Funding of the Hermann and Ingrid Frommhold Foundation for the Promotion of Early Music

The Hermann and Ingrid Frommhold Foundation promotes engagement with early music from the 16th to the 19th centuries through targeted financial grants. In particular, training projects on historical keyboard instruments are supported in order to preserve an authentic sound environment and deepen both artistic and scholarly understanding of these periods. The trust foundation, based in Baden-Württemberg, addresses private beneficiaries as well as educational institutions and non-profit organizations. Its aim is to unlock the compositional works of those centuries and to establish a well-founded knowledge of instruments. The original sound concept is central, enabling music students and young professionals to receive practical further training on harpsichord, spinet, or positive organ, and supporting researchers in scientific projects.

Eligible for funding are individuals, training institutions, and non-profit organizations submitting a project in the field of early music as well as training or research on historical keyboard instruments. Training costs and scholarly projects related to organology are funded, whereas expenses for concert performances or sound recordings are not eligible. Awards are granted continuously based on criteria such as relevance to early music (16th–19th centuries), the quality of the training concept or research project, and the original sound approach. Applications can be submitted at any time. Through this, the foundation contributes to strengthening cultural diversity and scientific innovation and opens new perspectives for music professionals interested in research and artistic practice.