Friedl Wald scholarships awarded
Saxophonist Lino Blöchlinger and trombonist Maro Widmer - both students at Bern University of the Arts (HKB) - will each receive a scholarship of CHF 14,000 from the Friedl Wald Foundation.
Lino Blöchlinger is a graduate of a bachelor's degree course in jazz, Maro Widmer is aiming for a master's degree in C&T Jazz Composition & Arrangement.
The Basel-based Friedl Wald Foundation supports Swiss theater and music artists who are in need of and worthy of support and who have not yet reached the age of 26. The founder, Friedl Wenner-Wald, was a well-known and popular actress under her single name Friedl Wald.
