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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 room rate.

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Dirk Menger piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz

    Kristjan Randalu Trio "Absence"

    Ben Monder, guitar | Kristjan Randalu, piano | Markku Ounaskari, drums

    The newspaper JazzThing called the music of Kristjan Randalu "timeless and spectacular at once". Recently honoured with his debut recording on big jazz label ECM, the Estonian pianist travels with his trio for his Schloss Elmau premiere.
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    Classical

    Dmitry Masleev piano

    Tchaikovsky, Schubert

    As winner of the legendary Tchaikovsky Competition, the young Russian pianist Dmitry Masleev immediately proved himself worthy of the largest concert halls. He travels to Schloss Elmau with a program that includes Tchaikovsky himself and Franz Schubert's "Impromptus".
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    Author's reading & discussion

    Éric Vuillard reads "Die Tagesordnung"
    Prix Goncourt 2017

    Olga Mannheimer, publicist, moderation
    Reading in German

    February 20, 1933: At the invitation of the Reichstag President Hermann Göring, 24 high-ranking representatives of industry convene a meeting with Adolf Hitler to discuss possible support for National Socialist politics. Vuillard leads the reader into the backrooms of power, where history is written in terrifying randomness. With his own virtuoso urgency and satirical bite, Vuillard dissects the mechanisms of the rise of the National Socialists and makes it clear: The deals that are closed at the round tables of the world are lazy; our understanding of history is based on propaganda images. In "Tagesordnung" Éric Vuillard dissects these images and brings them together in a virtuoso way: a vital book that tells an overdue story and in doing so received the most important French literary prize.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Jo Junghanss piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Frank Woeste piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Classical

    Trio Carpenter

    Lauren Carpenter, violin | Sean Carpenter, violin | David Aaron Carpenter, viola Mozart, Dvorák and Piazzolla

    "The hottest violist of our time" wrote journalist icon Norman Lebrecht about the American David Aaron Carpenter. With his no less talented siblings, he presents a programme that ranges from Mozart to highly virtuoso tango.
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    Jazz @ Al Camino Bar

    "Kind of Jazz" selected by DJ Sonar

    Fine drinks, great vinyls & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz

    Thomas Quasthoff "Nice 'N' Easy"

    Thomas Quasthoff, vocals | Frank Chastenier, piano | Dieter Ilg, bass | Wolfgang Haffner, drums

    Chansonnier and multi-talent Thomas Quasthoff calls his new program "Easy to love". At his side are his trusted piano partner Frank Chastenier with Dieter Ilg on bass and Wolfgang Haffner on the drums, all big players on the scene, from whom we can expect a top-class evening.
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    Reading

    Axel Milberg reads
    Jerome K. Jerome "Drei Mann in einem Boot"
    Ganz zu schweigen vom Hund!

    Reading in German

    The mother of all boys' days out! Jerome K. Jerome created the most famous classic of British humor by describing a boat trip by three friends. Here it is now in a lively new translation.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Benedikt Jahnel piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    World

    Maharaj Trio

    Vikash Maharaj, sarod | Prabhash Maharaj, tabla | Abhishek Maharaj, sitar

    The tradition of the Maharaj family of musicians reaches back to the 14th century. Siblings Prabash and Abhishek surround their father Vikash in the traditional manner in freely improvised ragas.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Thibault Falk piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz

    Francesco Tristano piano

    "Piano Circle Songs"

    The almost effortless transition between the world of classical music and the universe of new sound formats characterizes the Luxembourg pianist Francesco Tristano. His current program "Circle Songs" was inspired by the birth of his now third son.
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    Jazz

    Scott Hamilton sax
    André Weiß piano
    Joel Locher bass
    Charly Antolini drums

    Gypsy bassist Joel Locher has taken New York tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, pianist André Weiß and drummer legend Charlie Antolini on board for his highly virtuoso new project.
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    Musical performance

    Robert Nippoldt und das Trio Größenwahn
    "Ein rätselhafter Schimmer: Das Berlin der 20er"

    Robert Nippoldt, live drawings | Lotta Stein, vocals | Christian Manchen, piano | Christoph Kopp, bass

