The European Foundation for Support of Culture (EUFSC) is founded in Malta by an entrepreneur and philanthropist Konstantin Ishkhanov. It’s aimed at initiating and promoting cultural and educational projects in Europe, the Eurasian continent, North and South America and Asia.

A key objective of the Foundation is to introduce broad public access across Europe to the most prominent facets of world musical and cultural heritage. In pursuance of this goal, every year the Foundation holds numerous festivals, competitions, exhibitions, conferences, presentations, master-classes, workshops, round-tables, concerts and other events seeking to support and promote culture, to inspire interest in various types of modern art and to support young talented musicians and gifted children.

Another important role that the Foundation plays is to highlight and promote Maltese composers, musicians, ensembles and orchestras.

The calendar of cultural events of EUFSC reaches its climax with the Malta International Music Festival which is traditionally held every Spring, while 2019 also seen the start of the next big world series of 14 International Piano Competitions being held in Germany, Italy, France, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Russia, China, Japan, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Korea and the USA, leading to Malta 2021.