Villa Musica

The foundation was founded in 1986 by the government of Rhineland-Palatinate and the broadcaster, then the Südwestfunk. They have organized more than 1000 concerts, mainly of chamber music.

Highly gifted young musicians are selected in Vorspiel (recital). They then play with their teachers, both in rehearsal as in concert.

The foundation organizes around 150 concerts per year, with about 60% of them dedicated to young performers. Other concerts include a series "Musik in Burgen und Schlössern" (Music in castles and palaces) as part of the annual summer festival Kultursommer Rheinland-Pfalz [de]. Concerts are also taken to rural areas all over the state.

In 2014, the foundation was awarded the Kunstpreis (Art prize) of the Ike und Berthold Roland-Stiftung.

• Official website
• The Foundation: Ensemble Villa Musica – Competence in Chamber Music Archived 2018-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Villa Musica