SCHLOSS ELMAU Events Calendar

The Schloss Elmau Experience Since more than 100 years concerts & talks with great artists & authors on the pulse of time. Tickets for hotel guests are included in the resort fee.

General information

Dear concert guests,
For hotel guests of Schloss Elmau, admission to all cultural events is included in the resort fee. You can register for the events online via “Book seats” here in the cultural calendar, by phone on +49 8823 18 260 or by text message to +49 1733 1122 77.
Permanent Residents of the region within a radius of 80 km (driving distance) are welcome to purchase tickets, subject to availability (hotels, guesthouses or vacation rentals do not count as a permanent address). Tickets can be purchased online via "Book seats" here in the cultural calendar.
Your culture office team

  • 8 - 13

    Sep 24

    Photo: Thomas Straub
    ©
    Dance Retreat

    Dance Retreat

    Dancing makes you happy and keeps you young! Dancing had a long tradition in Schloss Elmau. At this Dance Retreat you can learn new dance steps and develop existing skills with a professional dance teacher on four days, each with a thematic focus.

    Coaches: Pia David (five-time German champion) & Thomas Kobjolke

    SCHEDULE:
    Arrival: Sun, September 8 | Departure: Fri, September 13
    Daily dance classes (Monday to Thursday)
    Dance party with live band (Thursday)

    Hotel guests are also welcome to register for individual course days of the dance retreat

    “Would you care to dance?” (article from The Daily Telegraph)

    BOOKING OPTIONS:

    COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT
    when booking 5 nights and more (Arrival Sun, 8th September)
    Book package here!

    What to expect
    Daily dance classes (16.00 - 17.30):
    Monday: Foxtrott, Tuesday: Vienna Waltz, Wednesday: Rumba, Thursday: Tango
    Dance Party with live band (Thu: from 21.30, no registration required)

    The Hamburg dance trainer Pia David is a five-time German champion and multiple finalist in World and European Championships. She has supported over 1000 dance couples, some of whom have won German and World Championship titles.

    Further information:
    The course level will be adapted to its participants, beginners welcome
    Please indicate for the course planning whether you are coming as a couple or traveling alone. Single travellers will be assigned (possibly same-sex) dance partners in advance. If the number of participants is uneven, we will contact you in good time.
    Private dance lessons can be booked through the cultural office.
    A hotel booking is required to take part in the dance courses.

  • Thursday

    12 Sep

    2024

    Photo: Schloss Elmau_Georg Stirnweiß
    ©
    Dance

    “Dancing in the Bar”
    Dance with live musicWhy you must attend this dance party:
    Great music with well-known hits for a memorable dance party

    Dance Party as part of the Dance Retreat with a focus on standard dance.

    from 12 years | for hotel guests no registration necessary

    Live Music: Alexandrina Simeon, vocals | Daniel Eberhard, piano | Uli Fiedler, bass | Tom Steppich, drums

  • 13 - 15

    Sep 24

    Photo: PR
    ©
    Kreisau @ Schloss Elmau

    The music festival „Krzyzowa-Music” as a guest in Schloss Elmau

    The small town of Krzyzowa in Poland (German: Kreisau) went down in history with its famous “Kreisauer Kreis” – and is an important place for the resistance, for international meetings, culture and Europe. In 2014 the international music festival Krzyzowa Music was founded. In Schloss Elmau, young promising musicians of the festival can now be experienced with their artistic director Viviane Hagner.

    BOOKING OPTIONS

    FESTIVAL PACKAGE
    incl. concert tickets, breakfast, spa, yoga and more
    arrival Fri, 13 September
    Book your room here!


  • Friday

    13 Sep

    2024

    Photo: PR
    ©
    Kreisau @ Schloss Elmau

    Information evening on the history of Kreisau and the "Krzyzowa-Music" festival

    The history of the famous Kreisau Circle in Krzyzowa, Silesia - a living place of reconciliation and understanding to this day.
    with Matthias von Hülsen, festival founder and director, Dorothy von Hülsen & Alexey Stadler

    Helmuth James and Freya von Moltke hosted meetings of a group of determined opponents of National Socialism at the Kreisau/Krzyzowa estate in Silesia. The Kreisau Circle stood for civil society, reconciliation between European neighbours and the creation of a European federation. In the discussion, the panellists will explain the history of Kreisau, which is still a living place of reconciliation and understanding today.

  • Saturday

    14 Sep

    2024

    Photo: Timm Koeln
    ©
    Kreisau @ Schloss Elmau

    Viviane Hagner & Stephen Kim violin
    Karolina Errera viola
    Alexey Stadler cello
    Lilit Grigoryan piano

    Schubert: String trio D.471
    Franck: Piano quintet F minor
    et al.

  • Saturday

    28 Sep

    2024

    Photo: Michael Reinicke
    ©
    Classical

    Julius Asal piano
    Why you must attend this concert:
    “Julius Asal's piano playing instantly amazed me” (Piano legend Menahem Pressler about Julius Asal)

    Brahms Piano Sonata No 3 F minor Op 5
    Works by Scarlatti and Scriabin

    The young pianist Julius Asal is at the beginning of a great career: he recently signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and was the only pianist to be selected for the “BBC's New Generation Artist” 2024 funding programme.
    His patrons include Sir András Schiff. He received further artistic inspiration from Alfred Brendel, Gidon Kremer and Menahem Pressler. He is now performing Scarlatti, Scriabin and Brahms for the first time at Schloss Elmau.

  • 29 - 3

    Sep - Oct 24

    Photo: Thomas Straub
    ©
    Dance Retreat

    Dance Retreat

    Dancing makes you happy and keeps you young! Dancing had a long tradition in Schloss Elmau. At this Dance Retreat you can learn new dance steps and develop existing skills with a professional dance teacher on three days, each with a thematic focus.
    Coaches: Christoph Möller (CEO of TWS Munich) & Alexandra Korzin

    SCHEDULE:
    Arrival: Sun, Sep 29 | Departure: Thu, Oct 3
    Daily dance classes (Monday to Wednesday)
    Dance party with live band (Wednesday)

    Hotel guests are also welcome to register for individual course days of the dance retreat

    “Would you care to dance?” (article from The Daily Telegraph)

    BOOKING OPTIONS:

    COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT
    when booking 4 nights and more (Arrival Sun, 29th September)
    Book package here!

    What to expect
    Daily dance classes (16.00 - 17.30, Tuesday additionally 10.30 - 12.00). Each course is dedicated to one dance. The exact programme will be announced soon.
    Dance party (from 21.30): Wednesday with live band (no registration required)

    In addition to his many years as a dance teacher, Christoph Möller is Managing Director of the successful TWS Munich and President of the Association of German Dance School Companies.

    Further information:
    The course level will be adapted to its participants, beginners welcome
    Please indicate for the course planning whether you are coming as a couple or traveling alone. Single travellers will be assigned (possibly same-sex) dance partners in advance. If the number of participants is uneven, we will contact you in good time.
    Private dance lessons can be booked through the cultural office.
    A hotel booking is required to take part in the dance courses.

