Aims & Objectives
Otakar Kraus Music Trust is an independent charity established in 1992 to provide music therapy for people of all ages who have psychological, behavioural, learning or physical difficulties. It also helps to promote musical therapy generally.

Music Therapy Centre
This purpose-built fire-approved studio is equipped with piano, instruments, recording equipment, viewing room, waiting room, wheelchair access and disabled toilet.

Patrons
Sir Charles Mackerras AC CBE
Matthew Best
Elena Doria (Metropolitan Opera, New York)
Gwynne Howell CBE
Jonathan Summers
Sir John Tomlinson CBE

Trustees
Charles Kraus (Chairman)
Walter Lobo (Honorary Treasurer)
John Grosse
Philip Krinks
Giles Naylor
Margaret Lobo (Director)

History of the Trust
Founded in memory of Otakar Kraus OBE, whose career as an opera singer embraced the world's greatest opera houses. He was also a celebrated voice teacher. Matthew Best, Gwynne Howell, Robert Lloyd, Jonathan Summers, John Tomlinson and Willard White are just some of his pupils.

Originally, the Otakar Kraus Memorial Trust was set up to fund the work of the Marylebone Music Therapy Unit, which closed in 1993. To ensure that the work continued, Margaret Lobo and her husband Walter built a Studio in their garden in Twickenham. To better reflect the musical nature of the work of the Trust, its name was changed to "Otakar Kraus Music Trust".