Swiss Friends of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Freundeskreis Schweiz Cercle d’Amis Suisse Swiss Friends

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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he Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a Dutch Symphony Orchestra of international renown. Founded in 1888 it was granted the

designation ‘Royal’ on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

The orchestra accounts for 120 permanent members and has its seat in

the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, known for its extraordinary acoustic.

Patron of the orchestra is Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is considered as one of the

world’s best symphony orchestras recognized amongst others for its interpretation of Mahler and Bruckner, which make up a fixed part of the orchestras repertoire. The development of the orchestra was

sustainably shaped thru the fact that only a few conductors, such as Willem Mengelberg and Bernard Haitink, governed it.

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is cherished in Switzerland via

its traditional annual concert during the Lucerne Festival in the Kunst & Kulturzentrum Luzern (KKL) in Lucerne.

The Freundeskreis Switzerland

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he Freundeskreis Switzerland was established in 2007 and is a nonprofit association under Swiss Law. (Voluntary) contributions to

the association are tax deductible.

The Freundeskreis, with its prominent Patron, conductor Bernard Haitink, endeavors to support young talented Swiss musicians.

In close cooperation with the orchestra, the Freundeskreis enables such musicians to participate in the annual master classes in

Switzerland under the guidance of musicians of the orchestra.

Membership A membership in the Freundeskreis is available to individuals and corporates alike and offers exclusive privileges:

Individual members are invited to periodic trips to Amsterdam or to European cities where the orchestra is playing. There they can

enjoy a concert of highest quality from especially reserved seats at the

exquisite Concertgebouw and get the opportunity to have a look behind the scenes of this cultural institution and interact personally with members of the orchestra.

For young talented musicians, who fulfill the high standards of the

Corporate members can in addition count on the support of the

in courses of the Orchestra Academy. These courses at the Orchestra

members of the orchestra for an exclusive client event of the company

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, there is the opportunity to participate Academy contain individual tuition by musicians of the Royal

Concertgebouworkest but occasionally they could be part of orchestra

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra if they would like to book individual in Switzerland.

and play with them. This is a unique chance to get stage experience

Individual and corporate members will get easier access to tickets

The Freundeskreis supports the master annual classes in Switzerland

and the possibility to interact with the musicians.

with an excellent orchestra like the Concertgebouworkest.

and offer excellent young musicians grants for the academy courses.

In addition, the organization supports the Royal Concertgebouw

Orchestra in realizing its artistic ambitions through - amongst others the purchase of high quality instruments, which will be given to be played by the orchestra’s members.

A further aim of the Freundeskreis is to increase awareness of the

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with the Swiss audience. This is done through the support of events such as at the KKL, where members of

the Freundeskreis can mingle with the members of the orchestra after the concert. Members of the orchestra also participate at exclusive

performances aimed at raising funds for talented Swiss musicians.

for performances of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Switzerland

All members are making a valuable contribution to the advancement of talented young musicians in Switzerland.

Membership Fee

The annual membership fee for individual members is CHF 1,000 and for corporate members CHF 5,000. A lifetime membership is CHF 15,000.

Board Mr. Fidelis Goetz, interim President Mr. John-Patrick Broekhuijsen Mrs. Jane Enny van Lambalgen Mrs. Isabella zu Pappenheim Mr. Jan Raes Patron Mr. Bernard Haitink, Honorary Conductor Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Patronage Committee Mr. Charles Zijderveldt, Former General Consul of the Netherlands Zürich, President Dr. Urs Breiter, Ambassador of Switzerland in the Netherlands Mrs. Anneke Luwema, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Switzerland Mrs. Corine Mauch, Mayor of Zürich Mrs. Ruth Koetser, Koetser Gallery Zürich Mr. Mischa Dave, Director Musik Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund Regional Contact Persons Eastern Switzerland Mrs. Brigitte Wijler Western Switzerland Mrs. Ruth Koetser

Sponsorship

Contact Freundeskreis Schweiz / Cercle d’amis Suisse Royal Concertgebouworkest c/o Burki Rechtsanwälte, Rotfluhstrasse 85, 8702 Zollikon tel +41 764 207 882 email FreundeskreisKCO@gmail.com bank J.Safra Sarasin & Cie AG, Bleicherweg 1/Paradeplatz, Postfach 2123 ch-8022 Zürich

Members and non-members can associate their name very effectively as sponsors of high-class events, such as concerts of the Royal

Concertgebouw Orchestra, performances of individual musicians of the

orchestra, fund raising events or events to promote young Swiss talents.

There is also the opportunity to purchase an instrument for usage by

the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and thus associate a company or a product for the period of usage of the instrument with the Orchestra.

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