The International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation shares in the profound grief of the family and friends of Ivan Hodač, long-standing Member of our Board, who passed away this Wednesday. 

He was passionate about music and supported the values of the Menuhin Foundation with all his energy and charisma. While he was Head of the Time Warner Europe office in Brussels, he had decided to support our Foundation for its programmes of social inclusion through the arts. He loved our concerts, which he attended regularly with Inneke, his beloved wife and took part wholeheartedly in our activities, putting his invaluable expertise and networks at the service of our Foundation. 

Today, we stand alongside Inneke, Nicholas, and Alexander in these painful moments. Losing a husband and a father is an immense loss and we share in this grief. 

Ivan will remain in our hearts forever, with his smile, his lovely Czech accent, his energy, and his charisma. 

In the picture: Ivan with his wife Ineke on the right-hand side, and Claudio Murri and his wife at our concert ‘Canciones de Sefarad’ last December at the Royal Library of Belgium. 

• Marianne Poncelet