Viola-Stiftung Walter Witte
About the funder
The Viola Foundation Walter Witte was established in 1994 by the lawyer and art enthusiast Walter Witte with an endowment of 100,000 DM. The purpose of the foundation is the care, promotion, and dissemination of old and new viola music, with a focus on supporting talented individuals. Since 1996, it has organized competitions for young violists (Hindemith Competition) and since 1997 composition competitions for young composers. The foundation awards prize money (viola competition: up to €10,000; composition competition: a total of €6,000) and scholarships to needy, highly talented students. Additionally, it supports prizewinner concerts and world premieres of the winners of its composition competition.
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Mission & Vision
The Viola Foundation Walter Witte is committed to supporting young, talented violists and composers and to sustainably enriching the viola repertoire. We believe in the transformative power of viola music and aim to support exceptional talents and make them accessible to a broad public through competitions, scholarships, and composition commissions.
Target groups
The funding programs are aimed at young, highly gifted violists as well as composers at home and abroad who wish to make innovative contributions to viola music. In particular, the scholarships and competitions are directed towards needy students who require both artistic potential and financial support.