Friends of Konzerthaus Dortmund
»Club der Kenner«
The »club of connoisseurs«, the face of our enthusiastic audience, a central component of the Konzerthaus – that is our circle of friends. With their enthusiasm for music, openness and curiosity, they inspire the work of the Konzerthaus Dortmund and help us to keep the house shining. In October 1999, 10 craftsmen and craftswomen joined together to form the »Förderkreis des Handwerks« to support the construction of a concert hall in Dortmund. Since then, the now around 700 members of the Circle of Friends have been firm companions and support the Konzerthaus in financing works of art, instruments or stage inventory and, of course, concerts. The Friends are the face of our enthusiastic audience. If you are already convinced by our programme and the artists who perform with us, as a member of the Circle of Friends you can ensure that we continue to be at the top of our game and are always able to discover new facets of sound.
Your Benefits
Message from Chairwoman Ceren Kaya
Konzerthaus Dortmund is not only a place I learned to love, due to its great music, during my time there as a placement student in the foyer team but also a meeting place for different people to come together: a home for music lovers in a city rich in culture and diversity. As chairwomen of the Friends, I can play my part in shaping the future of the Konzerthaus. Nothing is more important than love of and passion for music in this. Because of this, I am supporting the Friends to reach people who share this passion for music.
Our patron members
We would like to thank our patron members for their special financial commitment to the Friends of Konzerthaus Dortmund: Johann Ante, Dortmunder Volksbank, Handwerksbau AG, Dortmund Chamber of Crafts, Renate and Dr Jochen Opländer.
In guter Gesellschaft – Unsere Mitglieder
Dr Alexander Achim, Angela Adam, Adler Apotheke Witten-Annen, Edith Advent, Rosemarie Ahrens, August Alborn GmbH & Co KG, Simon Allroggen, Joachim Andrös Unternehmer Berater, Dr Johann Ante, Dr Hans-Wolfgang Arauner, Tobias Arnst, ased Ambulanter Pflegedienst, Alain and Brigitta Assaf, Jan Philipp Attendorn, Marc Attendorn
Christine Baer, Jens Barthold and Dorothee Schultz, Dr Detlef and Rosemarie Baukenkrodt, Claudia Baumeister, Dr Rüdiger Bäumer, Susanne Becker and Ute Sternschulte, Johanna and Martin Bender, Susanne and Jan Berchner, Brigitte and Wilhelm Berends, Lars Peter Berends, Sabina and Udo Berger, Kathrin and Stefan Bertling, Annette Besch, Marlies Beul, Dr Andreas Birkendorf, Anne and Wolfram Bisplinghoff, Sophia Boettcher-Willig, Dr Rainer Bohn, Petra Bolla, Ingeborg and Prof Dr Hans Bohrmann, Elisabeth Böker, Ingeborg and Eberhard Borghoff, Annegret and Martina Borgstedt, Alexandra Bourrat, Elisabeth Brand, Horst-Andreas Brandmeier, Klaudia Braun, Eberhard and Ursula Breitenfeldt, Susanne and Ralf Brinkhoff, Claus Broeker, Bernd Broer, Peter Broer and Margret Fokken-Broer, Eva Willeke-Brune und Hans-Josef Brune, Andreas Buhr, Oliver Burov, Werner Buschert, Susanne Busch-Steinhaus