    Artist meets trio. With live drawings, street songs and chansons by Marlene Dietrich, Friedrich Hollaender, the Threepenny Opera and the Comedian Harmonists, Robert Nippoldt and the Trio Größenwahn will take you on a journey through time full of images and sounds. A tempting voice, a fast bass, a swinging piano. This is music your feet want to dance to - and the brushes too! The brushes are led virtuously by Robert Nippoldt and are not the only drawing tools that make their appearance in this special interplay of music and art. With chalk, pencil and ink, the Berlin Palace is rebuilt in a few moments and the Memorial Church gets its roof back. Thanks to the camera and the large projection, the audience is very close to the action. The four artists, dressed in true style, commit themselves to the attitude towards life of a special city during the world wars.
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    Masterclass

    Masterclass Gautier Capuçon

    Public masterclasees & concerts
    Samuel Parent, piano
    in cooperation with the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris

    For three days, cello star Gautier Capuçon will hold public masterclasses and concerts in Schloss Elmau, to which all guests are welcome to attend. With the support of the French Louis Vuitton Foundation, aspiring professional cellists are given the opportunity to make music and prepare for a concert with their well-established role model Capuçon, who regards both his numerous students and his international audience as the ultimate benchmark.
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    Classical

    Gautier Capuçon cello
    Samuel Parent piano

    Grieg, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Ducros
    in cooperation with the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Christian Elsässer piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Masterclass

    Public masterclass

    in cooperation with the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris

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    Masterclass

    Cello Students' Concert

    in cooperation with the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
    Samuel Parent, piano

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    Masterclass

    Public masterclass

    in cooperation with the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris

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    Masterclass

    Cello Students' Concert

    in cooperation with the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
    Samuel Parent, piano

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Matti Klein piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: Gregory Batardon
    Masterclass

    Public masterclass

    in cooperation with the Foundation Louis Vuitton, Paris

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    Masterclass

    Cello Students' Concert

    in cooperation with the Fondation Louis Vuitton Paris
    Samuel Parent, piano

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    In conversation

    Prof. Dr. Peter Seeberger Körber Prizewinner & Director of the Max Planck Institute Colloids and Interfaces
    Andreas Sentker moderation

    Impfstoffe aus Zucker und Medikamente aus der Leitung - von der Grundlagenforschung zur industriellen Umsetzung
    in cooperation with the Max Planck Foundation
    Discussion in German

    Professor Seeberger, Körber Prize Winner and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, addresses the fight against hospital germs and malaria - both major challenges of our time - with a surprisingly simple approach: special sugar structures that soon serve as vaccines. Incidentally, antibiotic resistance as an increasing threat to public health was a key topic during the G-7 summit held at Schloss Elmau in 2015.
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    Jazz

    Crossroads 3000

    Bassekou Kouyaté, ngoni, vocals | Majid Bekkas, oud, gimbri, vocals | Joachim Kühn, piano | Gary Husband, drums

    In "Crossroads 3000", the Ngoni player and modernizer of West African music, Bassekou Kouyaté, his companion Majid Bekkas and jazz veteran Joachim Kühn come together with none other than Gary Husband on drums to form an illustrious quartet.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Marc Schmolling piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Show Cooking

    Show Cooking with Tim Mälzer & Special Guest

    exclusively for hotel guests

    Head Chef Tim Mälzer and Schloss Elmau Culinary Director Mario Corti, assisted by the Schloss Elmau Team, join forces to create culinary highlights together. As co-presenter alongside the renowned TV cook is one of the most outstanding singer-songwriters of our time, Max Mutzke, who will also perform a concert at Schloss Elmau the following day.
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    Jazz

    Audrey Martells

    Audrey Martells, vocals | Walter Fischbacher, piano, keyboards | Petr Dvorský, bass | Ulf Stricker, drums

    In New York, she is regarded as "the next big thing". Now Audrey Martells comes to Europe for the first time as a solo artist. She presents a repertoire of jazz standards and her own compositions, which sound like a woman who lives her life: powerful, vulnerable, vivacious. Her voice has both power and agility, her style is colored by her soul, her rhythm anchored in the earthiness of Jamaican ancestors.
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    Jazz

    The Max Mutzke Experience

    Max Mutzke, vocals | Bruno Müller, guitar | Lutz Krajenski, piano | Enrique Ugarte, accordion | & special guest

    Abounding in passion and talent, the singer-songwriter Max Mutzke draws the audience under his spell. 11 years and seven albums since his talent contest appearance with Stefan Rabb, Max has established himself as one of the best singers in the German music scene. He enjoys the respect of the arts critics as well as that of a wide public and of the local music scene - both as a musician and as a human being.
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    Jazz

