Hans Michael Kofoed-Hansem, Ambassador of Denmark to Portugal Henk J.W. Soeters, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Portugal Katarzyna Skórzynska, Ambassador of Poland to Portugal Thalia Petrides, Ambassador of Cyprus to Portugal Ricardo Espírito Santo Salgado, President of the Banco Espírito Santo Artur Santos Silva, President of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

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Emílio Rui Vilar, Trustee of The Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Carlos Monjardino, President of the Fundação Oriente Vasco Graça Moura, President of Centro Cultural de Belém Frederico Costa, President of Turismo de Portugal Paulo Sande, Director of the Office of the European Parliament, Portugal Luiz Sá Pessoa, Head of Office (acting) of the European Commission Representation in Portugal Jorge Rocha de Matos, President of the Portuguese Industrial Association Alexandre Soares dos Santos, President of Jerónimo Martins Rui Nabeiro, President of Delta Cafés Fernando Mascarenhas, President of the Fundação Casas de Fronteira e Alorna José Blanco, President of the World Monuments Fund - Portugal Hugo O’Neill, President of the Portuguese Ancient Houses Association Sebastião de Lencastre, Portuguese Ancient Houses Association Joana Vasconcelos, artist Manoel de Oliveira, film maker Sequeira Costa, pianist

Welcome It is with pleasure that we welcome you at the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos to celebrate the excellence and outstanding achievements of the laureates of this year’s “European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards”. This evening was made possible thanks to the enthusiastic support of many public and private partners and to the remarkable commitment of Europa Nostra’s country representation in Portugal – the Centro Nacional de Cultura.

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We wish to extend our particularly warm welcome to the 28 laureates who have come to Lisbon from 15 countries across Europe, representing the “unity in diversity” of our cherished cultural heritage. Tonight, we very much look forward to revealing the six winners of the “Grand Prix”, chosen by the Jury members after thorough study and debate. We will also reveal – for the first time in the history of the prize – the winner of the Public Choice Award.

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We are very grateful to all the laureates, and indeed to all those who applied to our awards scheme, for the powerful message they convey: in times of hardship, excellence in cultural heritage is not only possible, but – even more – it is necessary. Ten years on since the prize was launched, this message is more relevant than ever.

Tonight, in this magnificent historic setting, a true gem of European and World Heritage, we will also celebrate intangible cultural heritage through the performances of renowned artists that will enchant us with Portuguese music.

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Our special thanks go to H.E. Anibal Cavaco Silva, President of the Republic of Portugal who has not only given his patronage to the European Heritage Congress in Lisbon but is also honouring us tonight with his presence. We also acknowledge the patronage of H.E. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, for the entire congress and ceremony.

Finally, we are proud to welcome tonight two distinguished guests of honour: Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Asturias.

Androulla Vassiliou European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth

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We wish you an inspiring and enjoyable evening of celebration of Europe’s cultural heritage.

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Programme

EUROPEAN HERITAGE AWARDS CEREMONY 2012 P r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n P r i z e f o r C u lt u r a l H e r i t a g e / E u r o pa N o s t r a A w a r d s 2 012

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Master of Ceremony: Mrs Sneska ˘ Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic, ´ Secretary General of Europa Nostra ■

Intonation of the Portuguese and European anthems by the “Orquestra Geração”

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Welcoming address by Mr Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins, President of the Centro Nacional de Cultura

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Opening address by Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Culture, Multilinguism and Youth

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Video message by H.E. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission

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Presentation of the Awards for Category “Conservation” to be introduced by Mr José Maria Ballester, Chairman of the Jury Presentation of the Awards for Category “Research” to be introduced by Prof. Gianni Perbellini, Chairman of the Jury Presentation of the Awards for Category “Dedicated Service” to be introduced by Alexander Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, Chairman of the Jury Presentation of the Awards for Category “Education, Training and Awareness-raising” ˇ to be introduced by Prof. Tomislav Sola, member of the Jury

