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Loan of a violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini
3-year loan from the Fritz Behrens Foundation
Since 2003, the Fritz Behrens Foundation has lent an instrument by the Italian violin maker Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (Parma, ca. 1765) to a participant in the International Joseph Joachim Violin Competition Hanover.
Since 2003, the Fritz Behrens Foundation has lent an instrument by the Italian violin maker Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (Parma, ca. 1765) to a participant in the International Joseph Joachim Violin Competition Hanover.
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Portrait of the Fritz Behrens Foundation
Fritz Behrens was born in 1836 as a farmer's son not far from Peine. After completing a commercial apprenticeship, he quickly made a name for himself in lignite mining in the Rhineland, where he became one of the most successful entrepreneurs.
From 1881 until his death in 1920, Fritz Behrens lived with his wife in Hanover. Even during his lifetime, he rendered outstanding services to the "beautification of the city" as an unnamed patron of the arts. The music academy and the zoo are connected by the avenue named after Fritz Behrens.
At Fritz Behrens' request, the charitable foundation for the promotion of art, monument protection, charity and science was established after his death. The foundation's property includes a large number of works of art that can be seen in Hanover's museums, a violoncello that is lent to talented artists at the Hanover University of Music and Drama, as well as the heritable building right to the listed house in Hanover-Wülfel, which the foundation uses for its purposes. The foundation regularly supports the International Music Academy for Soloists, Menuhin Live Music Now and social institutions such as the Child Protection Association, hospices and the children's hospital on the Bult. It has contributed significantly to the restoration of the Goethe Museum in Rome, to the construction costs of the Kestner Society's domicile and to the purchase of the Gospels of Henry the Lion. In recent years, various works of art have been made available on permanent loan to the Sprengel Museum in Hanover, the Landesmuseum in Hanover and the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum in Braunschweig.
The foundation awards highly endowed Fritz Behrens Prizes to renowned scientists, in particular Prof. Hell, Prof. Haverich and Prof. Danzmann, to promote science. The Fritz Behrens Foundation is currently supporting a research project at Hanover Medical School. It also offers to realize projects worthy of support, so that founders and donors can enjoy the realization of their own ideas and the benefits of their contributions during their lifetime. The Fritz Behrens Foundation supports further the development of young talented participants in the "Joseph Joachim Violin Competition" with the loan of a violin made by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini in Parma around 1765.
From 1881 until his death in 1920, Fritz Behrens lived with his wife in Hanover. Even during his lifetime, he rendered outstanding services to the "beautification of the city" as an unnamed patron of the arts. The music academy and the zoo are connected by the avenue named after Fritz Behrens.
At Fritz Behrens' request, the charitable foundation for the promotion of art, monument protection, charity and science was established after his death. The foundation's property includes a large number of works of art that can be seen in Hanover's museums, a violoncello that is lent to talented artists at the Hanover University of Music and Drama, as well as the heritable building right to the listed house in Hanover-Wülfel, which the foundation uses for its purposes. The foundation regularly supports the International Music Academy for Soloists, Menuhin Live Music Now and social institutions such as the Child Protection Association, hospices and the children's hospital on the Bult. It has contributed significantly to the restoration of the Goethe Museum in Rome, to the construction costs of the Kestner Society's domicile and to the purchase of the Gospels of Henry the Lion. In recent years, various works of art have been made available on permanent loan to the Sprengel Museum in Hanover, the Landesmuseum in Hanover and the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum in Braunschweig.
The foundation awards highly endowed Fritz Behrens Prizes to renowned scientists, in particular Prof. Hell, Prof. Haverich and Prof. Danzmann, to promote science. The Fritz Behrens Foundation is currently supporting a research project at Hanover Medical School. It also offers to realize projects worthy of support, so that founders and donors can enjoy the realization of their own ideas and the benefits of their contributions during their lifetime. The Fritz Behrens Foundation supports further the development of young talented participants in the "Joseph Joachim Violin Competition" with the loan of a violin made by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini in Parma around 1765.