    Pablo Held piano
    Robert Landfermann bass
    Jonas Burgwinkel drums

    The Pablo Held Trio is currently one of the liveliest and most significant formations of European jazz. It transcends the boundaries between composition and improvisation by renouncing arrangements, a sequence of themes and a predetermined way of presenting them at concerts. "Investigations" is the title of the new album by Pablo Held and his longtime trio with Robert Landfermann on bass and Jonas Burgwinkel on drums, which will be released in April 2018. With this release, the trio finds a new musical home and begins a new chapter in its remarkable track record. Full of seductive elegance and lyrical sophistication, "Investigations" combines tradition with modernity, the familiar with the unknown and subtlety with passionate energy. After twelve years touring, nine acclaimed records and notable collaborations with jazz greats such as John Scofield and Chris Potter, "Investigations" is the next step.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Matthias Bublath piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz

    Cédric Hanriot piano
    Bertrand Beruard bass
    Elie Martin-Charrière drums

    Decomposition and reconstruction in the early 1920s - jazz meets European E-music

    Former Fulbright scholar Cédric Hanriot is a French-born pianist and composer with a particular interest in American jazz culture. He is regularly on tour or in the studio with American jazz greats like Dianne Reeves or Terry Lyne Carrington. He also tours nationally and internationally with his French combo, the Cédric Hanriot Trio, such as at the Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada and the Festival de Vienne in France.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Larissa Richter piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Music of the Romantic Era

    Music of the Romantic Era

    artists include Janine Jansen, William Youn, Christiane Karg, Michael Nagy & Tabea Zimmermann

    Eine Woche der Kammermusik in Schloss Elmau steht ganz im Zeichen des Repertoires der Romantik. Mit an Bord einige der Granden ihrer Zunft, aber auch der angesagtesten Nachwuchstalente in diesem Bereich.
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    Music of the Romantic Era

    Christiane Karg soprano
    Michael Nagy baritone
    Gerold Huber piano

    Wolf

    With Christiane Karg and Michael Nagy, a dream duo opens this year's Music of the Romantic Era Festival performing Hugo Wolf's most popular song cycle. Gerold Huber joins them as one of the most important song accompanists of our time.
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    Music of the Romantic Era

    Janine Jansen violin
    Torleif Thedéen cello
    Alexander Gavrylyuk piano

    Rachmaninov, Franck

    The great violinist Janine Jansen returns to Schloss Elmau with two of her favourite chamber music colleagues, her "dream team" and two of the most beautiful Romantic trios of all.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Andreas Kissenbeck piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Music of the Romantic Era

    Dana Zemtsov viola
    Anna Fedorova piano

    Schumann, Brahms, Piazzolla et al.

    Only recently to be heard alongside Janine Jansen and Martin Fröst, Dana Zemtsov belongs to the most promising young viola players of her generation. At her side, Anna Fedorova, a no less gifted pianist, who is acclaimed by the music press for her compelling professionalism.
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    Music of the Romantic Era

    Tabea Zimmermann viola
    Dénes Várjon piano

    Clarke, Kurtag, Liszt, Chopin

    The "grande dame" among the German viola players travels with the wonderful pianist Dénés Várjon to present a very interesting romantic repertoire as well as the viola sonata from the brilliant British composer Rebecca Clarke.
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    Music of the Romantic Era

    William Youn piano

    Schubert, Mozart, Liszt

    Acclaimed by the international press for the finesse of his Mozart, the Munich-based Korean pianist dedicates his recital to the piano work of Schubert and Mozart.
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    Music of the Romantic Era

    Christianne Stotijn mezzo-soprano
    Joseph Breinl piano

    Brahms et al.