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Announcement of Grand Prix winners by Androulla Vassiliou and Plácido Domingo

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Announcement of the winner of the Public Choice Award by Denis de Kergorlay, Executive President of Europa Nostra

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Musical performance by Portuguese Fado singer, Kátia Guerreiro

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Address by Maestro Plácido Domingo, President of Europa Nostra

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Special message by the Guest of Honour, H.R.H. the Prince of Asturias

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Closing address by H.E. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Republic of Portugal

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EUROPEAN HERITAGE AWARDS CEREMONY 2012 Musical Intermezzos

ANTÓNIO CHAINHO, guitarist and composer, accompanied by TIAGO OLIVEIRA, guitarist

1. Escadinhas do Duque Music: António Chainho

2. Rapsódia Fadista Music: António Chainho

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KÁTIA GUERREIRO, Fado singer, celebrating the inclusion of Fado on the UNESCO List of Intangible Heritage

1. Asas Lyrics: Maria Luísa Baptista | Music: Georgino de Sousa (Fado Georgino)

2. Pranto de Amor Ausente

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Music and Lyrics: Paulo Valentim 3. Rosa Vermelha Lyrics: Ary dos Santos | Music: Alain Oulman 4. Amor de Mel, Amor de Fel Lyrics: Amália Rodrigues | Music: Carlos Gonçalves The Mosteiro dos Jerónimos is one of the most prominent monuments of the Manueline-style architecture in Lisbon, classified in 1983 as a UNESCO

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Orquestra GERAÇÃO

The Orquestra Geração (Generation Orchestra) is the result of a project focused on the social integration of children with unfavourable conditions, working towards broadening their hopes for the future and promoting social mobility. This ambitious goal is achieved through an extensive and comprehensive educational programme, focusing on musical and orchestral education. Through this programme, the children learn to respect one another and to work together towards a common goal. The programme helps them develop their personalities and strive for the highest human values.

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O R C H E S T R A

The Orchestra was founded in 2007 by the National Conservatorium of Lisbon, the Gulbenkian Foundation and Amadora’s City Council. Today it involves a total of 1000 children and young adolescents from 16 schools (around Lisbon, Trás-os-Montes and Coimbra) with the support of several institutions, public and private (Ministry of Education, City Councils, European Social Fund, foundations).

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Soloists ANTÓNIO CHAINHO

Born in Santiago do Cacém in 1938, António Chainho is a Portuguese guitarist and composer, recognised internationally and considered a true ambassador of the Portuguese guitar.

Currently, Chainho is developing new work which will lead to the seventh album of his career. “For many years, the Portuguese Guitar was subjugated to Fado. It was necessary to release it, and I think I have managed that“.

He performs recitals all over the world, solo or sharing the stage with Paco de Lucia or John Williams.

Along the way he experimented in combining the Portuguese guitar with the music of other cultures and so performed with Gal Costa and Maria Bethânia, the Spanish Maria Dolores Pradera and Japanese Saky Kubota. He was responsible for the first Portuguese Guitar school, in Lisbon, at Museu do Fado and also in Madeira Island and more recently in Santiago do Cacém, his home town.

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www.antoniochainho.com

KÁTIA GUERREIRO

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Born in South Africa in 1976, Kátia Guerreiro is one of the most important voices of the Portuguese traditional music Fado. Since the very beginning of her career, Kátia took the Fado all over the world: France, Morocco, Belgium, England, Wales, Egypt, Switzerland, Spain, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Greece, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Tunisia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Canada, South Africa, New Caledonia, Turkey and India. People in all these countries cherished and applauded her art in the most beautiful stages and at the most important music festivals.

In 2010 – marking the first decade of her artistic career – Kátia received the prestigious title “Best Performer of Fado”, awarded by the Amalia Rodrigues Foundation.

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www.katiaguerreiro.com

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