THE FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
OF THE VERBIER FESTIVAL
The Friends of the Verbier Festival first took shape in 1993, when a group of music-loving donors was inspired by Martin T:son Engstroem’s idea for a two-week festival of classical music in the Swiss Alps of Valais.
Even after more than 25 years, Martin Engstroem feels that the Verbier Festival is “a waking dream”. That dream would not have been realised without the consistent generosity and personal commitment of the Friends. Their support for the Festival as a whole, and notably for its learning programmes and major artistic projects, has been crucial to its rise to the top: the Verbier Festival is now one of the world’s most renowned classical music events, blazing a trail into the 21st century.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Catherine de Marignac
President
Sabine Popescu Dutruit
Vice-President & Promotion/Relations with local institutions and public
Bermet Akaeva
Press relations, Russian-speaking nations
Peggy Czyzak-Dannenbaum
United Kingdom Friends Ambassador
Laure de Preux-Gallone
Alexis du Roy de Blicquy
Véronique Fellay
Promotion/Relations with local housing rental agencies
Patrice Feron
Dawn Sarasin
Post-Concert Dinners
Julien Tron
CONTACT
Association des Amis du Verbier Festival
Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau 4
1800 Vevey
Switzerland
T +41 (0)21 925 90 66
amis@verbierfestival.com