    Die holländische Mezzosopranistin Christianne Stotijn mit ihrem herausragend schönen Timbre machte sich in Windeseile einer internationalen Fangemeinde bekannt. Für ihre Reise in die Liedwelt der Romantik lud sie mit Joseph Breinl einen der ausgewiesenen Spezialisten für diese Epoche ein.
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    Music of the Romantic Era

    Adrien Boisseau viola
    Gaspard Dehaene piano

    Schumann

    Celebrated as a member of the renowned Quatuor Ebène, the young Frenchman Adrien Boisseau is now embarking on a journey into his own chamber music world. At his side, Gaspard Dehaene, one of the hottest pianists of the younger generation.
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    Music of the Romantic Era

    Camiel Boomsma piano

    Chopin, Schubert

    He is currently considered the most outstanding piano talent by our Dutch neigbours. For his premiere in Schloss Elmau the young Camiel Boomsma chooses a highly romantic repertoire, ending with Schubert's famous last Sonata D 960.
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    Music of the Romantic Era

    Florian Boesch baritone
    Malcolm Martineau piano

    Schubert, Mahler, Krenek

    For his recital at Schloss Elmau, the highly-praised young baritone Florian Boesch presents Krenek's "Journey through the Austrian Alps" as well as other Wanderer songs. At his side, Malcolm Martineau, one of the grand masters of the Song Guild.
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    Music of the Romantic Era

    Casal Quartett & Sebastian Manz

    Felix Froschhammer, violin | Rachel Späth, violin | Markus Fleck, viola | Andreas Fleck, cello | Sebastian Manz, clarinet
    Fuchs, Schumann, Weber

    Eines der angesagtesten Quartette unserer Tage im Team mit ARD-Wettbewerb-Gewinner Sebastian Manz zu einem Abend der schönsten Klarinettenkompositionen, die für diese Konstellation entstanden sind.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Stefan Schmid piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Classical

    Igor Levit piano

    Beethoven

    The music press rolls over, the audience cheers. For his playing of Beethoven in particular, Igor Levit has earned himself a place amongst the piano greats.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Dirk Menger piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Gift Voucher

    Concert plus 3 course menu

    at Schloss Elmau Retreat including wine pairing, followed by concert in the Concert Hall
    Quartonal

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    Classical

    Quartonal

    Mirko Ludwig, tenor | Florian Sievers, tenor | Christoph Behm, baritone | Sönke Tams Freier, bass

    Man nehme: zwei Tenöre, einen Bariton und einen wirklich grandiosen Bass und es tritt mit Quartonal eine der lupenreinsten A-Cappella-Formationen unserer Tage auf den Plan.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Anna Valiulina piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Richard Strauss Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Olli Mustonen piano

    Strauss, Shchedrin, Mustonen, Prokofjew
    Box office: www.richard-strauss-festival.de

    Olli Mustonen is a pianist, conductor and composer and very successful in each of his three musical roles on the international concert podiums. As a soloist he has worked with most of the leading orchestras and renowned conductors. The Finnish pianist is known for the clarity and refinement of his interpretations, and for his claim to make every concert sound like a world premiere. Olli Mustonen maintains close contact with contemporary composers, especially Rodion Shchedrin, who dedicated his 5th Piano Concerto to him. At this concert he plays Shchedrin's work "Notebook for the Youth", his own composition, the Piano Sonata No. 1, and Strauss's rarely played early work "Stimmungsbilder".
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    Richard Strauss Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    "Faszination Alpen"
    Felix Neureuther ski racer
    Alexander Liebreich moderation

    Conversation in German
    Box office: www.richard-strauss-festival.de

    The likeable ski star Felix Neureuther and avowed sports fan Alexander Liebreich dedicate themselves to the topic "The fascination of the Alps". A place of longing for some, a living space for others, a projection screen for tourist-driven dreams and a homeland for which nature has been fought - the Alps are many things and something different for everyone. Their fascination remains unbroken for everyone involved with them. Look forward to a relaxed talk under the motto "Sport meets culture".
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Daniel Eppinger piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Author's reading

    Joachim Meyerhoff reads
    "Die Zweisamkeit der Einzelgänger"

    in German

    In the three volumes of his autobiography already published, Joachim Meyerhoff described his childhood growing up on the grounds of a psychiatric clinic, his stay in America, and his student years with his grandparents in Munich. Now comes the fourth volume. And at last, the protagonist is in love: in Hanna, Franka and Ilse. Three women. Can that work out? The answer: no.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Josef Ressle piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Christopher Verworner piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz

    Martin Schmitt piano

    "Aufbassn"

    The Blues and the Bavarian language: two earthy affairs. And two special theme worlds don't just fit together well, but complement each other perfectly. With his new album Martin Schmitt combines Bavarian lyrics with blues, R & B, soul and jazz elements - in a sense a return to his musical and linguistic roots.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Christoph Adams piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Classical

