“I think you’re crazy, but let’s do it!” – These words from conductor Volker Wangenheim to the visionary Peter Koch led to the founding of the National Youth Orchestra of Germany in 1969. More than fifty years have passed since then, but the orchestra’s management remains refreshingly unconventional.
Since 2004, Sönke Lentz, the orchestra’s General Manager, has made the impossible possible, arranging foreign tours, visa applications, harp transports, crossover projects, last-minute funding, or publicity brochures. Working with him are Ann-Kathrin Kösters, Ulrike Japes, Dr. Anke Steinbeck, Judith Hering and Annette Börger, as well as two volunteer apprentices. As part of the German Music Council, their offices are in the Council’s “House of Culture” in Bonn.
Sönke Lentz | General Manager
Ann-Kathrin Kösters | tour management
Ulrike Japes | orchestra management
Dr. Anke Steinbeck | public relations
Judith Hering | public relations
Annette Börger | foundation marketing & project development
Merle Imo | volunteer apprentices
Johanna Lagier | volunteer apprentices
