THE ASSOCIATION

Created in 2023, the Association boasts a managing committee possessing diverse and complementary abilities and a proven track record:

Micheline Louis-Courvoisier, co-president
Micheline Louis-Courvoisier is a historian. She is an honorary professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), where she was Vice-Rector for nine years, in charge of teaching and  of the student community. For some years, she is also a member of the Foundation Board of the Leenaards Foundation.

Philippe Dinkel, co-president
Philippe Dinkel has been trained as pianist and musicologist. He has run the Conservatoire de Musique, then the Haute Ecole de Musique of Geneva until 2021. He is presently vice-chair of Uni3 (Senior University) of Geneva and active in various associations and foundations on national and international in the field of higher music education.

Sylvie Lambelet, vice president
Journalist Sylvie Lambelet primarily worked at Radio Suisse Romande, now RTS, for the cultural channel Espace 2 and within the News Radio editorial team. In this capacity, she later held management positions (Deputy Director and then Deputy Editor-in-Chief) for about fifteen years before returning to the field of cultural news. 

Pascal Besnard, treasurer
Pascal Besnard is currently the Private Client Manager for the Geneva region at UBS. After completing a banking apprenticeship, Pascal Besnard left the finance world to fully dedicate himself to a professional football career for almost ten years. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Pascal Besnard is highly active and readily gives his time to various associations. 

Véronique Sieber-Monnet, committee member
A graduate in Humanities from the University of Geneva, Véronique Sieber-Monnet led the Fondation Genève Place Financière as First Delegate of the Foundation Council. She later worked as Head of Communication for asset management companies based in Geneva and abroad. She is now involved in editorial coaching and is active in Geneva’s charitable sector.

Didier Schnorhk, committee member
Didier Schnorhk, a trained musician, has been the Secretary General of the Geneva Competition, an institution with international reach, since 2000. From 2015 to 2021, he served as President of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, and since 2022, he has chaired the Foundation Council of the Geneva-Neuchâtel University of Music.

Céline Evéquoz-Troillet, committee member
Céline Evéquoz-Troillet is the head of the legal department at SUISA for French-speaking Switzerland. Holding a bilingual Master's degree in law, she completed her law studies at the Universities of Geneva and Basel. Passionate about music, she is also a songwriter, composer, and performer, and co-founder of the duo "Mnémosyne."

The Association has also engaged three artistic consultants from Frank Martin's family: his daughter Teresa Martin, choreographer; his grandson Denis Martin, violist; and his great-granddaughter Paloma Martin, violinist.