    Bo Skovhus baritone
    Stefan Vladar piano

    Schumann

    As an ideally matched lieder team, baritone Bo Skovhus and pianist Stefan Vladar have earned an impressive international reputation. You can therefore sit back and enjoy the latest variation of their collaboration, which is entirely dedicated to Robert Schumann.
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    Jazz

    Marcin Wasilewski Trio

    Marcin Wasilewski, piano | Slawomir Kurkiewicz, bass | Michal Miskiewicz, percussion

    With ECM, producer legend Manfred Eicher established one of the world's most important jazz and world music labels on the market for decades. His artistic visions remain unparalleled to this day. With this performance from the ECM supported Marcin Wasilewski Trio we wish Manfred Eicher a very happy birthday.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Matthias Bublath piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Gift Voucher

    Concert plus 3 course menu

    in the Schloss Elmau Retreat including wine pairing, followed by concert in the Concert Hall
    Joo Kraus Quartet

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    Jazz

    Joo Kraus trumpet
    Ralf Schmidt piano
    Veit Hübner bass
    Torsten Krill drums

    Joo Kraus spielt Trompete, seit er denken kann. Seine Karriere ist vielseitig und facettenreich verlaufen, kürzlich erst veröffentlichte der umtriebige Musiker sein mittlerweile fünftes Soloalbum “ Painting Pop“. Dafür wurde er prompt mit dem Echo Jazz als bester Trompeter ausgezeichnet. Derart eingestimmt, reist er im Quartett nach Schloss Elmau.
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    Jazz

    Kinga Glyk bass
    Rafal Stepien piano
    Irek Glyk drums

    Innerhalb sehr kurzer Zeit hat die polnische Bassistin Kinga Glyk einen enormen Bekanntheitsgrad erreicht. Für Kinga Glyk gibt es nur ein Instrument, den Bass. Ihr Idol: Jaco Pastorius, für sie der beste Bassist, den es je gegeben hat. Ihm widmet die gerade mal 20-Jährige auch ihr drittes Album "Dream", dass sie zu ihrer Premiere in Schloss Elmau im Gepäck hat.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Marc Schmolling piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz

    Jazzrausch Bigband "Moebius Strip"

    Big Band Jazz made in Bavaria. Die JazzRausch-Bigband hat sich auf die Fahnen geschrieben, ihr Publikum von kreativem Musikmachen zu begeistern. Seitdem ist ihr Triumphzug ungebrochen und trägt die junge Techno-Brass-Band weit über die Grenzen des Landes hinaus.
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    World

    Ganes "an cunta che"

    Elisabeth Schuen, vocals, violin, synth | Marlene Schuen, vocals, violin, bass | Natalie Plöger, vocals, bass

    Ganes have been travelling their musical world together since they were children. The sisters Marlene and Elisabeth Schuen grew up in La Val, an enchanted village in the South Tyrolean Dolomites, Italy. So far away from sizzling cities, so close to the wild, untamed heart of nature. The big world was boxed in a small universe. And it called for each of them, encouraging them to explore it. They became those fairies, singing in many voices - they became GANES. With their roots in their Ladin home, united in their language, blessed with the opportunity to learn how to fly. Their latest album "an cunta che" released in 2016, is inspired by the Ladin world of fairies and magical tales. Deeply involved in the mystic world of the Fanes-saga, Ganes take the ancient vibes into today's world. Old and new are standing face to face, forever connected, but viewed from a new perspective.
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    Classical

    Momo & Marie Kodama piano

    Mozart, Stravinsky

    Mari Kodamas äußerst differenzierte, zugleich natürliche Musikalität haben sie zu einer der international führenden Pianistinnen gemacht. Nach Schloss Elmau reist sie diesmal mit ihrer Schwester Momo, ebenso wie ihre Schwester ausgewiesene Klangperfektionistin.
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    Jazz Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Lisa Mauracher vocals, guitar

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Classical

    Pablo Ferrández cello
    Federico Colli piano

    Schumann, Brahms, Shostakovich

    Ob auf Reisen mit den großen Orchestern und Dirigenten dieser Welt, ob in der Kammermusik mit seinem musikalischen Mentor Gidon Kremer, immer entfaltet der spanische Cellist Pablo Ferrández seine vollendete Klangkultur und musikalische Sinnlichkeit. Nach Schloss Elmau kommt er diesmal im Duo mit dem fulminanten Pianisten Federico Colli.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Thibault Falk piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz

