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.

  • 6 - 9

    Aug 26

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Janine Jansen & Friends

    Janine Jansen & Friends

    Janine Jansen & Friends The violinist Janine Jansen is a true world star of her instrument. She enjoys an enviable international reputation and collaborates with the most renowned orchestras and conductors across the globe. “Among the world’s star soloists, she is as enthusiastic a listener as she is a sensitive and accomplished chamber music partner — as much as anyone could possibly be,” wrote The New York Times. Several times a year, Janine Jansen can also be heard at Schloss Elmau — as she is now, directly following her concerts at the Salzburg Festival. Together with esteemed musical friends, her pianist Denis Kozhukhin and cellist Daniel Blendulf, she performs chamber music works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Schubert.

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  • Thursday

    6 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Janine Jansen & Friends

    Janine Jansen violin
    Denis Kozhukhin piano
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Janine Jansen and Denis Kozhukhin form a world-class duo and recently recorded the violin sonatas in Elmau

    Beethoven: violin sonata No 2 A major Op 12 No 2
    Brahms: violin sonata No 1 Op 78

    20:30 Concert Hall 169 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    8 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Janine Jansen & Friends

    Janine Jansen violin
    Daniel Blendulf cello
    Denis Kozhukhin piano
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Schubert's famous piano trio, performed by a trio led by star violinist Janine Jansen

    Schubert: piano trio No 2 Es major D 929

    20:30 Concert Hall 169 seats for hotel guests available

  • Tuesday

    11 Aug

    2026

    Photo: PR
    ©
    Classical

    Pablo Ferrández cello
    Why you must attend this concert:
    “Pablo Ferrández is truly special. Great sound, very refined vibrato, flawless left and right hand and a true musician.” (Anne-Sophie Mutter)

    Bach: Suites for cello solo No 1 & 3 et al.

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available
    Details

    Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández is among the most sought-after instrumentalists of his generation. He is a prizewinner of the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition and an exclusive artist with SONY Classical. A musician of remarkable presence – “Ferrández has it all: technique, courage, intellect, authority as a soloist, expressiveness and charm” (El País).

  • 13 - 16

    Aug 26

    Photo: Christoph Köstlin_DG
    ©
    World

    A Weekend with Avi Avital

    “A musician who knows no boundaries – except those of good taste – and has the artistry to lead his audience anywhere.” (Gramophone)
    Avi Avital, the first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a Grammy, is celebrated for his virtuosity and passion. His live performances have been described as passionate and “explosively charismatic” (New York Times). For over 20 years, he has performed in the world's most prestigious concert halls and has been a driving force behind the revival of the mandolin.

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  • Thursday

    13 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Zohar Ron
    ©
    World

    Michael Wollny piano
    Émile Parisien soprano saxophone
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Michael Wollny joins forces with his “brother in spirit,” the exceptional saxophonist Emile Parisien

    unterschiedliche Programme an den beiden Abenden

    20:30 Concert Hall 118 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    15 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Christoph Köstlin_DG
    ©
    World

    Michael Wollny piano
    Émile Parisien soprano saxophone
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Michael Wollny joins forces with his “brother in spirit,” the exceptional saxophonist Emile Parisien

    unterschiedliche Programme an den beiden Abenden

    20:30 Concert Hall 118 seats for hotel guests available

  • 17 - 21

    Aug 26

    Photo: Radio Classique
    ©
    Concerts & Masterclasses Gautier Capuçon

    Concerts & Masterclasses Gautier Capuçon
    Gautier Capuçon presents the young artists supported by his Fondation Gautier Capuçon

    In 2022, French cello star Gautier Capuçon founded his own foundation, the Fondation Gautier Capuçon. Its mission is to support outstanding young musicians as they take their first steps into a professional career. At Schloss Elmau, Capuçon now presents all scholarship holders of the current year over four days in public masterclasses and concerts. He himself performs the opening concert; in the masterclasses, he works with the young talents on major chamber music works, which they then present in the evening concerts.

    Schedule
    Mon, 17th August 8:30 pm opening concert (recital Gautier Capuçon)
    Tue, 18th – Thur, 20th August 11 am masterclasses | 8:30 pm concerts

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  • Monday

    17 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Erato, Parlophone Records Limited
    ©
    Konzerte & Masterclasses Gautier Capuçon

    Eröffnungskonzert
    Gautier Capuçon Violoncello
    Frank Braley Klavier
    Warum Sie dieses Konzert besuchen sollten:
    Das Auftaktkonzert präsentiert den Meistercellisten in einem Rezital mit Klavier

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available
    Details

    Zum Auftakt der alljährlichen „Konzerte & Masterclasses Gautier Capucon“ ist der Cellomeister selbst in einem Rezital auf der Bühne zu erleben. Am Klavier ist Capuçons regelmäßiger Klavierpartner Frank Braley zu hören, mit dem Capuçon viele CD-Aufnahmen gemacht hat.

  • Tuesday

    18 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Frank Grimm
    ©
    Konzerte & Masterclasses Gautier Capuçon

    Masterclass Gautier Capuçon 1
    Gautier Capuçon unterrichtet junge Musiker
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    In öffentlichen Meisterkursen erleben Sie hautnah, wie Werke für ein Konzert erarbeitet werden.

