Neva Foundation

Neva Foundation

The Neva Foundation is a Swiss non-profit organization based in Geneva.[1] The main objective of the foundation is to promote cultural and scientific [2] exchanges between Russia and Switzerland[3].

Established in 2008 by Elena Timchenko and her husband, Gennady[4], the Neva Foundation has, throughout the years, entered into partnership with some of the most renowned cultural institutions and events in Switzerland, including the Geneva Opera [5] and the Verbier Festival.[6]

Projects and partnerships

The Neva Foundation has, since 2008, launched a number of cultural projects and events in Switzerland in order to promote Russian culture and artists[7].

In 2010, the foundation partnered with the Geneva Opera to support and organize the performance of the Mariinski Orchestra of Saint-Petersburg and his world renowned conductor Valery Gergiev at the Geneva Opera.

The Neva Foundation also supports the Verbier Festival to promote the Russian culture in Switzerland. One of the key initiatives launched jointly is a scholarship program open to young Russian musicians which offers the unique opportunity to perform at the “Verbier Academy" [8]

In addition to financing art-related projects, the Neva Foundation also promoted the Swiss and Russian ties through the organization of the Genève Futur Hockey Challenge, an international hockey tournament initiated in Geneva by the Genève-Servette Hockey Club.[9]

References

  1. ^ Official Neva Foundation website
  2. ^ An article from ChemRar High-Tech Center website.
  3. ^ An article from Bakutoday.
  4. ^ An article from Groundreport.
  5. ^ Official Geneva Opera website
  6. ^ Official Verbier Festival website
  7. ^ Official Swiss Russian Forum website.
  8. ^ Verbier Festival Academy.
  9. ^ An article from Now Public.

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