    CLEO vocals, violin
    Jan Luley piano
    Lindy Huppertsberg bass
    Tobias Schirmer drums

    Cleo gehört zu den vielversprechendsten Newcomern unter den jungen europäischen Sängerinnen, denn ihre Musik atmet die Tiefe und Intensität des Blues. Ihre Stimme hinterlässt ein Gefühl wie Samt und Chili und sie weiß auf entwaffend natürlich Art, virtuos mit ihr umzugehen.
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    Jazz

    The Giora Feidman Sextet Klezmer for Peace

    Giora Feidman, clarinet | Andre Tsirlin, sax | Gürkan Balkan, oud, guitar, vocals | Muhittin Temel, kanun, vocals | Hila Ofek, harp | Murat Coskun, frame drums, percussion, vocals

    "Ich spiele Klarinette, um meine Gefühle mit den Menschen zu teilen", schreibt der Grandseigneur unter den Klarinettisten sich auf die Fahnen. Selbst mit über 80 Jahren ist Giora Feidman nicht müde, ein neues Ensemble herausragender internationaler Klangkünstler um sich zu scharen, das einen Abend der Extraklasse erwarten lässt.
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    Jazz

    Manu Katché The Scope

    Patrick Manouguian, guitar | Elvin Galland, piano | Jérôme Regard, bass | Manu Katché, drums

    Ein Klangmaler an den Drums: Wenn Manu Katché seine rhythmische Welt erschafft, ist es fast, als entwürfe er ein Gemälde auf einer immensen Leinwand mit detailreichem Relief. Manu Katché, der bereits auf eine lange Tradition an Schloss-Elmau-Konzerten zurückblickt, kommt diesmal in intimer Triobesetzung von geradezu kammermusikalischer Intimität.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Jo Junghanss piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz

    Ulf & Eric Wakenius guitar

    "Father and Son"

    Titel ist Programm, von Oscar Peterson wurde Ulf Wakenius als einer der größten Jazz-Gitarristen unserer Tage beschrieben, offensichtlich habe aber auch sein Sohn Eric das Gitarristen-Gen geerbt. Ob swingend oder fast rockig, ob lyrisch oder perkussiv-extrovertiert - mit ihrem Gespür für Atmosphäre und Klangräume erschaffen die beiden so stimmungsvolle wie ergreifende Gitarrenmusik.
  • Photo: Heike Bogenberger, Knaus, Christof Rieken
    Author's reading

    Petra Morsbach reads
    "Justizpalast"

    Monika Grütters, moderation

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Dirk Menger piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz

    Youn Sun Nah vocals
    Tomek Miernowski guitar
    Frank Woeste piano, keys
    Brad Christopher Jones bass
    Dan Rieser drums

    Eine "Vokalsensation" nennt sie die Fachpresse. In ihrer Wahlheimat Frankreich ist die Koreanerin Youn Sun Nah längst zum Jazzstar avanciert, mit ihrer individuell artikulierten Stimmakrobatik schreitet sie den chronologischen und geografischen Gesangs-Horizont ab. Ihre Vokalkunst reicht von der vulkanischen, eruptiven Ausdrucksweise bis hin zur feinsten Ziselierung einzelner Klangfacetten.
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    Classical

    Amit Peled cello
    Stefan Petrov piano

    "Homage to Pablo Casals"
    Couperin, Bach, Beethoven, Fauré et al.

    Seinem großen Vorbild, dem Jahrhundert-Cellisten Pablo Casals, widmet Amit Peled seine Premiere in Schloss Elmau. Mit ihm das wunderbare Gofriller-Cello des großen Meisters.
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    Pop

    DJ Markus Winter

    exklusiv für Hotelgäste

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Larissa Richter piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: PR, Brigitte Lacombe
    Classical

    Viktoria Mullova violin
    Katia Labèque piano

    Schumann, Takemitsu, Pärt, Ravel

  • Photo: PR, Wilfried Hösl
    Classical

    Gabriela Scherer mezzo-soprano
    Michael Volle baritone
    Sarah Tysman piano

    Wagner, Strauss

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    Im Gespräch

    Prof. Dr. Vincent Hendricks philosopher
    "Our Post-Factual World"

