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"Why does the world of the arts need yet another prize?’’

Founder and Genesis Foundation Chairman, John Studzinski blogs on the Huffington Post about the origins of the new £25,000 Genesis Prize and why recognising arts mentors is vital to supporting emerging artistic talent.

Bloomberg's Farah Nayeri discusses the Genesis Prize with Genesis Foundation Founder and Chairman John Studzinski.

Genesis Foundation founder John Studzinski was interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about the culture of philanthropy.

Louise Jury, Arts Correspondent at the Evening Standard, discusses the Genesis Prize with Genesis Foundation founder and chairman John Studzinski.

The Sunday Times columnist Richard Brooks comments on the newly created Genesis Prize

Tatler Magazine features John Studinzki as one of the faces of today's philanthropy

The Sixteen’s new training programme for young singers aged 18-23, Genesis Sixteen, held its first of four courses at the end of August. Find more about this successful programme in Muso Magazine.

Private passions

Mary Wakefield talks to John Studzinski about philanthropy and the importance of art

Jennie Marsden is one of the first singers to be accepted onto Genesis Sixteen, the UK’s first fully funded choral programme for young singers – aged between 18 and 23 – designed specifically to bridge the gap from student to professional practicioner. Jennie was recently featured in the Clitheroe Advertiser.

Most readers of this paper will think they know what to expect from a lunchtime chat with John Studzinski. Formerly a banker at Morgan Stanley and then at HSBC, now a senior managing director at Blackstone Group, the investment and advisory firm, he is a prominent figure in financial circles from New York to Beijing. So why, you may wonder, is it an arts editor who is meeting him for lunch at the Square, owner-chef Philip Howard’s Michelin two-star restaurant in London’s Mayfair?