"Tradition means the passing on of the fire and not the adoration of its ashes." (Gustav Mahler)
The Chamber Orchestra Mannheim (KKO) is supported by a registered assosiation which in turn, is aided by the Society of Friends.
The Board of Trustees is the legal representative of the Chamber Orchestra Mannheim, its members being prestigious personalities from politics and society.
By concerts, radio broadcasts and CD productions the Board aims at the promotion of music of the Mannheim School in particular in order to make it known to the general public. The Executive Board takes all major decisions in cooperation with the orchestra's management and its artistic director.
The Executive Board:
Prof. Dr. h.c. Dietmar von Hoyningen-Huene (chair)
Dr. Hans Oskar Koch
Werner Simon
Alf Untersteller
Members of the Board of Trustees:
Prof. Dr. Johannes Beverungen
Stephanie Butzke
Hans Engelhorn
Prof. Dr. jur. Carl-Heinrich Esser
Dr. Dr. h.c. Manfred Fuchs
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Frankenberg
Helen Heberer
Hans-Ulrich Ihlenfeld
Prof. Dr. Otto H. Jacobs
Dipl.-Ing. Karlheinz Lochbühler
OB a.D. Dr. Werner Ludwig †
Prof. Theo Mang
Prof. Rudolf Meister
Dieter Münch
Prof. Paul Adolf Müller-Naendrup
Elke Rottmüller
Gerhart Sammet †
Prof. Gerd Schröder
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Seimetz
Prof. Dr. Klaus van Ackern
Dr. Thomas Veit
Priv. Doz. Dr. Adelheid Weiss
OB a.D. Theo Wieder
