Through the Fonds Zukunftsmusik, the Musikstiftung Heidelberg is committed to the sustainable promotion of young up-and-coming musicians and the creative development of artistic development processes.
The 2021 fund was initiated by the four main partners of the Heidelberger Frühling Musikfestival - building materials manufacturer Heidelberg Materials (founding partner), financial services provider MLP SE, pharmaceutical company Octapharma AG and software group SAP SE. The reason for this was the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 Heidelberger Frühling Festivals due to the pandemic and the uncertain future prospects for the young generation of artists at the time.