The German
Wilhelm-Furtwängler-Society (WFG)

The German Wilhelm-Furtwängler-Gesellschaft (WFG) was founded in 1976 in Berlin: Its aim is to preserve the artistic accomplishments of the conductor, composer and author Wilhelm Furtwängler. The Furtwängler-Society organises concerts, lectures and other programmes, it releases selected and outstanding recordings by Furtwängler, it promotes the valorisation of the artist’s estate, as well as the co-operation with similar institutions which pursue identical goals in Germany and abroad.

Furtwängler's sound engineer Friedrich Schnapp

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The great musical and tonal quality of the Berliner Philharmoniker's concerts with Wilhelm Furtwängler is particularly evident in the art of the sound engineer Dr Friedrich Schnapp. More information about the collaboration between Furtwängler and Schnapp can be found here.

Found Pieces

In this section we would like to draw your attention to interesting documents or texts on Wilhelm Furtwängler in a loose sequence.

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Become a member

Join the Wilhelm Furtwängler Society and support our work. You will be able to order CDs of Wilhelm Furtwängler recordings issued by our society. The current annual membership fee is 50 € per person. Joint or family membership are available for an annual fee of 70 €. Students, trainees and pupils benefit from a reduced annual fee of 25 €. For institutions or associations, corporate membership are available for an annual fee of 100 €. We are always delighted to receive higher voluntary contributions or a donations. Please follow this link to the online membership application form. You can find our statutes here.

We are collaborating with the following Furtwängler Societies in France and Japan:

Biography


For informations on Furtwänglers life and work look here: