Prima Primissima Foundation announces annual award nominees

The Prima Primissima Foundation has announced the nominees for its annual awards, selecting 30 individuals from approximately 900 nominations. These nominees, spanning categories such as literature, science, sport, and music, will receive the Prima award and a cash prize of 8 million forints. From this group, ten will be selected to receive the top Prima Primissima honors at a gala on December 4.

Among the music nominees is bassoonist and professor György Lakatos. A recipient of the Liszt and Bartók–Pásztory prizes, Lakatos served as the principal bassoonist for the Hungarian State Opera and the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. He is noted for his commitment to contemporary music, having performed in over 180 premieres, and for founding the Blue Bird Festival to support sick children.