Cultural Foundation

Carried by strong shoulders into the future

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden: Historisches Gebäude mit hoher Fassade und großen Fenstern. Drei lange Fahnen wehen vor dem Gebäude. Sonnenlicht beleuchtet die Szenerie.

Committed to the heritage of European music and dance

At the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Cultural Foundation, people come together who support the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden in the long term with a high level of financial commitment. Together with the Friends of the Festspielhaus, the Supporters’ Circle, and the Entrepreneurs’ Circle, Foundation members make the artistic program possible. At the high level at which the Festspielhaus operates, this would not be possible from ticket revenues alone. As the owner, the city of Baden-Baden provides the Festspielhaus building. This unique private-public partnership has been successful for almost thirty years. In order to secure the future of Germany's largest opera house and concert hall, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Cultural Foundation is renewed from generation to generation and welcomes new donors.

An older man in a suit stands on a balcony overlooking an urban landscape in the background.
„Expectations of festivals are changing, and digital offerings are becoming increasingly important. Our visitors want both: live experiences and digital enjoyment. Helping guide the development of the Festspielhaus in this time of change is something I am keenly interested in as a donor and foundation board member.“
ERNST-MORITZ LIPP (Chairman of the Board, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Cultural Foundation)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee manages the Foundation and its assets in accordance with statutory regulations, the articles of association and the decisions made by the Advisory Board.

Members:
Ernst-Moritz Lipp (chairman of the Executive Committee)
Thorsten Klapproth (Foundation Executive Board)

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is comprised of persons whose donations have contributed significantly to the Foundation’s financial resources. They are nominated for life at the proposal of the Executive Committee. The Lord Mayor of Baden-Baden is an automatic member of the Advisory Board.

Chair:
Richard Kriegbaum (Chairman of the Advisory Board)
Dr. Ralf Kogeler (Deputy. chairman of the Advisory Board)

Our Foundation members

Frieder and Elke Burda
Ladislaus and Annemarie von Ehr
The Fontana Foundation
Bernd-Dieter and Ingeborg Gonska
Anneliese Grenke
Wolfgang Grenke
The Henriette and Paul Heinze Foundation
Sigmund and Walburga Maria Kiener
Thorsten and Brigitte Klapproth
Horst Kleiner and Isolde Laukien-Kleiner
Albrecht and Christiane Knauf
Karlheinz and Dagmar Kögel
Ralf Kogeler
Ernst H. and Helga Kohlhage
Richard and Bettina Kriegbaum
Christine and Klaus-Michael Kühne
Ernst-Moritz Lipp and Angelika Lipp-Krüll
Frank and Annerose Maier
Klaus and Kirsten Mangold
Wolfgang and Françoise Müller-Claessen
Dr August Oetker KG
Hans R. Schmid and Mary Victoria Gerardi-Schmid
Franz Bernhard and Annette Wagener
Rainer Weiske and Brita Wegener
Horst and Marlis Weitzmann
The Werner family
T. von Zastrow Foundation
As well as four anonymous donors

In memoriam
Klaus-Georg Hengstberger
Klaus and Hella Janson
Theo and Gabi Kummer
Hugo and Rose Mann
Reinhard and Karin Müller
Margarete Stienen
Walter Veyhle
Alberto Vilar

As at 13 October 26

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