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The City of Chur's 2026 Recognition and Incentive Awards

25. August 2026

At the 2026 Culture Awards Ceremony, this year’s award recipients were honored in a festive ceremony at the Theater Chur. The young Chur-based singer Zoe Hannah created a special atmosphere with her soulful songs. The members of the Cultural Commission paid tribute to the honorees with heartfelt, personal laudatory speeches. We extend our warmest congratulations once again!

As always, the official ceremony wasn’t the only highlight of the evening. During the reception that followed, guests celebrated, laughed, and offered congratulations in a lively and open atmosphere. The cultural awards ceremony thus also provided an opportunity for people to meet and exchange ideas—and once again highlighted the importance of cultural diversity and community in Chur.

Awards of Recognition for Long-Term Cultural Commitment
This year, three individuals were honored with an award of recognition worth 4,000 francs each:

• Clot Buchli, a clarinetist who makes a significant contribution to the region’s musical life as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and dedicated music educator.
• Evelina Cajacob, a visual artist whose minimalist, poetic works have an impact far beyond Chur and Graubünden.
• Druckwerkstatt Schloss Haldenstein, which has established itself as a significant venue for promoting printmaking.

Support Awards for Emerging Talents
Also endowed with 4,000 Swiss francs each, these support awards are specifically aimed at young artists—namely:

• Jonas Bernetta, a theater director and media artist who combines theater, film, and installations into transdisciplinary narrative forms.
• Any Sabadi, a singer-songwriter who has developed a distinctive musical language drawing on influences from dialect, soul, pop, and R&B.
• Ellen Wolf, a dancer, choreographer, and producer who combines dance, film, and storytelling in her interdisciplinary works.

Image 1 (Yanik Bürkli): From left to right:Representatives of the Druckwerkstatt Schloss Haldenstein (Treasurer Hans-Peter Lisson, Workshop Director of Administration Bettina Gysin Leutenegger, President Annatina Dermont, Workshop Director of Printing Technology Joachim Dierauer, Board Member Gudelia Kobelt), Ellen Wolf, Any Sabadi, Evelina Cajacob, Jonas Bernetta, Clot Buchli, Bruno W. Claus (Chair of the Culture Commission), City Councilmember Patrik Degiacomi

Photos 2–8 (Claudio Godenzi): Clot Buchli; Evelina Cajacob; representatives of the Haldenstein Castle Printing Workshop; Zoe Hannah; Jonas Bernetta; Any Sabadi; Ellen Wolf

Photo 9 (Yanik Bürkli): From left to right: Karin Punzi-Hofmänner, Romano Zoppi, Martina Hug, Gianna Olinda Cadonau, Menga Dolf, Anita Willi, City Councilor Patrik Degiacomi, Peter Conradin Zumthor, Bruno W. Claus

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