American Friends
About American Friends of Wigmore Hall
‘It is so important to support the arts, and young artists performing at this unique concert hall. They need you’ Hilary Hahn 2005
‘The best chamber hall anywhere! The People and the place’ Malcolm Martineau 2005
American Friends of Wigmore Hall supports both our mission to provide high quality chamber music and song in performance, and the many artists performing at Wigmore Hall and the US.
Grants have supported:
- Celebrations around Repertoire (Haydn Centenary and Strauss)
- American Artists
- New musical collaborations
- Refurbishment of Wigmore Hall in 2004
- Broadcasts Stateside on WFMT (97.8)
- Prussia Cove Masterclass
- The Julliard School
What Can I do to Help?
American Friends is an independent foundation with tax exempt status from the IRS under section 501 (c ) (3): any donor to the Foundation who pays tax in the US will benefit from a tax deduction in their annual return to the extent allowed by US law. TIN: 30-0125674
If you are a US tax payer, and would like to support American Friends of Wigmore Hall and their efforts to support the performance of chamber music and US/UK artistic collaborations, please consider making a donation.
How Can I make a Contribution?
Please send your contribution to:
American Friends of Wigmore Hall
c/o Chapel and York
1000 N West Street Suite 1200
Wilmington DE 19801
USA
American Friends of Wigmore Hall Directors
- Cita Stelzer (President)
- Lauren Goldsmith
- Shira Perlmutter
- Marie-Hélène Osterweil (Secretary and Treasurer)
Patrons of American Friends of Wigmore Hall
- Sir Thomas Allen
- Barbara Bonney
- Emerson String Quartet
- Dame Anne Evans
- Steven Isserlis CBE
- Jessye Norman
- Anne Sofie von Otter
- Thomas Quasthoff
- Andreas Scholl
- Takács Quartet
More Information
For further information please email Marie-Hélène Osterweil or call on +44 (0)20 7258 8220.

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