  • Wednesday

    2 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Schloss Elmau_Georg Stirnweiß
    ©
    Dance

    “Dancing in the Bar”
    Dance with live musicWhy you must attend this dance party:
    Great music with well-known hits for a memorable dance party

    Dance Party as part of the Dance Retreat with a focus on standard dance.

    from 12 years | for hotel guests no registration necessary

    Live Music: Alexandrina Simeon, vocals | Tilman Jäger, piano | Uli Fiedler, bass | Walter Bittner, drums

  • Thursday

    3 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Sebastian Reiter
    ©
    Techno-Jazz

    Jazzrausch Bigband
    Ensemble in Residence 2024 @ Schloss Elmau
    “Bangers only!“
    Why you must attend this concert:
    The essence of ten years of concert techno

    LISTEN IN HERE

    As part of their release tour, the Jazzrausch Bigband presents their anniversary album “Bangers only!“: Ten years of Jazzrausch Bigband, ten years of band history, ten years full of musical peaks - a cross-section of their work with older highlights in a new guise and bubbling, brand new bangers.
    Further concert dates: Sat 5 October, Sat 28 December

  • Friday

    4 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Heike Steinweg, Suhrkamp
    ©
    Book presentation

    Nora Bossong
    „Reichskanzlerplatz“

    In German

    Nora Bossong zeichnet in ihrem neuen Roman das intensive Porträt der Frau, die Magda Goebbels wurde, und das ihres jungen Liebhabers. Zwei Menschen in der Maschinerie der historischen Ereignisse, unterschiedlich verstrickt, unterschiedlich schuldig geworden. Auch an sich selbst.

  • Saturday

    5 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Rainer Maria Jilg
    ©
    Techno-Jazz

    Jazzrausch Bigband
    Ensemble in Residence 2024 @ Schloss Elmau
    FIVA Rapperin
    „Keine Angst vor Legenden“
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Rapper FIVA is a female great of German hip-hop and stands for good lyrics and intelligent wordplay

    LISTEN IN HERE

    For this evening, the Jazzrausch Big Band has invited rapper FIVA (Nina Sonneberg) as a special guest. She is a female great of German hip-hop and stands for good lyrics and intelligent wordplay. She became known for songs such as ‘Einfach nicht bremsen’ and is also a presenter and podcaster.
    Further concert dates: Sat 28 December

  • Monday

    7 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Kastina Communications
    ©
    Cinema in the concert hall

    Movies of the year:
    “Screams Before Silence”
    Why you must attend this event:
    Never-before-heard eyewitness accounts from released hostages, survivors, and first responders.

    Documentary film by Sheryl Sandberg
    Director: Anat Stalinsky, Israel 2024, OV (Hebrew) with English subtitles
    60 minutes, FSK 18

    TRAILER

    During the October 7 attacks on Israeli towns and at the Nova Music Festival, women and girls were raped, assaulted, and mutilated. Despite the indisputable evidence, these atrocities have received little scrutiny from human rights groups and international organizations. Many leading figures in politics, academia, and media have attempted to minimize or even deny that they occurred. In “Screams Before Silence”, Sheryl Sandberg, interviews multiple eyewitnesses, released hostages, first responders, medical and forensic experts, and survivors of the Hamas massacres.

  • Thursday

    10 Oct

    2024

    Photo: PR
    ©
    Reading

    Stefan Hunstein
    „Schön ist es auch anderswo. Und hier bin ich sowieso!“ – Eine literarische Reise über das Reisen.

    With texts by Wolfgang van Goethe, Stefan Zweig, Christoph Ransmayr, Thomas Bernhard, Wilhelm Busch, Erich Kästner and Karl Valentin

    in German

    Stefan Hunstein liest Texte von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Stefan Zweig, Christoph Ransmayr, Thomas Bernhard, Wilhelm Busch, Erich Kästner und Karl Valentin. In den Reise- und Naturbeschreibungen der Autoren kommt deren unmittelbares Erleben des Unbekannten, der Ferne, des Unerreichbaren und des Unvorstellbaren zum Ausdruck. Sie faszinieren den „daheimgebliebenen“ Leser und bieten Sehnsuchtsorte und neue Horizonte für die eigene Welterfahrung.

  • Saturday

    12 Oct

    2024

    Photo: PR
    ©
    Classical

    Andrea Cicalese violin
    Antonio del Castillo accordion
    Johannes C. Ruge piano
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Elmau debut for the young Italian violinist Andrea Cicalese, about whom the “Pianist Magazine“ from Great Britain wrote “Clearly a star in the making“.

    Works by Mozart, Dvorák, Piazolla et al.

    Born in Naples in 2005, Andrea Cicalese is one of the most talented violinists of the younger generation. The UK's “Pianist Magazine“ said he was “clearly a star in the making“! Now he can be heard for the first time at Schloss Elmau and has brought two musician friends with him.

  • 16 - 20

    Oct 24

    Photo: Andrej Grilc, Maria Frodl
    ©
    Folk music / Jazz

    Alpen & Glühen
    Modern folk music from Vienna

    Two first-class Viennese ensembles present contemporary folk music, modern alpine sound and world music:
    Trumpet master and jack-of-all-trades Thomas Gansch brings his new project to Elmau – melancholic, humorous and highly virtuosic. Cellist and singer-songwriter Marie Spaemann brings together soul, jazz and tango nuevo.

  • Wednesday

    16 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Lukas Beck
    ©
    Folk music / Jazz

    „Alpen & Glühen“
    Thomas Gansch & Friends
    Why you must attend this concert:
    The new project by the grandiose Austrian trumpet master and stylistic jack-of-all-trades Thomas Gansch

    Thomas Gansch, trumpet, flugelhorn
    Christian Bakanic, accordion
    radio.string.quartet
    Manu Delago, percussion
    Lukas Kranzelbinder, bass
    Chris Norz, percussion

    LISTEN IN HERE

    In this new project by the grandiose trumpet master and stylistic jack-of-all-trades Thomas Gansch, entitled “Alpen & Glühen“, the most diverse styles come together in virtuoso fashion:
    Folk music traditions meet jazz, filigree music-making meets rousing improvisation, a Boarischer with plenty of humorous groove meets an Indian raga translated into Austrian - melancholic, ecstatic and humorous at the same time.

  • Saturday

    19 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Andre Grilc
    ©
    Volksmusik/Jazz/Weltmusik

    Marie Spaemann cello, vocals
    Christian Bakanic accordeon, piano & vocals



    LISTEN IN HERE

    Marie Spaemann (cello & vocals) and Christian Bakanic (accordion) combine soul and jazz, classical music, tango nuevo and world music to create refreshing original compositions.

  • 20 - 24

    Oct 24

    Photo: Thomas Straub
    ©
    Dance Retreat

    Dance Retreat

    Dancing makes you happy and keeps you young! Dancing had a long tradition in Schloss Elmau. At this Dance Retreat you can learn new dance steps and develop existing skills with a professional dance teacher on three days, each with a thematic focus.

