On July 23, 2016, during the 41st Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte, the beginning of the activities of the Friends’s Circle and later sponsoring association AMICI DEL CANTIERE was officially announced on the occasion of a commemoration event for the 90th birthday of Hans Werner Henze at the Teatro Poliziano.
Many of those who had known Henze personally and had worked with him met that day. People who understood, lived and carried on the spirit and aspiration of the “International Art Workshop”. Artists whose professional careers had begun in Montepulciano and who returned one day to build a bridge between the great personalities of the previous years and the younger generations.
Since the association was founded in 2018, the AMICI DEL CANTIERE have already given several projects substantial support, including the “Ensemble degli Intrigati” specialising in contemporary music, a composition course for young composers and a contribution towards the travel and accommodation costs of the RNCM Symphony Orchestra.
Board

Christa Pfeffer
PA to Kent Nagano at the
Hamburg State Opera
Honorary President

Avv. Giorgio Masina
Lawyer
Cash auditor
Founding Members

Christa Pfeffer
PA to Kent Nagano at the
Hamburg State Opera
Honorary President

Detlev Glanert
Composer
Treasurer

Roland Böer
Conductor
Chairman

Dr. Christiane Albiez
Authorized officer at Schott Music

Robert Becker
Music Lover and enthusiastic visitor of the Cantiere for 30 years

Gudrun Böhm
Music Lover and enthusiastic visitor of the Cantiere for 30 years

Dr. Michael Kerstan
CEO of the Hans-Werner-Henze-Foundation
Deputy chairman

Gudrun Böhm
Intendant of the Frankfurt Opera

Uta Werning-Woyniewicz
Violinist and music teacher
Further Members

Sonia Mazzini
President of the Fondazione Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte

Giorgio Masina
Lawyer
Cash auditor

Prof. Dr. Michael Krautzberger
Honorary Professor at the Humboldt University Berlin

Sylvia Krautzberger

Dr. Barbara Becker

Dr. Kai Becker
Statute
You will find our statute (only available in german) here.