Burkard Schliessmann has received the highest and most prestigious German distinction, the “Goethe-Plakette” of the city Frankfort/Main.
The Goethe Plakette designed by Georg Krämer is commended to
poets, writers, artists and scientists and other personalities of the cultural life […] who, through their creative work, are worthy of a tribute dedicated to the memory of Goethe
The ceremony will be held in January 2020. Past laureates include Thomas Mann, Albert Schweitzer, Helmut Walcha, Sir Georg Solti, and more!