    SCHEDULE:
    Arrival: Sun, Oct 20 | Departure: Thu, Oct 24
    Daily dance classes (Monday to Wednesday)
    Dance party with live band (Wednesday)

    Hotel guests are also welcome to register for individual course days of the dance retreat

    “Would you care to dance?” (article from The Daily Telegraph)

    BOOKING OPTIONS:

    COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT
    when booking 4 nights and more (Arrival Sun, 20th October)
    Book package here!

    What to expect
    Daily dance classes (Mo - Wed: 10.30 - 12.00). Each course is dedicated to one dance. The exact programme will be announced soon.
    Dance party (from 21.30): Wednesday with live band (no registration required)

    Further information:
    The course level will be adapted to its participants, beginners welcome
    Please indicate for the course planning whether you are coming as a couple or traveling alone. Single travellers will be assigned (possibly same-sex) dance partners in advance. If the number of participants is uneven, we will contact you in good time.
    Private dance lessons can be booked through the cultural office.
    A hotel booking is required to take part in the dance courses.

  • 20 - 24

    Oct 24

    Photo: Schloss Elmau
    ©
    Buchmessetage

    Buchmessetage
    mit Anne-Dore Krohn, Ijoma Mangold & Denis Scheck

    In German

    Die Literaturkritiker Anne-Dore Krohn, Ijoma Mangold & Denis Scheck präsentieren im Anschluss an die Frankfurter Buchmesse wichtige Neuerscheinungen und führen Gespräche mit Gastautoren.

    So, 20 Okt. 20.30 Eröffnung mit dem Trio der Kritiker, Mo, 21. – Mi 23. Okt. jeweils 17.00 Buchvorstellung & Gespräch mit einem der Kritiker und einem Gastautor

    BUCHUNGSOPTIONEN:

    FESTIVAL-PACKAGE
    Anreise So, 20. Oktober
    inkl. Konzerttickets, Frühstück, Spa, Yoga u.v.m.
    Hier Package buchen!


    Die drei Literaturkritiker:innen der Elmauer Buchmessetage sind aus verschiedenen Medien bekannt: Anne-Dore Krohn ist neben ihrer Arbeit für rbbKultur u.a. Jurymitglied des Preises der Leipziger Buchmesse.
    Nach mehreren Jahren als Literaturchef der „ZEIT“ ist Ijoma Mangold jetzt ihr kulturpolitischer Korrespondent. Gemeinsam mit Denis Scheck gehört er zur festen Besetzung der Sendung „Lesenswert“.
    Denis Scheck ist vor allem aus den Fernseh-Sendungen „Druckfrisch“ (ARD) und „Lesenswert“ (SWR) bekannt.

  • Sunday

    20 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Christian Werner, Günther Schwiering,Karo Kraemer
    ©
    Buchmessetage

    Das Trio der Kritiker
    Der Bücherherbst 2024 – Die drei Literaturkritiker präsentieren und diskutieren ausgewählte Neuerscheinungen

    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:

    Am Ende der Diskussion verraten die drei Kritiker noch ihre ganz persönlichen Geheimtipps

    In German

    Das Trio der Kritiker:innen – Anne-Dore Krohn, Ijoma Mangold & Denis Scheck – präsentiert und diskutiert ausgewählte Neuerscheinungen

  • Monday

    21 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Günther Schwiering, Max Gödecke, Klett-Cotta
    ©
    Buchmessetage

    Denis Scheck spricht mit der Autorin
    Iris Wolff über ihren neuen Roman
    „Lichtungen“
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    „Das ist ein ganz großes literarisches Kunstwerk“ (Denis Scheck)

    In German

    Deutschlands bekanntester Literaturkritiker Denis Scheck unterhält sich mit der Schriftstellerin Iris Wolff über ihren neuen Roman „Lichtungen“. Darin erzählt sie von der Freundschaft zwischen Lev und Kato, sowie den Herausforderungen, die die Öffnung der europäischen Grenzen an diese Freundschaft stellen.

  • Tuesday

    22 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Christian Werner, Markus Tedeskino, Diogenes
    ©
    Buchmessetage

    Ijoma Mangold spricht mit dem Autor
    Norman Ohler über sein neues Buch
    „Der Zauberberg, die ganze Geschichte“
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    Eine Reflexion über die Auswirkungen der Moderne, des Skifahrens und der Tuberkulosepandemie.

    In German

    Der Literaturkritiker Ijoma Mangold unterhält sich mit dem Schriftsteller Norman Ohler über sein neues Buch „Der Zauberberg, die ganze Geschichte“, in dem sich der international gefeierte Bestseller-Autor ähnlich wie seinerzeit Thomas Mann inmitten der Schneemassen von Davos mit grundlegenden Fragen beschäftigt: Wie müssen sich unsere Lebensweisen ändern? Welche Welt vererben wir unseren Kindern?

  • Wednesday

    23 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Karo Kraemer, Magnus Terhorst, Penguin
    ©
    Buchmessetage

    Anne-Dore Krohn spricht mit dem Autor
    Saša Stanišic über sein neues Buch
    „Möchte die Witwe angesprochen werden, platziert sie auf dem Grab die Gießkanne mit dem Ausguss nach vorne“
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    „Man verschwindet lustvoll in diesem erzählerischen Labyrinth“ (WDR)

    In German

    Die Literaturkritikerin Anne-Dore Krohn unterhält sich mit dem Schriftsteller Saša Stanišic über sein neues Buch.
    „Möchte die Witwe angesprochen werden...“ entzieht sich jeder Einordnung und verbindet zwölf Geschichten zu einem sehr unterhaltsamen Ganzen. Saša Stanišic führt uns an Orte, an denen es auf einmal möglich ist, den schwierigeren Weg zu gehen, eine unübliche Wahl zu treffen oder die eine gute Lüge auszusprechen.

  • Thursday

    24 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Karl Gabor, Harald Hoffmann
    ©
    Jazz

    Joel Lyssarides piano
    vision string quartet

    DINNER & KONZERT
    für Bewohner der Region
    als Package hier buchen!

    Together with jazz pianist Joel Lyssarides, the versatile and highly creative vision string string quartet, known for its cross-genre programmes, fuses jazz, folk and classical music with excerpts from string quartets by Dvorák, Ravel & Bartók.

  • Saturday

    26 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Walter Ruckdeschel
    ©
    Jazz

    Bernd Lhotzky piano
    “Rag Bag”
    Why you must attend this concert:
    “The new solo programme by the sought-after pianist, which sheds new light on the earliest form of jazz, ragtime: music full of “vitality and honest joy” (Lhotzky)



    LISTEN IN HERE

  • Wednesday

    30 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Anoush Abrar
    ©
    Classical

    Gautier Capuçon cello
    Capucelli cello ensemble
    Jérôme Ducros piano

    Klassik sowie Werke von Einaudi et al.

