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OUR ASSOCIATION<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Friends of Viennese Ball Music<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” woodmart_css_id=”637f620b5276e” responsive_spacing=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2MzdmNjIwYjUyNzZlIiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” woodmart_box_shadow=”no” wd_z_index=”no” woodmart_disable_overflow=”1″ row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1669292561845{padding-right: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1669293463227{margin-top: -60px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”637f65763cbcc” parallax_scroll=”no” woodmart_sticky_column=”false” wd_collapsible_content_switcher=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_desktop=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_tablet=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_mobile=”no” wd_column_role_content_desktop=”no” wd_column_role_content_tablet=”no” wd_column_role_content_mobile=”no” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_box_shadow=”no” responsive_spacing=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2MzdmNjU3NjNjYmNjIiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfY29sdW1uIiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=” mobile_reset_margin=”no” tablet_reset_margin=”no” wd_z_index=”no” el_class=”max-1200-center”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1669293662786{background-color: #ffffff !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”637f6655b4b8a” responsive_spacing=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2MzdmNjY1NWI0YjhhIiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93X2lubmVyIiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” woodmart_box_shadow=”no” wd_z_index=”no” woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″ row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1669295765971{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”637f6e897a3aa” parallax_scroll=”no” woodmart_sticky_column=”false” wd_collapsible_content_switcher=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_desktop=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_tablet=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_mobile=”no” wd_column_role_content_desktop=”no” wd_column_role_content_tablet=”no” wd_column_role_content_mobile=”no” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_box_shadow=”no” responsive_spacing=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2MzdmNmU4OTdhM2FhIiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfY29sdW1uX2lubmVyIiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnsicGFkZGluZy1yaWdodCI6IjMwcHgiLCJwYWRkaW5nLWxlZnQiOiIzMHB4In19fQ==” wd_z_index=”no”]\t\t
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The association “Friends of Viennese Ballroom Music” is committed to improving the cultural bridge between Geneva and Vienna, known as the capital of the music world.<\/p>\n

No other city in the world has attracted so many great composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Mahler, Johann Strauss – to name only the most famous of them.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t

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  • To promote cultural exchanges between the cities of Geneva and Vienna.<\/li>\n
  • To organize cultural and musical events, in particular a ball in the Viennese tradition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t
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    Committee Members<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Chairwoman: Ambassador Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se PICTET-ALTHAN<\/li>\n
    • Director: Ms. Brigitte L\u00dcTH<\/li>\n
    • Treasurer: Mr. J\u00fcrgen HEL\u00c8NE<\/li>\n
    • Secretary: Ms. Roswitha FRANZ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t
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      Advisory Board Members<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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      • W. Friedemann EDER, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva<\/li>\n
      • Pia EFFRONT, Deputy General Manager at \u00c9cole Moser SA<\/li>\n
      • Jacque PAHUD, Consultant<\/li>\n
      • Illyra PFYFFER, Illyra Communication<\/li>\n
      • Antoni Von PLANTA, General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel de la Paix, Geneva<\/li>\n
      • Astrid ZINNIEL, Vienna Unique<\/li>\n
      • Robert ZOELLS, Austrian Consul General and Associate at DWZ Lawyers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t
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        Honorary members<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t