Höppner succeeds Zimmermann at the Hindemith Foundation
Christian Höppner is taking over the presidency of the Hindemith Foundation from Tabea Zimmermann. She has resigned from office for personal reasons.
Christian Höppner is President of the German Cultural Council and the German Association of Musicians. He has taught cello at the Berlin University of the Arts since 1986. Concerts and recordings as conductor and cellist in Germany, Austria, Italy and Brazil.
He is involved in music and cultural policy as Chairman of the Program Committee and Budget Rapporteur of the Broadcasting Council of Deutsche Welle, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Carl Bechstein Foundation and the Federal Academy for Musical Youth Education in Trossingen, Festival Ambassador of the Oberlausitz Chamber Music Festival, member of the RTL Media Council and the Culture Committee of the German UNESCO Commission.
The Hindemith Foundation based in Blonay (canton of Vaud) is dedicated to preserving and disseminating the cultural legacy of Paul Hindemith. It is committed to the preservation and dissemination of his works and aims to raise awareness of his art. It ensures the material preservation of all documents that can preserve the composer's memory and makes them accessible to the public in a suitable and appropriate form.