    Thomas Kausch, moderation
    Conversation in English

    Der dänische Philosoph Vincent Hendricks leitet das weltweit einzige Institut zur Erforschung von Fake News, Shit Storms und Filterblasen. Er warnt, wir werden Gefahr laufen, hinter das Zeitalter der Aufklärung zurückzufallen. Falschmeldungen gab es schon früher, bestätigt Hendricks, doch heute werden sie übers Internet und die sozialen Medien in Sekundenschnelle geteilt und erzielen eine ungeheure Reichweite.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Felix Schneider piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: PR, Hanser
    Author's reading

    Martin Meyer reads
    Gerade gestern: Vom allmählichen Verschwinden des Gewohnten

  • Photo: Schloss Elmau
    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Leo Betzl piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: PR, Giorgia Bertazzi, PR, Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
    Classical

    Daishin Kashimoto violin
    Lawrence Power viola
    Antonio Lysy cello
    Alessio Bax piano
    Lucille Chung piano

    Schubert, Schumann

    in cooperation with "Incontri in Terra di Siena"

    Alljährlich begibt sich der italienische Pianist Alessio Bax mit ausgesuchten Kammermusikern auf die Reise durch Europa. Was in der Nähe von Siena beginnt, setzt sich in diesem Jahr mit einer Begegnung mit Schubert und Schumann in Schloss Elmau fort.
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    Author's reading

    Andrea Wulf reads
    "Alexander von Humboldt und die Erfindung der Natur"
    Denis Scheck moderation

    Author's reading in German

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    Jazz

    "Potsdamer Platz"
    Jukka Perko sax
    Jan Lundgren piano
    Dan Berglund bass
    Morten Lund drums

    A musical homage to the German capital: for his current project "Potsdamer Platz", the highly creative Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren has assembled the Who's who of the Scandinavian jazz scene around him.
  • Photo: Dawin Meckel, Hanser, Catherine Hess
    Author's reading & discussion

    Heinz Bude reads
    Adorno für Ruinenkinder: Eine Geschichte von 1968

    Simon Strauß, Writer & Editor FAZ, Moderation

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Kevin André piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: Felix Broede, Sony Classical
    Classical

    Olga Scheps piano
    "100% Scooter. Piano Only."

    Variations of Scooter Songs arr. Sven Helbig

    SCOOTER, the most successful formation in the history of the German single charts, and the world-famous pianist Olga Scheps have worked together on a very special project. The ECHO Klassik winner exclusively interpreted 11 scooter songs on her piano for the 25th anniversary of the band. The 11 songs were arranged and produced by the double ECHO classical music winner and composer Sven Helbig. He belongs to the younger generation of composers, for whom the boundaries between the classical orchestral world, experimental art and pop music no longer exist. He is Composer in Residence at the German National Theater in Weimar, at the University of Leipzig and the National University of San Martin in Buenos Aires. He maintains long-term creative partnerships with artists including the Fauré Quartet, opera singer René Pape, conductor Kristjan Järvi and the Pet Shop Boys.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Matti Klein piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: Natascha Romboy
    Modern Classical

    Tamar Halperin keys
    Marc Romboy electronics
    Francois Joubert-Caillet viola da gamba

    "Variations"

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Jan Miserre piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: Jeremy Enlow
    Classical

    Yekwon Sunwoo piano
    Winner of the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

    Brahms, Schubert

    The winner of the current Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is the South-Korean Yekwon Sunwoo, who obtained his Bachelor at the renowned Curtis Institute in Philhadelphia and his Master at the Juilliard School. Together with Steinway & Sons, Schloss Elmau presents this prize-winner concert.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Felix Schneider piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: Michal Nowak, PR
    Classical

    Miguel Colom violin
    Fernando Arias cello
    Juan Pérez Floristán piano

    Schubert, Dvorák

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Nicolai Jan Hübner piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Johannes Ludwig sax
    Andreas Feith piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: Lars Borges
    Classical

    Miloš Karadaglic guitar
    & String Quartet

    Villa-Lobos, De Falla, Boccherini et al.

  • Photo: Schloss Elmau
    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Christian Elsässer piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: Eric Larrayadieu, Marco Borggreve
    Classical

    Antoine Tamestit viola
    Masato Suzuki harpsichord

    Bach

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Daniel Eppinger piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: PR
    Classical

    Guido Rimonda violin
    Cristina Canziani piano

    "Le Violon Noir" (Gluck, Tartini, Ravel et al.)