  • Thursday

    31 Oct

    2024

    Photo: Jim Rakete, Ölbaum Verlag
    ©
    Reading

    Axel Milberg
    liest aus
    Alexander Granach
    „Da geht ein Mensch“

    In German

    Der berühmte Schauspieler und Sprecher Axel Milberg liest aus der zu unrecht fast vergessenen Autobiografie des Schauspielers Alexander Granach:
    Sein Lebensweg ist beispiellos. Das neunte Kind einer jüdischen Bauersfamilie kämpft sich mit atemberaubender Vitalität und großem Improvisationstalent aus der galizischen Provinz bis nach Berlin, wo es ihm gelingt, an Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zugelassen zu werden. Der erste Weltkrieg, an dem er als Soldat teilnimmt, kann die glänzende Karriere Granachs zum gefeierten Theater- und Stummfilmstar nur aufschieben, nicht verhindern. In der Emigration in den USA schreibt er seine mitreißenden und anrührenden Erinnerungen.

  • Saturday

    2 Nov

    2024

    Photo: ACT Mirko Polo
    ©
    Jazz

    Jakob Manz sax
    Johanna Summer piano
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Two of the most interesting and most acclaimed discoveries in young German jazz as a duo

    Without doubt, the two are among the most acclaimed discoveries in young German jazz in recent years. Now Jakob Manz and Johanna Summer enter into an intimate, open and dazzling dialogue as a duo. Based on their own compositions, standards and more recent jazz classics such as Pat Metheny's “Always And Forever”, Manz and Summer create their own musical universe, sometimes delicate and fragile, sometimes rhythmically gripping, sometimes rousingly melodic.

  • Thursday

    7 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Andreas Hornoff, PR, Piper
    ©
    Book presentation

    Thomas Meyer
    „Hannah Arendt“
    Moderation: Felicitas von Lovenberg

    In German

    „Ich glaube nicht, dass es irgendeinen Denkvorgang gibt, der ohne persönliche Erfahrung möglich ist. Alles Denken ist Nachdenken, der Sache nach - denken.“
    Für Thomas Meyer bilden diese Sätze den Leitfaden seiner Biografie Hannah Arendts. Ihm folgt Meyer, wenn er anhand neuer Quellen ihr Leben und Werk von Königsberg nach New York nachzeichnet und deutet. Seine Biografie beleuchtet die Faszination und die Kritik, die ihre Person und ihre Schriften zeitlebens auslösten, und macht dabei sowohl für Interessierte wie für Kenner das Phänomen “Hannah Arendt“ verständlicher.

  • 11 - 17

    Nov 24

    Photo: Egbert Krupp
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    25th European Jazztival
    Jubilee season

    The “European Jazz Festival“ is the annual highlight of the Elmau jazz programme. For the 25th anniversary season, important companions of the past 25 years – big stars and first-class formations – gather in the atmospherically illuminated concert hall over six festival days.
    with Jan Garbarek Group feat. Trilok Gurtu, Nils Landgren Funk Unit et al.

    BOOKING OPTIONS:

    COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT
    when booking 5 nights and more, arrival Sun, 10 November
    incl. concert tickets, breakfast, spa, yoga and more
    Book your room here!


    Shorter stay possible

    Opening concert Mon, 11 November, 12-16 November two concerts per evening at 5 pm and 9:30 pm, Closing concert Sat, 16 November, departure day Sun, 17 November

  • Monday

    11 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Guri Dahl
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Opening concert
    Jan Garbarek Group
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Jan Garbarek, world star from Norway and grand master on the saxophone, opens the anniversary season

    Jan Garbarek, sax
    Rainer Brüninghaus, keys
    Yuri Daniel, guitar
    Trilok Gurtu, percussion

    Concert duration: approx. 90 minutes without interval

  • Tuesday

    12 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Elizabeth Leitzell
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Lakecia Benjamin alto saxophone
    & Band
    “Phoenix”
    Why you must attend this concert:
    The American saxophonist with three Grammy nominations at Schloss Elmau for the first time

    Lakecia Benjamin, alto saxophone
    Oscar Perez, piano
    Elias Bailey, bass
    EJ Strickland, drums

  • Tuesday

    12 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Georg Stirnweiss, Uli Neumann-Cosel
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Shuteen Erdenebaatar piano
    Nils Kugelmann contralto clarinet & bass
    & friends
    Why you must attend this concert:
    “A notable debut that exceeds expectations at every level.” (All About Jazz)

    Scholar of the Concerto21 Foundation & German Jazz Award 2024 (Shuteen Erdenebaatar)
    Artist of the jazz label ACT (Nils Kugelmann)

    Shuteen Erdenebaatar, piano
    Nils Kugelmann, contralto clarinet & bass
    Anton Mangold, saxophone
    Luca Zambito, piano
    Sebastian Wolfgruber & Valentin Renner, drums

    LISTEN HERE

    Jazz pianist and composer Shuteen Erdenebaatar has been living in Munich for around five years. She received a classical education in her home country of Mongolia, giving her a highly remarkable background. She has received numerous awards, including the BMW Young Artist Jazz Award 2022 and the Concerto21 sponsorship program. At her side is the virtuoso young Munich double bassist Nils Kugelmann, winner of the “European Young Artist Award 2023” at Jazzwoche Burghausen and signed to the renowned ACT label. All the other members of the band also come from Munich's thriving young jazz scene.

  • Wednesday

    13 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Christoph Heidrich, Jamie Ellington
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Benjamin Lackner piano
    Oded Tzúr sax
    Jérôme Regard double bass
    Matthieu Chazarenc drums
    „Last Decade“

    “Benjamin Lackner may be a debutant on ECM, but with “Last Decade” he captures the essence that has characterised this label for over 50 years. (...) This tangible transience of an intangible memory amounts to a stirring intimacy. “Last Decade” reveals a longing that has not been moulded into music with such persuasive power for a very long time.” (Jazzthing 10/2022)

  • Wednesday

    13 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Egil Hansen
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    RYMDEN
    Bugge Wesseltoft piano, keyboards
    Dan Berglund bass
    Magnus Öström drums

  • Thursday

    14 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Bartosz Maz, CF Wesenberg
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Adam Baldych violin
    Helge Lien piano

  • Thursday

    14 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Michael Wilson
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Brad Mehldau Trio

    Brad Mehldau, piano
    Jorge Rossy, drums
    Felix Moseholm, bass

  • Friday

    15 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Deutscher Radiopreis
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Jazz & Talk
    “Hören wir Gutes und reden darüber” live @ Schloss Elmau
    Deutscher Radiopreis 2022

    in German

    Jazzalben vorgestellt im Gespräch: Beate Sampson, Roland Spiegel und Ulrich Habersetzer aus der Jazzredaktion von BR-KLASSIK lassen ihrer Begeisterung freien Lauf, wenn sie das Elmauer Publikum und ihre Kollegen gegenseitig mit ihren Favoriten neuer Jazz-Einspielungen überraschen, ohne zu verraten, wer spielt.

