The Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben is a

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whose purpose is the promotion of musical excellence in Germany. The organisation was founded in 1962 by

Hans Sikorski Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski is an international music publishing company in Berlin, formerly headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. As of June 2019, Sikorski is a part of Concord. The music publishing firm of Hans Sikorski was founded in ...

and Wolfgang Essen and is based in

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. The patron of the Foundation is

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. From 1971 to 1984,

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headed the Foundation. Since 1992, the Foundation has been headed by Irene Schulte-Hillen. The foundation has three main focuses in the promotion of young, highly talented musicians: * The foundation gives historical instruments of the ''Deutscher Musikinstrumentenfonds'' on loan to young artists. * The concert series ''Foyer of Young Artists'' provides young musicians with opportunities to perform. * With prizes, scholarships and sponsorships young artists are individually supported.Deutschestiftungmusikleben
on Instagram The foundation supports activities of the

Deutscher Musikrat The Deutscher Musikrat (DMR, ''German Music Council''; ) is an umbrella organization for music associations and the 16 music councils of the German federal states.musikrat.deÜberblick über Organisationsstruktur des DMR(retrieved on 10 May 2019) ...

. Since 1965, its main donors have been the radio stations and, for some years now, the advertising companies of the ARD.

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* * 1962 establishments in West Germany Educational foundations Music education {{Germany-org-stub