Picture above: State Governor Thomas Stelzer (picture right) honors Alfred Melichar (picture left). Photographer: Peter Mayr. Source: Province of Upper Austria.

Contemporary music specialist Alfred Melichar, former professor of accordion at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz, received the Ehrenzeichen des Landes Oberösterreichs durch (Decoration of honor of the State of Upper Austria) award by State Governor Thomas Stelzer on December 12th, 2023.

The event was held at a ceremony for deserving personalities in the Linzer Landhaus, Steinerner Saal in Linz, Austria.