    Die "schwarze Violine" bezeichnet die Stradivari des Komponisten und Geigenvirtuosen Jean-Marie Leclair. Der fulminante italienische Violonist Guido Rimonda stellt das 1721 gebaute Instrument in einem eigens für Schloss Elmau konzipierten Konzert vor.
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    Classical

    Christian Gerhaher baritone
    Gerold Huber piano

    Schubert: Swan Song

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Walter Lang piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Lorenz Kellhuber piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Autorenlesung

    Andres Lepik Nicht nur Königsschlösser: Architektur in Bayern unter König Ludwig II

    Prof. Andres Lepik, Direktor Architekturmuseum der TU München

    Das populäre Bild des weltentrückten "Märchenkönigs" Ludwig II, das schon zu seinen Lebzeiten einsetzte, steckt noch immer in allen Köpfen. Doch die Vorstellung, der König habe sich für die Probleme seiner Zeit nicht interessiert & seine politischen Pflichten vernachlässigt, ist angesichts neuer Forschungen grundsätzlich zu revidieren. Denn in Wirklichkeit hat er zeitlebens seine Amtsgeschäfte geführt, sich für soziale Reformen eingesetzt, den technischen Fortschritt befördert & sich gerade im Bereich des Bauens aktiv für zahlreiche öffentliche Projekte eingesetzt: vom Waisenhaus über das Kinderspital, vom Kanalisationssystem, den Brückenbau & die Industrieausstellung bis hin zum Bahnhof & zur Synagoge. In der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung haben die Königsschlösser bislang alle anderen Aspekte der Architektur in seiner Zeit komplett überstrahlt. Es ist also höchste Zeit, das Engagement von Ludwig II für die Architektur seiner Zeit anhand der vorhandenen Dokumente & Bauten zurecht zu rücken.
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    Jazz Piano Series @ Al Camino Bar

    Andreas Kissenbeck piano

    Fine drinks, great music & interesting talks in front of an open fire place.

  • Photo: Julia Wesely
    Jazz

    Janoska Ensemble

    Ondrej Janoska, violin | Roman Janoska, violin | František Janoska, piano | Julius Darvas, double bass

    Strauss, Kreisler, Janoska, Bizet et al.

    All the pieces have been arranged by Frantisek Janoska and the Janoska Ensemble in the special Jonaska style.
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    Jazz

    Lars Danielsson Quartet
    John Parricelli guitar
    Grégory Privat piano
    Lars Danielsson bass
    Magnus Öström drums

    "Liberetto III"

  • Photo: PR, Marco Borggreve
    Classical

    Saschka Haberl violin
    Paul Rivinius piano

    Tartini, Mozart, Korngold, Prokofjew

  • Photo: PR
    Jazz

    Viktoria Tolstoy & Claes Crona Trio

    Viktoria Tolstoy, vocals | Claes Crona, piano | Mattias Svensson, bass | Rasmus Kihlberg, drums

    My Favorites

    Kristallklar, dynamisch, lyrisch und erdverbunden ? ihre Stimme ist die vielleicht brillanteste aller skandinavischen Jazzsängerinnen. Wenn Tolstoy einen Song vorträgt, interpretiert sie ihn nicht einfach, sie formt und prägt ihn auf einzigartige Weise. Bei aller Vielseitigkeit zieht sich Leichtigkeit wie ein roter Faden durch ihr musikalisches Werk. Für Schloss Elmau traf Viktoria Tolstoy eine besondere Auswahl ihres großen Repertoires, darunter unvergleichliche Interpretationen von Jazz-Klassikern des Great American Songbook.
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    Buchmessentage

    Buchmessentage

    Präsentation der Herbstnovitäten

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    Jazz

    Espen Eriksen Trio

    Espen Eriksen, piano | Lars Tormod Jenset, double bass | Andreas Bye, drums

  • Photo: Dorothee Falke
    Classical

    Christel Lee violin
    Tatiana Chernichka piano

    Beethoven, Dvorák, Saint-Saens

  • Photo: Simon Hegenberg
    Jazz

    Omer Klein Trio

    Omer Klein, piano | Haggai Cohen-Milo, bass | Amir Bressler, drums

  • Photo: Sonja Mueller, Dario Acosta
    Classical

    Priya Mitchell violin
    Yefim Bronfman piano

    Brahms, Schumann et al.

  • Photo: JD Doumount, Dan Carabas, Gerrit Schreurs
    Classical

    Lorenzo Gatto violin
    Camille Thomas cello
    Julien Libeer piano

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