Carl Bechstein Foundation Takes Over a Collection of Vintage Keyboard Instruments

The plan is to create a new, vivid and playable collection with international appeal, which will make the history of piano making comprehensible.

Olivia Bergmann and Benjamin Bächler Awarded Special Prize at the “Jugend musiziert” National Competition

Olivia Bergmann and Benjamin Bächler win special prize of the Carl Bechstein Foundation at the national competition Jugend musiziert.

Brilliant Concert with Scholarship Holders at Charlottenburg Palace

A wonderful matinée concert took place on May 26, 2019 at the Orangery of Charlottenburg Palace featuring three of our scholarship recipients.
Applaus für die Stipendiaten der Carl Bechstein Stiftung, Tabea Streicher und Victor Maria Schmidt

Bechstein Prizewinners and Scholarship Holders at the Bach Festival in Rostock

Ten days full of Bach at this year's Bach Festival Rostock. Seven concerts in which young pianists sent by the Carl Bechstein Foundation thrilled the audience.
Georg-Büchner-Grundschule

A New Piano for the Georg Büchner School in Joachimsthal

In rural regions, our foundation does grassroots work. The new piano at the Georg Büchner School makes piano lessons there possible for the first time.
SchuleEins in Berlin-Pankow

Three Years Later: The “SchuleEins” School in Berlin-Pankow and its Piano Donated by the Carl Bechstein Foundation

Three years ago, SchuleEins received a piano from our foundation. The other two existing antique instruments are now only used for practicing, piano lessons are now taking place at the new piano.

Charity Concert by Bechstein Trainees for the Benefit of the Carl Bechstein Foundation

In March 2019, C. Bechstein apprentices held a benefit concert to benefit the Carl Bechstein Foundation and collected donations of 1,500 euros.
Schule an der Strauchwiese

New Pianos for the School “An der Strauchwiese”

The school "an der Strauchwiese", which combines both an elementary school and a school with a special educational focus on language, all on one school campus in Berlin Pankow, can expand its piano lessons thanks to our foundation.

Special Prize of the Carl Bechstein Foundation at the 18th Maritim Music Competition

At the 18th Maritim Music Competition, the Carl Bechstein Foundation once again awarded a special prize of 1,000 euros for the best piano accompaniment, this time to Nikolay Shalamov.

The Healing Power of Music – A New Piano for Berlin’s Benjamin Franklin Charité University Clinic

For the excellent treatment at the Benjamin Frankin Hospital Berlin, a healed patient donated a new piano with the help of our foundation of the hospital chapel.