Our organization, established 30 years ago, has a unique and unifying mission. We showcase gifted young talent — musicians, painters, writers and filmmakers — from the German-speaking world and introduce them to the New York cultural community. In sponsoring their performances here, the German Forum gives these young people a US debut and a helping hand in their studies and careers. And the organization offers GF members the opportunity to see and support exceptionally talented Europeans who bridge the “Atlantic divide” through their art.

The German Forum hosts four events per year, three that are open to the public and one exclusively for members. Please take the time to learn more about the German Forum. We hope to see you at our next event.


A very special German Forum event will take place on

Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Reception at 6:15pm; Program at 7:00pm

Kinga AugustynClassical Music Concert at the German Lutheran St Paul’s Church, located on 315 West 22nd Street between 8th and 9th Avenue.

The featured artists will be:

Franka Herwig (24), an outstanding Classical Accordionist; German National Competition winner, currently studying in Paris, France. (See photo)

Christian Schleicher (29), Tenor, a great opera talent who has already sung in several music theatre productions in West Berlin.

Katharina Hagopian (25), Soprano, back by popular demand. She is currently completing her studies at Mannes College of Music and will join Christian Schleicher in the opera duets.

The singers will be accompanied by the acclaimed New York/ Berlin pianist Babette Hierholzer.

This is a joint event together with the Deutscher Verein, NY.

For reservations (non-members) please send a check for $25 per person to the German Forum Inc. c/o EABO, Attn. Henry Meyer-Oertel, 405 Lexington Avenue, 37th Floor New York, NY 10174.

For further information about upcoming events and the German Forum in general please e-mail to: Info@germanforum.org.

       Lufthansa German Airlines
       Deutsche Telekom
       European-American Business Org.
       RSM McGladrey Inc.

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German Forum Sponsors

 

Please consider joining the German Forum. Membership includes admittance for two people to all four events, including a members-only event in September. Annual membership is only $150.00 per couple. Click here for details.

Artists shown above, from top left, clockwise: Katarina Hapogian, sebastian Manz, Johanna Pichlmair, & Isang David Enders.