Page 40 - Gesamtprogramm_2019

For the same reason, the NATIONAL-BANK
Prof. Dr. Thomas A. Lange took the decision in 2015 to become the
Festival’s Main Sponsor for that year, in
President of the Ruhr Piano Festival Foundation order to supplement the funds provided by its
Advisory Board General Sponsor, the Ruhr Circle of Initiatives.
President of the Supervisory Board of Klavier-Festival The RWE AG now takes up that generous
Ruhr Sponsoring und Service GmbH
function for 2019. Only by working together
Continuous commitment is a virtue the on a continuous basis can we ensure that this
NATIONAL-BANK holds in particular esteem, cultural model project will continue to serve
particularly in times of upheaval and transfor- as a flagship for our region far beyond its
mation. Thus, nine years ago, on the occasion borders. If you would also like to start
of its own 90th anniversary, our bank laid one supporting our shared venture – a marvelous
of the cornerstones of the new Ruhr Piano annual musical event exclusively supported
Festival Foundation by becoming one of its by private initiative – please contact us
core founders, thereby confirming and extending stiftungsrat@ klavierfestival.de.
our financial commitment from previous years.

has therefore initiated a new fundraising
Dr. Rolf Martin Schmitz campaign, the Jubilee Circle, to celebrate the
Festival’s 30th anniversary. We are counting on
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ruhr philanthropic engagement on the part of many
Piano Festival Foundation citizens and music lovers. I therefore extend a
heartfelt invitation: become a member of our
2010 was the year in which the Ruhr Region
served as European Capital of Culture. On Jubilee Circle! We look forward to hearing from
you. You can contact us by writing an e-mail to
that occasion, the Ruhr Circle of Initiatives kuratorium@klavierfestival.de.
made a momentous decision and transformed
the Ruhr Piano Festival into a foundation, a Bank account for international transfers:
decision which has enabled the Festival to Stiftung Klavier-Festival Ruhr
acquire renewed financial stability, thereby NATIONAL-BANK AG
likewise ensuring the long-term effectiveness IBAN: DE02 3602 0030 0001 8855 88
of its prizewinning Education Program. Still, BIC: NBAGDE3E
great challenges continue to face us in the
future. Festival Director Franz Xaver Ohnesorg

therefore help finance the Festival’s Education
Dirk Opalka Projects and its promotion of young pianists.
Two projects we particularly hold dear are the
Chairman of the Association of Friends and Little Piano School and its equivalent for children
Promoters of the Ruhr Piano Festival
ages 2 to 4, the KlavierGarten. The greatest
By helping to support numerous activities in the portion of our budget is devoted to those two
areas of business, education and culture, the projects. We purchase the pianos for the sessions
Ruhr Circle of Initiatives is striving to increase the that are held in kindergartens across the Ruhr
Ruhr region’s ability to attract new investments Area, and we contribute to the equal-access
and its competitiveness on an international scale. fund that ensures the participation of all children,
Among its flagship projects, the long-established regardless of their families’ economic background.
Ruhr Piano Festival is the one which can look
back on the richest tradition. Like the Ruhr Circle You can become a member of our Association
with a contribution starting at € 50.00.
of Initiatives, the Association of Friends and For further information please visit
Promoters of the Ruhr Piano Festival seeks to
offer a better future for younger generations. We www.klavierfestival.de/freunde or write
an e-mail to freunde@klavierfestival.de.

38 Klavier-Festival Ruhr 2019