Eva-Maria Cass-Eißing, Kristina and Christian Chammings, Annette and Dr Niels Christensen, Levin Christoph, Margarete and Wolfgang Chrosch, Containerdienst Tiemann
Stefani Dach, Beate Dannbeck, Jörg Dannenberg, Dr Christina Darsow, Ilona Dasbeck, Tristan Deutschmann, Adelheid and Arno Dickel, Dortmunder Volksbank, Axel Doßmann
Tom Ebener, Simona and Michael Ecker, Mariele Ehmanns, Elektra Brinkmann GmbH, Michael Ernst
Dr Jan Fabianowski, Dr Stefanie and Dr Thomas Fadgyas, Peter Farrow, Dr Frank Feldmeyer, Ingrid Fellmann, Gabriele Fendel and Dr Ansgar Fendel, Knut Fessen, Dr Caroline Fichtner, Dr Vera Fiedler, Margarethe Filipponi, Ute Fink, Christiane Flor-Lülling, Doris and Dr Harald Fock, Jörg Franke, Andreas Freitag and Dr Thomas Dietrich, Jürgen Fuchs
Monika Gabski, Gardinenservice Hoer, Heinrich Dieter Gausemeier, Herbert Gebker, Carolin Gedicke, Achim Geller, Andre Geller, Gerber Architekten, Christian Gerhold, Gabriele Gerritsen, Barbara Gilberg and Dr Gerd Pickl-Gilberg, Wolfgang Glander, Annegret Gödecke, Dörte and Dr Tilman Godejohann, David Graf, Elke Grasenick, Gudrun and Werner Grasmann, Thomas Grasmann, Elke Grevel, Gerhard Gröschel Expert Office, Rudolf Große-Sudhues, Dr. Sigrid Grosser, Rudolf Grotefels, Petra and Ingo Grübner, Susanne Güntermann
Timm and Nadine Haase, Angela and Thomas Hackethal, Dr Michael Hager, Christine Hoffmann-Hamelbeck and Christoph Hamelbeck, Handwerksbau AG, Dortmund Chamber of Crafts, Sigrid Hanebutt and Frank Brückmann, Eva-Maria and Wilfried Hanke, Francis Hankel, Marc and Peter Harnisch, Karl Hartmann, Falk Fabian Hausmann, Elisabeth and Heinz Heiart, Eva Heilemann and Jochen Stripp, Dr Iris Heismann and Ingo Rütz, Gesa and Torsten Heldt, Herbert Heldt KG, Ursula and Roland Hemming, Lothar Henrich and Klaus Wolf-Henrich, Günter and Renate Henz, Kornelia Henze, Fabian Herberholt, Christa Herrmann, Liselotte Herwig, Peter and Christiane Herzog, Helga Heumann, Dr Gabriele Hilgenstock, Gabriele and Albert Hilkenbach, Henrik Himpe, Ursula and Manfred Hissung, Michael Hölling, Elisabeth and Bernd Hoffmann, Thomas and Gabriele Hoffmann, Dermatology Practice Dr Matthias Hoffmann, Patrick Höfges, Monika Holtmann, Anke Honigmann, Dr Thomas and Ulrike Horacek, Annegret Höttcke, Silke and Karsten Hueck, Cäcilia and Günter Hüggenberg, Hülsmann Bau GmbH, Mechtild and Reinhard Hüning, Klaus-Peter Hunold
Heike and Gerolf Jacobi, Dr Peter and Margit Jacobs, Dr Gottfried Janning, Indra Janorschke and Darius Wegberg, Ferdinand Jansen, Stefan Jansen, Thomas Jesse, Margret Jödicke, John GmbH Treppenbau, Doris Johnson, Jakob Jordans, Annette and Hubert Jung, Nicole and Christoph Jungeblut, Klaus-Peter Jungmann
Inge Katz, Annette Kaufmann, Heide Kaufmann, Ceren Kaya, Prof Dr Klaus Keller, Reinhold Kipscholl, Dr Wilhelm Kirchhoff, Christopher and Nils Kirchhoff, Prof Dr Stefan Kirmße, Thomas Kirmse, Anne Kirstein-Wagner, Bernhard Kirsten, Elena Klaas, Susanne Klamor, Elke Kleimann, Christoph Klein, Sieglinde Kleinehakenkamp, Hildegard Klingberg, Piet Klingelhöfer, Dr Markus Klotz, Dr Walter and Jutta Klüsener, Maria Knipping, Anne Koch, Thorsten Kock and Arne Pahling, Eliska and Klaus Köhler, Jasper Köhler, Ursula Kohlschein, Uwe Kolter, Marianne and Heinrich Jürgen König, Petra Körver, Verena and Thomas Koschlig, Sabine and Klaus Kossowski, Winhard Köster, Brigitte Krämer, Gudula and Friedrich Wilhelm Kraus, Petra Krause-Özkan, Andrea Krede, Doris and Rolf Krede, Lina Krede, Marie-Luise Kros, Jutta Kruse, Beate Meyer-Kuczera and Stefan Kuczera, Martin and Angela Kühle, Karol Kuhn, Erika Kühner, Kirstin and Ralf Kuhnert
