World-renowned pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim was awarded the Empress Theophano Prize at a ceremony in Thessaloniki on Tuesday evening, with his son receiving the prize on his behalf, for his contribution to the mutual understanding between peoples through art, ANA reports.
The award ceremony took place in the Rotunda in the presence of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and other Greek state and local officials. President Emeritus of the European Council and Chairman of the Advisory Council at the Empress Theophano Foundation, Herman Van Rompuy, was also there.
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