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Letters inviting Pau Casals to be part of the jury of the competition for the creation of a new version of the Olympic anthem, signed by Prince Pierre of Monaco and the Chancellor of the IOC, the Swiss Otto Mayer (1954). Within: International Olympic Committee. Member of the jury for the competition to create a new version of the Olympic anthem.

Date
1954
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-367-T-9558
Link to the online document
Description

The letters signed by Prince Pierre of Monaco and the Chancellor of the International Olympic Committee, Otto Mayer, inviting Pau Casals to be part of the jury for the new version of the Olympic anthem, are a testament to the international recognition of the Catalan musician and his commitment to universal values. In 1954, in the middle of the Cold War and with Europe still scarred by the wounds of the Second World War, Olympism became a symbol of peace, fraternity and cooperation between peoples. The participation of Casals, exiled for his opposition to Francoism, reinforces the role of Catalan culture on the international scene and in the defense of democratic values. It is a clear example of how Catalonia projected its voice through universal figures such as Pau Casals.