„Auf wolkigen Höh'n...“
The Foundation's Governing Board
and the Chairmen
At Winifred Wagner's suggestion, the respective Lord Mayor of the city of Bayreuth has also been Chairman of the Board of the Richard Wagner Scholarship Foundation since 1941.
These were
1941 to 1945
Lord Mayor Dr. Friedrich Kempfler
1951 to 1962
Lord Mayor Hans Rollwagen
1962 to 1988
Lord Mayor Hans Walter Wild
1988 to 2006
Lord Mayor Dr. Dieter Mronz
2006 to 2012
Lord Mayor Dr. Michael Hohl
2012 to 2020
Lord Mayoress Brigitte Merk-Erbe
since 2020
Lord Mayor Thomas Ebersberger
The current foundation board is formed by:
- Thomas Ebersberger
Lord Mayor - Prof. Katharina Wagner
Festival Director - Ulrich Jagels
Managing Director of the Bayreuth Festival - Harry Leutscher
President of the Richard Wagner Verband International e. V. - Dr. Georg von Waldenfels
Chairman of the Society of Friends of Bayreuth e. V. - Stephanie Anna Kollmer
Managing Director of the Richard Wagner Scholarship Foundation - Florian Luderschmid
President of the Government of Upper Franconia - Nicolaus Richter
- Siegmund Schiminski
- Wolfgang Hetz
- Roland Karcher
Chairman of the
Foundation Board:
Lord Mayor Thomas Ebersberger
Neues Rathaus
Luitpoldplatz 13
95444 Bayreuth
Germany
Phone : 0049 921 251200