The Swiss Chopin Society of Basel was founded on January 16, 1996 on the initiative of the pianist Alicja Masan in Basel. She has presided the society since then.

The foundation and the statutes of our society were registered in the legal practice of Jolanta Samochowiec and with the Chamber of Commerce.
The original 17 founding members were artists, journalists, musicologists, and also enthusiastic music lovers. Today the Swiss Chopin Society of Basel has about 200 members.

Honorary Committee:

Dr. iur. Carlo Conti, Regierungsrat

Dr. iur. Claude Janiak, Ständerat

Dr. h.c. Peter-Lukas Graf, Flautist

Elisabeth Leonskaja, Pianist

Oleg Maisenberg, Pianist

Mario Venzago, Conductor

Board of Directors:

Mag. Alicja Masan
President

Keiko Lorch
Membership Administration

Dr. iur. Markus Bürgin
Secretary

Christine Seiffert
Membership Administration