Klaus Langer and Christiane Giesen, Ludger Laufmöller, Sara and Dr Rainer Lemke, Reinhard Lerch, Britta Lincke and Alexander Eising, Dr Margret and Dr Thomas Linden, Barbara Kettler-Lippemeier and Thomas Lippemeier, Andrea and Michael Lipphardt, Hartmut Loerch and Janine Gerland, Ralf Lohrmann, Karin Löring, Renate Lückemeier, Prof Dr Erich Lugscheider
Magdalena Sophia Markmann, Annetraud and Peter Martenka, Heike Maschner, Dr Kristina Maul, Dorit Mechow, Dirk Meersmann, Christian Meier, Eleonore Mentler, Prof Dr Joachim Merchel, Martin Merkel, Metallbau Beine e. K., Inga and Heike Mews, Barbara and Hans-Dieter Michalski, Frederike Mikkin, Hela Mikkin, Andreas and Kirsten Milke, Barbara and Lothar Mischnat, Ursula and Dr Josef Moormann, Bärbel and Peter Mühlmann, Alla Müller, Benedikt Müller, Stefanie and Dr Jochen B. Müller, Thomas Müller, Wolfgang Müller, Hendrik Muntinga, Gabriele Mutzenbach
Beate Nagel, Barbara and Volker Neuhoff, Heike Neumann, Tamara Neumann, Ute Neumann and Saskia Zimmer, Dr Helga Neumeyer, Petra Niggemeier, Ursel Niggemeier, Andreas Nitz, Dr Udo and Rotraud Nölle, Elisabeth Nottelmann
Sabine and Gerd Obermeit, Dr Jürgen Oles, Wolfgang Olschewski, Axel Opava, Dr Jochen and Renate Opländer, Orthopädie Werne-Zentrum, Dorothea Ossenberg-Engels, Rudolf Ossenbrügger, Martin Ossowski, Renate and José Otero Gallardo, Christel and Herbert Otten
Heinz-Michael Pahlke, Bernd Panek and Silke Plesken, Edeltraud and Wilhelm Pape, Dr Thomas Parent, Bärbel und Gerd Pelzer, Rüdiger Pelzer, Dr Andrea and Dr Norbert Peters, Monika Peters, Dr Andreas Pier, Gisela and Torsten Profft, Christel Prophet, Frank Przibylla
Dr Tilman Rabanus, Dr Theresa Rasch-Nawrath and Dr Ingo Rasch, Reiner Raschke and Christa Honsel-Weber, Dr Verena Recke and Dietmar Fuhlrott, Charlotte and Günter Reddig, Sigrid and Eckhard Reichhardt, Jens Reinecke, Thomas Remmert, Dr Christina and Dr Fritz Rensmann, Susanne Requardt, Monika Breidenbach-Resler and Peter Resler, Annette and Ralf Retinski, Olaf Rettig, Margrit and Dr Hans-Dieter Richter, Hildegard Rienhoff-Wesemann, Dagmar Rocholl, Lukas Rode, Ulrike and Günter Röder, Eva and Prof Dr Stefan Rohde, Ilse and Prof Dr Hans J. Röhm, Anne-Dore and Rüdiger Roos, Sebastian Rose, Dr Peter Rösler, Gudrun Rüding
Sabine Sackel, Berit and Ulrich Sallen, Anke Schickentanz-Dey and Eva Militsch, Practice for integrative physiotherapy Dr John Schieffelers, Wolfgang Schilken, Annegret and Klaus-Dieter Schimkat, Dorothea Schirmer, Dagmar Schirrmacher, Kirsten Schirrmacher, Gisela and Ulrich Schlemmer, Dr Hans-Joachim Schmallenbach, Hans-Erhard Schmidt, Karin Schmidt, Lieselotte Schmidt and Dr Corinna Gorges, Torsten Schmidt, Helga and Dr Wolfgang Schmitt, Ana and Ludolf Schmitz, Roswitha and Karl Schneider, Peter