

PATRONS OF THE SCHOLARS
Scholarship holders of the Balthasar Neumann Academy have fixed patrons who support their bursary holders for a two-year period by assuming responsibility for their monthly grant.
Patrons’ benefits include:
- personal contact with Thomas Hengelbrock as part of Academy events
- invitations to attend special concerts given by the Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble and also by Thomas Hengelbrock
- close personal contact with the bursary holder
- the chance to organize exclusive concerts with bursary holders in your own home
- a personal point of contact in the Offices of the Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble and of the Balthasar Neumann Academy
- the season’s brochure for the Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble and for Thomas Hengelbrock as soon as it appears in print
- a six-monthly report on the bursary holder’s activities
- an invitation to attend Academy projects, including visits to Havana and Cuba (The Balthasar Neumann Academy team will assume full responsibility for organizing travel, visas, accommodation and so on.)
- an official receipt for your annual donation
Patrons of the Scholarship Holders for 2018–20
Christiane and Ernst-Herbert Pfleiderer for Mailis Bonnefous, violin
Ingeborg and Bernd Kahnert for Muhammedjan Sharipov, violin
Karen and Stefan Müller for Jonathan Ponet, viola
Ingeborg and Bernd Kahnert for Rebecca Krieg, violoncello