  • Friday

    15 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Egbert Krupp
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Concert

  • Friday

    15 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Nikola Stankovic
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Nils Landgren Funk Unit
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Thrillingly groovy and a must at this festival – the Nils Landgren Funk Unit, which itself is celebrating 30 years of band history this year

    Nils Landgren, trombone & vocals
    Jonas Wall, tenor saxophone & vocals
    Andy Pfeiler, guitar & vocals
    Petter Bergander, keys & vocals
    Magnum Coltrane Price, bass, keys & vocals
    Robert Ikiz, drums

  • Saturday

    16 Nov

    2024

    Photo: PR
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Elina Duni vocals
    Rob Luft guitar
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Moving duo: the Albanian-Swiss singer Elina Duni with the young British guitar star Rob Luft

  • Saturday

    16 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Jörg Steinmetz
    ©
    25th European Jazztival

    Closing concert
    Joachim Kühn piano
    Michael Wollny piano

    Zum 80. Geburtstag von Joachim Kühn

  • 17 - 22

    Nov 24

    Photo: Paul Klee
    ©
    Literature Festival

    Literature Festival: Future scenarios
    “The future isn't what it used to be“

    in German

  • Sunday

    17 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Debora Mittelstaedt, dtv
    ©
    Literature Days

    Florence Gaub
    “Zukunft: Eine Bedienungsanleitung”

    Opening reading
    in German

    „Der Mensch ist das Wesen, das die Fähigkeit hat, sich die Zukunft so detailliert vorzustellen, dass er sie erschaffen kann.“ (Florence Gaub)
    Florence Gaub ist Politikwissenschaftlerin, Militärstrategin und Zukunftsforscherin, sie leitet als Direktorin den Forschungsbereich am NATO Defense College in Rom und berät Regierungen und internationale Organisationen anhand von Zukunftsszenarien und Trendanalysen.

  • Monday

    18 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Stephan Rumpf, Magnus Terhorst
    ©
    Literature Days

    Rachel Salamander & Alexander Estis
    „Erinnern für die Zukunft“
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    Rachel Salamander und Alexander Estis sprechen über eine der grundlegendsten Fragen überhaupt.

    Discussion
    in German

    Keine Zukunft ohne Vergangenheit. Unser Umgang mit der Erinnerung an Vergangenes und mit der Frage, was davon erinnernswert ist, bestimmt nicht nur, wie wir in die Zukunft blicken, sondern auch wie wir sie gestalten. Was müssen wir bewahren, was sollten wir vergessen? Die Antwort auf diese Fragen bestimmt unser politisches Handeln privat und gesellschaftlich. Die Literaturwissenschaftlerin Rachel Salamander und der Schriftsteller Alexander Estis unterhalten sich darüber.

  • Monday

    18 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Gesine Born_Stifterverband, Suhrkamp
    ©
    Literature Days

    Steffen Mau
    “Worüber streiten wir? – Konsens und Konflikt in der Gegenwartsgesellschaft”

    Lecture
    in German

    „Soziale Konflikte sind nie einfach nur da, sie werden auch gesellschaftlich hergestellt: entfacht, angeheizt, getriggert.“
    Steffen Mau, Professor für Makrosoziologie an der Humboldt-Universität in Berlin erregte mit seinem Buch Triggerpunkte große Aufmerksamkeit: Von einer „Spaltung der Gesellschaft“ ist immer häufiger die Rede. Bei vielen großen Fragen, so der überraschende Befund der Analyse, herrscht einigermaßen Konsens. Werden jedoch bestimmte Triggerpunkte berührt, verschärft sich schlagartig die Debatte. „Kein Buch konnte in diesem Jahr so überzeugen.“ (SZ)

  • Tuesday

    19 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Jan Bosch, Marburg
    ©
    Literature Days

    Hania Siebenpfeiffer
    „Literarische Zukunftsbilder zwischen Dystopie und Utopie“
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    Eine literarische Geschichte der Zukunft.

    Lecture
    in German

  • Tuesday

    19 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Gunter Glücklich
    ©
    Literature Days

    Uwe Timm
    „Der Verrückte in den Dünen – Über Utopie und Literatur“
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    Eine inspirierende, kluge Reflexion über die Kraft der Utopie.

    Book presentation
    in German

  • Wednesday

    20 Nov

    2024

    Photo: koszki-photography, CH. Links Verlag
    ©
    Literature Days

    Christian Jakob
    „Endzeit“
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    „Christian Jakob ist ein absolut unabhängiger Geist mit ausgeprägtem Gerechtigkeitssinn.“ Jean Ziegler

    Lecture
    in German

    Apocalypse now? In einer Welt voller Krisen wächst vor allem unter jungen Menschen die Furcht vor dem Ende. Dabei geht es nicht nur um den Klimawandel: Ökologie, Krieg, Inflation und Pandemie ballen sich zu einer Polykrise und untergraben den Glauben an eine gestaltbare Zukunft, die vielen nicht mehr vorstellbar erscheint. Jakob seziert die Mechanismen der Endzeitangst und zeigt, warum trotz allem Grund zur Zuversicht besteht.

  • Wednesday

    20 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Jork Weismann, Piper
    ©
    Literature Days

    Eckhart Nickel
    „Hysteria“
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    „Mit großartiger Leichtigkeit und sprachlicher Eleganz erzählt Eckhart Nickel vom Untergang und vom allmählichen Verschwinden von allem.“ (NZZ)

    Lecture
    in German

    „Hysteria“ erzählt die Geschichte von Bergheim, der auf einem Biomarkt merkwürdig unnatürliche Himbeeren entdeckt. Auf der Suche nach dem Rätsel ihrer Beschaffenheit und Herkunft gerät er immer tiefer in eine kulinarische Dystopie, in der das Natürliche nur noch als absolutes Kunstprodukt existiert, weil das Künstliche längst alle Natur ersetzt hat. Aber keiner weiß davon. Nur seine Hypersensibilisierung befähigt Bergheim, die unheimliche Veränderung wahrzunehmen und ihr nachzugehen.

  • Thursday

    21 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Thomas Hauzenberger
    ©
    Literature Days

    Philipp Lenhard
    „Messianismus, Apokalypse und ewige Wiederkunft. Zukunftsvorstellungen in der jüdischen Geistesgeschichte“

    Lecture
    in German

  • Thursday

    21 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Stephan Rumpf, Thomas Hauzenberger
    ©
    Literature Days

    Abschlussdiskussion
    „Hoffen oder Verzagen – Herausforderung Zukunft“

    Lecture
    in German

  • 23 - 1

    Nov - Dec 24

    Photo: Leopold Fiala
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    15th Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Martin T:son Engstroem, founder and director of the famous Verbier Festival in the Swiss Alps, presents outstanding young artists at the beginning of a great career alongside established musical personalities. The programme, which includes 15 solo, chamber music and orchestral concerts with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy, is curated by his wife Blythe Teh Engstroem, who serves as co-artistic director of the festival.

    with Elisabeth Leonskaja, Alexander Malofeev, Tsotne Zedginidze (piano), Martin Fröst (clarinet), Boris Brovtsyn, Yamen Saadi & Marc Bouchkov (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola), Mischa Maisky (cello) et al.

