Discovering talent and promoting cultural diversity. These are the guiding principles of the Funk Foundation with regard to the promotion of cultural projects. In particular, the field of classical music and promoting artists and works outside of the musical mainstream are central to what the Funk Foundation does. This website will give you an overview of the manifold cultural projects supported by the foundation.
"Water pieces" by Bloch, Zhu Gongyi, Samazeuilh, Bridge, A. Rubinstein and MacDowell On her new solo album, pianist Lydia Maria Bader presents original "maritime" repertoire for piano with works by Ernest Bloch, Zhu Gongyi, Gustave Samazeuilh, Frank Bridge, Anton Rubinstein and Edward MacDowell. more
The CD of the Lux Nova Duo presents pieces of music by the baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach and places them in a context especially with contemporary works that have been influenced or directly inspired by Bach. more
‘Dear Beethoven! You are going to Vienna to realise a long-desired wish: the genius of Mozart is still in mourning and weeps for the death of its disciple. In the inexhaustible Haydn it found refuge, but no employment; through him it seeks to be united with another being. By incessant application, receive Mozart’s spirit from Haydn’s hands.’ more
On the day of recording producer Philipp Nedel spoke with concertmaster Sayako Kusaka about the concept of the album. more
In April 2019, harpsichordist and conductor Alexander Grychtolik released a new CD with two reconstructed Bach cantatas under the title Entfliehet, ihr Sorgen (Flee, o worries) on Sony (DHM) with his ensemble Deutsche Hofmusik. more
The pianists Linda Leine and Daria Marshinina from Russia and Latvia, who are based in Hamburg, have been playing together as a permanent piano duo for several years. Now they have released their first CD. The recording was funded by the Funk Foundation. more
Under the title Fugenpassion, Violetta Khachikyan has recorded a new CD with various fugues for the piano from the Romantic era. Khachikyan is a versatile concert pianist and celebrated chamber musician, ‘a master of timbre’ (Westdeutsche Zeitung). Born in Krasnodar (southern Russia), she studied at the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, among others, under Prof. Tatiana Zagarovskaya, and at the Lübeck Academy of Music under Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst, where Khachikyan completed her graduate recital. She won the European Piano Contest Bremen and hold awards from a number of international competitions. more
Once again here, the theme of "Variations" is the focus of a project largely funded by the Funk Foundation. In this case, it is the second solo CD from Armenian pianist Lilit Grigoryan, appropriately entitled "Variations sérieuses". more
"Music without Borders" and the idea of promoting works that do not get the well-deserved public attention are important concerns of the Funk Foundation. The Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin also promotes such ideas. more
Heidi Tsai is a musician who excels with her versatile skills. Not only on the modern grand piano, but also on the harpsichord and the pianoforte, she performs regularly. Her concert activities have taken her to music festivals in the United States, Central America, Asia and Europe. more
The interplay of viola and piano is always a joy for the ear. The musicians Hiyoli Togawa (viola) and Lilit Grigoryan (piano) used these two instruments to record an extraordinary program on CD. more
The young pianist Kateryna Titova, who comes from Ukraine, has been awarded first or second prize in twenty international piano competitions. 2002 at the Alicia de Larrocha Competition Andorra, 2004 at the Int. Russian Music Piano Competition in San José, California, 2005 at the Int. Rubinstein Piano Competition in Dresden and 2008 James Mottram Int. Piano Competition. more
Especially during his time in Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach cultivated manifold relationships with private music lovers and patrons. The prospering trading and trade fair city offered an ideal environment for this - quite unlike the small residential cities of Weimar and Köthen. more
