Düsseldorf-born cellist Thomas Beckmann has won a new German
award for outstanding citizenship. The prize, worth €20,000, was
awarded by the Federation of German Newspaper Publishers in
recognition of Beckmann's commitment to the homeless. The former
student of Pierre Fournier was chosen by a jury of 50 newspaper
editors from a list of 37 nominees that included presidential
candidate Joachim Gauck and footballers Philipp Lahm and Mezut
Özil.
Beckmann has raised more than €1.5m through benefit concerts to
support the homeless charity Together Against the Cold, which he
set up with seven friends in 1996. The charity operates more than
100 projects in 36 cities across Germany. Beckmann has previously
won the European Social Award and the Lorenz Werthmann Medal for
his charity work.
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