Schöler, Cerstin Scholz, Hans Schönenberg, Dr Walter Schraub and Johannes Wolff, Georg Schröder Schreinerei und Holzbau GmbH, Christa and Klaus Schülke, Anke Schulte, Fabian Schulte, Philipp Schulte, Veronika Schulte, Helene Schulte-Bories, Dirk Schulte-Brauks, Marlene Munk and Ralf-Michael Schulz, Dorothee Schultz and Jens Barthold, Beate and Christof Schumann, Timm Xander Schuster, Paul Schütte, Anke Schwarz, Christiane and Manfred W. Schwarz, Prof Dr Thomas Schwenzer, Anneliese Seebacher, Jan Seefeldt, Seitenplan GmbH, Dirk Sellschopp, Jonas Sewing, Dieter Seyer and Dr Gabriele Wand-Seyer, Christa-Maria Siebürger, Eva Späth, Jutta Spiess, Heiko Stabel, Thomas Stächelin, Steden Logistik GmbH, Hermann Steiner, Dr Werner Steinert and Jutta Braß, Silvi Steininger-Rapp, Christel Stengel, Brigitte and Dennis Stewart, Annette and Dr Klaus Stinshoff, Margret and Gerhard Stranz, Practice Dr med. Stefan Streitz, Lutz Sulimma, Joachim Susewind
Heidgard Taeger, Annette Teschke, Joachim Teubel, Brigitte Teuber, Christel Thamm, Theateradmin, Dr Karin Guizetti-Thiele and Hansjürgen Thiele, Marc Thölen, Ulrike Thom, Annette Maria and Achim Thomae, Jan Peter Thomae, Wolfgang Thönes, Tierärztliche Praxis für Kleintiere Scharnhorst GmbH, Dr Ina Tilse, Jorid Töpffer, Ralf Töpritz and Dirk Reichenbach, Ilse and Geoff Tranter, Gisela Trappe, Luise Treptow, Christiane Trotter, Elisabeth and Heinrich Truß, Ernst Tümmler
Manfred Ullrich, Ute Ulrich, Dietmar Urbaniak
Peter Vaerst, Emma van der Smagt, Golo van der Smagt, Henry Jesper Bruno van der Smagt, Inga and Wolfgang Veit, Dr Ulrich Vendramini, Hendrik Vial, Meta Voigt, Angelika und Manfred von Kölln, Melanie and Rainer Vorpeil, Karin Voss
Walter Viet Stahl- und Metallbau GmbH, Ursula and Günter Wattenberg, Annette Weber, Frank Weber-Weiß and Karen Aurin, Susanne and Dr Günther Weber, Manfred Wedding, Monika Wederhake and Dr Franz-J. Gottschalk, Dr Christoph Wegener, Martin and Marie Wehleit, Waltraud Weidauer, Peter Weinrich and Ursula Neumann, Gabriele und Wilhelm Weischer, Ingrid Weiß, Simone Weiß, Daniel and Patrick Jakob Werner, Caroline Wiese, Dr Maria Wilbrand, Diana Wild, Luzie Wille, Matthias Wilms, Miranda Wilson, Sofie Winkhaus, Margit and Dr Elmar Winters-Ohle, Matthias Wolf, Wiebke Wolf, Erwin Wolfermann, Ernst Wölke, Thorsten Wortmann, Volker Wulff, Waltraud Wyborski and Heinrich Spellerberg
Dates
Wednesday, 10.09.2025, 6.00 pm
Guided tour for new members through the Konzerthaus
Wednesday, 21.01.2026, 6.00 pm
»Kantinengespräch« with architect Ralf Schulte-Ladbeck
Sunday, 01.02.2026, 4.00 pm | 3.00 pm reception
Sponsorship concert
Kammerorchester Basel, Delyana Lazarova & Alexandra Dovgan – Clara and Robert Schumann’s piano concertos
Thursday, 05.02.2026, 6.30 pm
Dress rehearsal visit Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Members of the MCO, MCO Academy and choirs of Chorakademie Dortmund at the Orchesterzentrum|NRW
Riccardo Minasi – Mahler’s 3rd Symphony
Tuesday, 21.04.2026, 5.00 pm
Members’ meeting and season preview
Spring 2026
Workshop: 25 years of the Konzerthaus Dortmund 2027/28
– How can the Circle of Friends become particularly involved?
