Hartmut Karmeier

Deutscher Musikrat gemeinnützige Projektgesellschaft mbH is a non-profit organization based in Bonn, Germany. The German company is committed to promoting music and musicians, with a focus on cultural diversity, musical education, amateur music, music life, music service, music in religions and churches, and music and dementia. The German Music Council, the largest national umbrella organization in music culture worldwide, is part of the company. The non-profit company offers various projects and funding programs to support young talented musicians, conductors, composers, and interpreters of contemporary music and pop musicians on their way to a professional musician life. The company also organizes various competitions for children and adolescents, professional musicians, and amateur musicians. Stefan Piendl has been the CEO of the company since 2018.