    BOOKING OPTIONS:

    COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT
    when booking 5 nights and more, arrival Sun, 24 November
    incl. concert tickets, breakfast, spa, yoga and more
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    Shorter stay possible

    Two concerts daily, opening concert Sat, 23 November in the evening, final concert Sat, 30 November in the evening, day of departure Sun, 1 December

  • Saturday

    23 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Andrej Grilc
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Opening concert
    Mischa Maisky cello
    Maximilian Maisky piano

    Bach: Cello Suites No 3 C major & No 5 C minor
    Bach: Cello sonata G major BWV 1027

  • Sunday

    24 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Clara Evens, Julien Mignot
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Yamen Saadi violin
    Julien Quentin piano

    Ysaÿe: Poème Elégiaque Op 12
    Brahms: Violin sonata no 2 A major
    Works by Kreisler

  • Sunday

    24 Nov

    2024

    Photo: PR, Jiyang Chen
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Boris Brovtsyn violin
    Timothy Ridout viola
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Haydn: Symphony No 1
    Veress: Four Transylvanian Dances
    Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola K364

  • Monday

    25 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Sophia Melkidze
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Tsotne Zedginidze piano

    Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze
    Chopin: Selection of Waltzes, Mazurkas & Nocturnes

  • Monday

    25 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Clara Evens, Kirill Baskirov, Liudmila Malofeeva
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Boris Brovtsyn & Yamen Saadi violin
    Timothy Ridout & Blythe Teh Engstroem viola
    Pablo Ferrández & Joël Marosi cello
    Alexander Malofeev piano

    Mendelssohn: String quintet No 2 B-flat major
    Dvorák: Piano trio No 4 ”Dumky“

  • Tuesday

    26 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Jiyang Chen, Julien Mignot
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Timothy Ridout viola
    Julien Quentin piano

    Schumann: Three romances Op 94
    Brahms: Sonata No. 1 E minor Op 38 (arr. for viola)
    et al.

  • Tuesday

    26 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Andrej Grilc, Ulrike Myrzik
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Mischa Maisky cello
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No 1 A minor
    Beethoven: Symphony No 2 D Major

  • Wednesday

    27 Nov

    2024

    Photo: PR, Jiyang Chen, Igor Sudio, Nino Chakvetadze
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Boris Brovtsyn violin
    Timothy Ridout viola
    Pablo Ferrández cello
    Brendan Kane bass
    Tsotne Zedginidze piano

    Schubert: Trout quintet D.667

  • Wednesday

    27 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Elisabeth Leonskaja piano

    Webern: Variations for piano Op 27
    Schubert: Piano sonata D major D.850

  • Thursday

    28 Nov

    2024

    Photo: PR, Julien Mignot
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Boris Brovtsyn violin
    Julien Quentin piano

    Korngold: Suite for violin and piano from “Much Ado About Nothing”
    Strauss: Violin sonata Op 18
    Szymanowski: Nocturne and Tarantella Op 28

  • Thursday

    28 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Liudmilla Malofeeva, Ulrike Myrzik
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Alexander Malofeev piano
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Saint-Saëns: Piano concerto No 2 G minor Op 22
    Mozart: Symphony No 39 E flat major K.543

  • Friday

    29 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Nikolaj Lund, Sophia Melkidze
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Marc Bouchkov violon
    Tsotne Zedginidze piano

    Beethoven: Violin sonata No 10 G major
    Schubert: Violin sonata A major “Grand Duo”

  • Friday

    29 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Nikolaj Lund, Mat Hannek, Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Elisabeth Leonskaja piano
    Boris Brovtsyn & Marc Bouchkov violin
    Blythe Teh Engstroem viola
    Jens Peter Maintz cello

    Kodály: Serenade for two violins and viola Op 12
    Dvorák: Piano quintet A major Op 81

  • Saturday

    30 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Stefan Höderath
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Raphaël Feuillâtre guitar

    works by Bach, Couperin, Piazzolla et al.

  • Saturday

    30 Nov

    2024

    Photo: Nicolas Brodard_Aline Paley, Mats Bäcker
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Closing concert
    Martin Fröst clarinet
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Dance Mosaic for clarinet & orchestra (Brahms, Bartók, Klezmer)
    Beethoven: Symphony No 1 C major

  • 5 - 8

    Dec 24

    Symposion

    Democracy in Times of Crisis
    A Schloss Elmau Symposium

    Demokratie und Freiheit scheinen auch in Deutschland zunehmend bedroht. Die Präsidenten der Verfassungsgerichte von Deutschland und Österreich, Politiker, renommierte Staatsrechtslehrer, Historiker und Ökonomen diskutieren vor diesem Hintergrund über Gefahren und Risiken für den demokratischen Rechtsstaat, Maßnahmen zu seiner Stärkung und die Bedeutung der transatlantischen Beziehungen zu seiner Verteidigung gegen seine Feinde im In- und Ausland.

    Wissenschaftliche Leitung: Prof. Dr. Peter Michael Huber (Richter des Bundesverfassungsgerichts a. D. und Thüringer Innenminister a. D.)

    Für Hotelgäste: Bitte melden Sie sich über den Button „Plätze buchen“ mit Ihrer Zimmerreservierungsnummer für die Veranstaltungen an.

    Aktuell kein Ticketkontingent für Bewohner der Region


    ZUM PROGRAMM

  • 13 - 15

    Dec 24

    Photo: Till Brönner
    ©
    Jazz

    Till Brönner – Silent Night
    A weekend with Till Brönner

    Till Brönner is not only Germany's most successful jazz trumpet player, but also a composer, arranger, professor, radio host and photographer. With six ECHOS and a GRAMMY nomination, he is without doubt one of the most influential musicians in his genre. In December 2024, Till Brönner will bring his new Christmas program “Silent Night” to Schloss Elmau together with a first-class band and create a festive Christmas spirit in two concerts.

    BOOKING OPTIONS:

    LONG WEEKEND
    3 nights, arrival, Thu 12 December
    incl. concert tickets, breakfast, spa, yoga and more
    Book your room here!