You will receive invitations to other exclusive events during the season.
Our offer for young people
People of all ages come together in the Friends of Konzerthaus Dortmund. It is particularly worthwhile for younger members, as membership is free for everyone under the age of 27.
»The Friends have given us the opportunity to be part of a community that enjoys music as much as we do.«
David Graf and Timm Xander Schuster, student members of the Friends
Engaging as a company
Not only individuals, but also companies can become members of the Friends.
»We have been a member of the Friends for many years because supporting culture in Dortmund with a concert hall that is home to music lovers of all genres is important to us.«
Uta C. Alborn, August Alborn GmbH & Co. KG
Membership Application
To join the Friends, complete the application form and send it to us by e-mail or post.
FAQs
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How Can I Become a Friend of Konzerthaus Dortmund?
You can request membership via the membership application. Afterwards, you will receive a confirmation and can use the membership benefits immediately.
Please send the application by e-mail to freunde@konzerthaus-dortmund.de or by post to
Freunde des Konzerthaus Dortmund e. V.
Brückstraße 21
44135 Dortmund -
Membership Types
You can become a Friend as an individual or as a company. Supporting and sponsor memberships are open to individuals and companies.
- Free U27 membership (up to 27 years)
- 1-person membership 75 euros
- 2-person membership 110 euros
- Company membership 180 euros
- Supporting membership 345 euros
- Patron membership 750 euros
Of course, a voluntary increase in the amount is also possible at any time and is greatly appreciated. A donation receipt for tax relief can be issued membership fees.
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Friends Bank Details
Account holder: Freunde des KONZERTHAUS DORTMUND e. V.
IBAN DE92 4416 0014 2513 3336 00
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Board of the Friends
Chairwoman
Ceren Kaya (Consultant, MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH)
Deputy Chairman
Christian Sprenger (Chair of the District Trades and Crafts Association, Managing Director of Walter Viet Stahl- und Metallbau GmbH)
Treasurer
Henrik Himpe (Deputy Head of Dortmund Chamber of Trades and Crafts)
Secretary
Claudia Baumeister (Regional Managing Director of IKK Classic)
Associate Member
Rudolf Große-Sudhues
Associate Member
Thomas Kirmse (Dortmund Market Area Leader, Dortmunder Volksbank)
Associate Member
Berthold Schröder (President of Dortmund Chamber of Trades and Crafts, Managing Director of Georg Schröder Schreinerei und Holzbau GmbH)
Associate Member
Joachim Susewind (Deputy Managing Director of Dortmund Hagen Lünen District Trades and Crafts Association)
Contact
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- Sarah Mohren Timpte
- Development
- T 0231 – 22 696 183
- E-Mail schreiben
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- Dr. Harriet Oelers
- Development
- T 0231 – 22 696 182
- E-Mail schreiben
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