  • Friday

    13 Dec

    2024

    Photo: Till Brönner
    ©
    Jazz

    TILL BRÖNNER
    „Silent Night – The Christmas Concert“
    Part 1

    Till Brönner, trumpet & flugelhorn
    Kim Sanders, vocals
    Fausto Beccalossi, accordion
    Olaf Polziehn, piano
    Christian von Kaphengst, bass & musical direction
    David Haynes, drums & percussion

    Different programmes on both nights

  • Saturday

    14 Dec

    2024

    Photo: Till Brönner
    ©
    Jazz

    TILL BRÖNNER
    „Silent Night – The Christmas Concert“
    Part 2

    Till Brönner, trumpet & flugelhorn
    Kim Sanders, vocals
    Fausto Beccalossi, accordion
    Olaf Polziehn, piano
    Christian von Kaphengst, bass & musical direction
    David Haynes, drums & percussion

    Different programmes on both nights

  • 21 - 23

    Dec 24

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Classical

    Janine Jansen & Friends

    Before Christmas the internationally renowned violinist Janine Jansen will be performing large-scale chamber music works together with musician friends in preparation for her chamber music festival in Utrecht.

    With Janine Jansen & Boris Brovtsyn, violin
    Daniel Blendulf & Jens Peter Maintz, cello
    Denis Kozhukhin, piano
    et al.

  • Saturday

    21 Dec

    2024

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Classical

    Janine Jansen violin
    & friends

    Enescu: String Octet Op 7
    et al.

  • Monday

    23 Dec

    2024

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Classical

    Janine Jansen violin
    & friends

    Taneyev: Piano Quintet Op 30
    et al.

  • Wednesday

    25 Dec

    2024

    Photo: Peter-Andreas Hassiepen, Hanser
    ©
    Christmas reading

    in German

    „In einer Zeit vor der Schrift war unser Sternenhimmel ein Kino der Nacht“ (Raoul Schrott). Mit ihrer ungeheuren Einbildungskraft haben die Menschen in den Sternen ihre ältesten Kunstwerke geschaffen und dadurch ihre Kulturen dargestellt. Raoul Schrott präsentiert 17 Sternenhimmel von allen Kontinenten. Unser Großer Wagen war für die Maya ein göttlicher Papagei, für die Inka der einbeinige Gott des Gewitters, für die Inuit ein Elch, für die Araber eine Totenbahre.

  • Thursday

    26 Dec

    2024

    Photo: Maxim Abrossimow
    ©
    Classical

    Yulianna Avdeeva piano
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Pianist with a global career since winning the famous Chopin Competition

    Works by Chopin:
    Polonaise-Fantaisie Op 61
    Barcarolle Op 60
    Prélude Op 45
    Scherzo No 3 Op 39
    3 Mazurkas Op 59
    Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante Op 22

    Yulianna Avdeeva gained worldwide recognition through her great success at the Chopin Competition, where she won first prize in 2010. A pianist of fiery temperament and virtuosity, Avdeeva plays with power, conviction and sensitivity, delighting audiences around the world.

  • Saturday

    28 Dec

    2024

    Photo: Sebastian Reiter
    ©
    Techno-Jazz

    Jazzrausch Bigband
    Ensemble in Residence 2024 @ Schloss Elmau

  • Monday

    30 Dec

    2024

    Photo: Juliane Eirich
    ©
    Vortrag

    Christopher Clark

    Vortrag

  • Tuesday

    31 Dec

    2024

    Photo: Toni Hauser
    ©
    Pop / Singer-Songwriter

    Rufus Wainwright piano & vocals
    „Old and New Songs for the Old and New Year“

  • Tuesday

    31 Dec

    2024

    Photo: istock, Julien Mignot
    ©
    Dance Evening

    Waltz Evening
    Julien Quentin, piano
    Why you must attend this event:
    Dance towards the new year on the legendary Elmau dance floor

    Pianist Julien Quentin plays waltzes by Chopin, Tschaikowski, Brahms, Schubert, Strauss et al.

  • Thursday

    2 Jan

    2025

    Photo: PR
    ©
    Cinema in the concert hall

    Filme des Jahres:
    „Perfect Days“
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    „Wim Wenders' bester Spielfilm seit Jahrzehnten, subtil, humorvoll, lebensweise.“ (Der Spiegel)

    Regie: Wim Wenders, Deutschland/Japan 2023, FSK 0, 125 Min.

    ZUM TRAILER

    Wim Wenders erzählt in seinem gefeierten Film die Geschichte eines Toilettenreinigers in Tokio, eine zutiefst bewegende und poetische Reflexion über die Suche nach Schönheit in der alltäglichen Welt um uns herum.

  • Friday

    3 Jan

    2025

    Photo: PR, Julija Goyd
    ©
    Jazz

    Johanna Summer piano
    Malakoff Kowalski piano,vocals

  • Saturday

    4 Jan

    2025

    Photo: Christoph Köstlin
    ©
    Classical

    MILOŠ guitar

    Compositions by:
    George Frideric Handel, Jean-Phillippe Rameau, Domenico Scarlatti, Isaac Albéniz et al.

  • 6 - 12

    Jan 25

    Photo: scholzshootspeopla
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    70th Chamber Music Week

    Sabine Meyer is one of the most renowned interpreters of our time and has played a key role in shaping concert life over the last few decades. She has now curated the programme for the 70th Chamber Music Week and has invited musician friends and companions to Schloss Elmau shortly before her official retirement from the stage.
    with Sabine Meyer, Fatma Said, Nils Mönkemeyer, William Youn, Antje Weithaas
    et al.

    BOOKING OPTIONS:

    COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT
    when booking 5 nights and more, arrival Sun, 5 January)
    incl. concert tickets, breakfast, Spa, Yoga and more
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    Shorter stay possible

    Opens Mon, 6 Jan 5:00 pm | Tue, 7 – Sat, 11 Jan two concerts daily | Ends Sun, 12 Jan

  • Monday

    6 Jan

    2025

    Photo: Christian Ruvolo, Felix Broede
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Opening concert
    Sabine Meyer clarinet
    Armida Quartett string quartet

    Brahms: Clarinet quintet
    et al.

  • Tuesday

    7 Jan

    2025

    Photo: James Bort, Christian Ruvolo, Alessandro Moggi
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Fatma Said soprano
    Sabine Meyer clarinet
    Malcolm Martineau piano

    Schubert: „Hirt auf dem Felsen“ for voice, clarinet and piano D.965
    et al.

  • Tuesday

    7 Jan

    2025

    Photo: Hendrik Steffens, PR, Dag Jensen
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Sabine Meyer clarinet
    Dag Jensen bassoon
    Christoph Eß French horn
    Armida Quartett string quartet
    et al.

    Schubert: Octett F major D.803

  • Wednesday

    8 Jan

    2025

    Photo: Irène Zandel
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Sabine Meyer in conversation

    Sabine Meyer & Reiner Wehle in conversation about their career with Sarah Kesting

  • Wednesday

    8 Jan

    2025

    Photo: Marco Borggreve, PR, PR
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Sabine Meyer clarinet
    Antje Weithaas violin
    Veronika Hagen viola
    Mischa Meyer violoncello
    Michail Lifits piano

    Beethoven: “Gassenhauer Trio“
    Brahms: Piano quartet

  • Thursday

    9 Jan

    2025

    Photo: PR, PR, Felix Broede
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Antje Weithaas & Byol Kang violin
    Veronika Hagen viola
    Mischa Meyer violoncello
    Michail Lifits piano

    Schubert: Trio movement D.897 „Notturno“ & Impromptus
    Schumann: Piano quintet

  • Thursday

    9 Jan

    2025

    Photo: PR,scholzshootspeople, PR
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Sabine Meyer clarinet
    Reiner Wehle bassett horn
    Antje Weithaas & Byol Kang violin
    Veronika Hagen viola
    Mischa Meyer violoncello

    Mozart: Quintet movement F major for clarinet, bassett horn and string trio
    Mozart: Clarinet quintet
    et al.

  • Friday

    10 Jan

    2025

    Photo: Irene Zandel
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Sabine Meyer clarinette
    Nils Mönkemeyer viola
    William Youn piano

    Mozart: “Kegelstatt Trio“
    Bartók: Romanian folk dances
    Bruch: From Eight pieces for clarinet, viola and piano Op 83: No 2, 6, 7
    et al.

  • Friday

    10 Jan

    2025

    Photo: Wildundleise
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Les Vents Français

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute
    Francois Leleux, oboe
    Paul Meyer, clarinet
    Gilbert Audin, bassoon
    Radovan Vlatkovic, French horn
    Eric Le Sage, piano

    Beethoven: Quintet E flat major for piano, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon Op 16
    Verdi: Quintet E minor
    et al.

    The cast list of the ensemble Les Vents Français reads like a “who's who“ of the international wind music scene. With Emmanuel Pahud, Francois Leleux, Paul Meyer, François Leleux, Gilbert Audin and Radovan Vlatkovic, five absolute luminaries of their respective instruments have come together with pianist Eric Le Sage to form a top-class ensemble of soloists.

  • Saturday

    11 Jan

    2025

    Photo: Steven Haberland, unbekannt
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Sabine Meyer & Reiner Wehle
    in conversation

    Sabine Meyer & Reiner Wehle in conversation about the clarinet

    With music examples

  • Saturday

    11 Jan

    2025

    Photo: Ira Weinrauch
    ©
    70th Chamber Music Week

    Closing concert
    Sabine Meyer clarinet
    Alliage Quintett
    “Invitation to dance“

    Daniel Gauthier, soprano saxophon
    Miguel Valles, alto saxophon
    Simon Hanrath, tenor saxophon
    Sebastian Pottmeier, bariton saxophon
    Jang Eun Bae, pianor

    works by Weber, Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, Saint-Saëns et al.

  • Saturday

    25 Jan

    2025

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Classical

    Kian Soltani violoncello
    & Friends

  • 31 - 3

    Jan - Feb 25

    A Weekend with Alice Sara Ott

    Alice Sara Ott

    Alice Sara Ott ist eine der gefragtesten Pianistinnen überhaupt und begeistert ihr Publikum immer wieder mit klugen Programmen. Die Bezüge der Werke zueinander erläutert die Münchnerin mit japanischen Wurzeln während des Konzertes vom Klavier aus und schafft damit eine vertiefende Verbindung zwischen sich und dem Publikum. An den beiden Elmauer Konzertabenden stellt sie Beethoven-Sonaten, vor allem seine berühmte „Mondscheinsonate“, in Beziehung zu den Nocturnes des frühromantischen Komponisten John Field, der als Erfinder dieser Gattung romantisch-lyrischer Charakterstücke für Klavier gilt.

  • Saturday

    1 Feb

    2025

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    A Weekend with Alice Sara Ott

    Alice Sara Ott Piano

    Beethoven: “Moonlight Sonata” & Sonata No. 19 in G minor op. 49 No. 1
    John Field: Selection from “Nocturnes”

  • Sunday

    2 Feb

    2025

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    A Weekend with Alice Sara Ott

    Alice Sara Ott piano

    Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E major op. 109
    John Field: Selection from “Nocturnes”

  • Friday

    7 Feb

    2025

    Photo: Marco Borggreve, David Ruano
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    YCAT zu Gast in Schloss Elmau

    Ian Bostridge tenor
    James Baillieu piano

  • Saturday

    8 Feb

    2025

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    YCAT at Schloss Elmau

    Concert & Talk

    Coleridge-Taylor: Nonett

    Afterwards: Talk about YCAT – the work, the mission, the alumni

    Hana Chang & Sini Simonen, violin
    Timothy Ridout, viola
    Maciej Kulakowski, cello
    Dominic Seldis, double bass
    Armand Djikoloum, oboe
    Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet
    Amy Harman, bassoon
    Ben Goldscheider, french horn

  • Saturday

    8 Feb

    2025

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    YCAT at Schloss Elmau

    Concert

    James B. Wilson: New Piece (World premiere)
    Schubert: Octet F major D.803

    Hana Chang & Sini Simonen, violin
    Timothy Ridout, viola
    Maciej Kulakowski, cello
    Dominic Seldis, double bass
    Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet
    Ben Goldscheider, french horn
    Amy Harman, bassoon

  • 21 - 23

    Feb 25

    World

    Cuban Weekend

    This weekend, you can immerse yourself in the diverse Cuban culture. In two concerts Sarah Willis and her Sarahbanda will create the perfect musical setting for Cuban drinks, culinary delights and more.

  • Friday

    21 Feb

    2025

    Photo: Monika Rittershaus
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    World

    Sarah Willis french horn
    & Sarahbanda

    Sarah Willis, french horn
    Yuniet Lombida, saxophon
    Jorge Aragón, piano
    Aylín Pino, violin
    Carlos Garcia, double bass
    Alejandro Aguiar & Adel González, percussion

  • Saturday

    22 Feb

    2025

    Photo: Monika Rittershaus
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    World

    Sarah Willis french horn
    & Sarahbanda

    Sarah Willis, french horn
    Yuniet Lombida, saxophon
    Jorge Aragón, piano
    Aylín Pino, violin
    Carlos Garcia, double bass
    Alejandro Aguiar & Adel González, percussion

  • Wednesday

    26 Feb

    2025

    Photo: Louie Thain, Simon Pauly, Felix Broede
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    Classical

    Veronika Eberle violin
    Julia Hagen cello
    Herbert Schuch piano

    Schubert: Piano trio No 1 B flat major
    Brahms: Piano trio B major Op 8

  • Thursday

    27 Feb

    2025

    Photo: Jiyang Chen, John Kentish
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    Lied/Aria Recital/Classical

    Thomas Hampson baritone
    Ksenija Sidorova accordion

    Schubert: Winterreise
    Lieder by Kurt Weill and works for Accordion solo by Piazzolla

  • Saturday

    1 Mar

    2025

    Photo: David Königsmann
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    Pop/Singer-Songwriter

    Samy Deluxe vocals
    & “MIKIs Takeover!”-Ensemble

    Due to high demand, hotel guests can only be guaranteed a concert visit with prior reservation.

  • Tuesday

    4 Mar

    2025

    Photo: Marco Grob
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    Classical

    Jan Vogler cello

    Bach: Cello Suites