    11:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available
    Details

    „I know how difficult it is to build a career as a classical musician“, sagt Meistercellist Gautier. Um talentierte junge Künstler:innen bei den ersten Schritten ihrer Karriere zu unterstützen, hat Capuçon daher 2022 seine eigene philanthropische Stiftung, die Fondation Gautier Capuçon gegründet, die unter der Schirmherrschaft der Fondation de France steht.
    In den morgentlichen Masterclasses sind Sie hautnah dabei, wenn Gautier Capuçon mit den jungen Sreicher:innen und Pianist:innen, Stipendiat:innen seiner Fondation, an großen Kammermusikwerken arbeitet. Am Abend präsentieren die Musiker:innen die erarbeiteten Werke dann im Konzert.

  • Tuesday

    18 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Jamie Beck _ Warner Classics
    ©
    Konzerte & Masterclasses Gautier Capuçon

    Gautier Capuçon präsentiert:
    Junge Musiker im Konzert I
    Warum Sie dieses Konzert besuchen sollten:
    Die jungen Musiker:innen präsentieren sich solistisch, im Duo und im Trio.

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available
    Details

    Die in den morgentlichen Masterclasses erarbeiteten Kammermusikwerke präsentieren die jungen Streicher und Solisten am Abend im Konzert.

  • Wednesday

    19 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Frank Grimm
    ©
    Konzerte & Masterclasses Gautier Capuçon

    Masterclass Gautier Capuçon 2
    Gautier Capuçon unterrichtet junge Musiker
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    In öffentlichen Meisterkursen erleben Sie hautnah, wie Werke für ein Konzert erarbeitet werden.

    11:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available
    Details

    „I know how difficult it is to build a career as a classical musician“, sagt Meistercellist Gautier. Um talentierte junge Künstler:innen bei den ersten Schritten ihrer Karriere zu unterstützen, hat Capuçon daher 2022 seine eigene philanthropische Stiftung, die Fondation Gautier Capuçon gegründet, die unter der Schirmherrschaft der Fondation de France steht.
    In den morgentlichen Masterclasses sind Sie hautnah dabei, wenn Gautier Capuçon mit den jungen Sreicher:innen und Pianist:innen, Stipendiat:innen seiner Fondation, an großen Kammermusikwerken arbeitet. Am Abend präsentieren die Musiker:innen die erarbeiteten Werke dann im Konzert.

  • Wednesday

    19 Aug

    2026

    Photo: MSharkey
    ©
    Konzerte & Masterclasses Gautier Capuçon

    Gautier Capuçon präsentiert:
    Junge Musiker im Konzert II
    Warum Sie dieses Konzert besuchen sollten:
    Die jungen Musiker:innen präsentieren sich solistisch, im Duo und im Trio.

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available
    Details

    Die in den morgentlichen Masterclasses erarbeiteten Kammermusikwerke präsentieren die jungen Streicher und Solisten am Abend im Konzert.

  • Thursday

    20 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Frank Grimm
    ©
    Konzerte & Masterclasses Gautier Capuçon

    Masterclass Gautier Capuçon 3
    Gautier Capuçon unterrichtet junge Musiker
    Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
    In öffentlichen Meisterkursen erleben Sie hautnah, wie Werke für ein Konzert erarbeitet werden.

    11:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available
    Details

    „I know how difficult it is to build a career as a classical musician“, sagt Meistercellist Gautier. Um talentierte junge Künstler:innen bei den ersten Schritten ihrer Karriere zu unterstützen, hat Capuçon daher 2022 seine eigene philanthropische Stiftung, die Fondation Gautier Capuçon gegründet, die unter der Schirmherrschaft der Fondation de France steht.
    In den morgentlichen Masterclasses sind Sie hautnah dabei, wenn Gautier Capuçon mit den jungen Sreicher:innen und Pianist:innen, Stipendiat:innen seiner Fondation, an großen Kammermusikwerken arbeitet. Am Abend präsentieren die Musiker:innen die erarbeiteten Werke dann im Konzert.

  • Thursday

    20 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Felix Broede
    ©
    Konzerte & Masterclasses Gautier Capuçon

    Gautier Capuçon präsentiert:
    Junge Musiker im Konzert III
    Warum Sie dieses Konzert besuchen sollten:
    Die jungen Musiker:innen präsentieren sich solistisch, im Duo und im Trio.

    20:30 Concert Hall 95 seats for hotel guests available
    Details

    Die in den morgentlichen Masterclasses erarbeiteten Kammermusikwerke präsentieren die jungen Streicher und Solisten am Abend im Konzert.

  • Saturday

    22 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Daniel Breidt
    ©

    Konzert

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Tuesday

    25 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Daniel Breidt
    ©

    Veranstaltung

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • 27 - 30

    Aug 26

    Photo: Nikolaj Lund
    ©
    Jazz

    A Weekend with Michael Wollny

    Music journalist Wolfgang Sandner described Michael Wollny as a “perfect piano master” in the FAZ newspaper, saying that he has everything you could expect from a perfect jazz pianist: virtuoso technique, imagination, discipline, sensuality and aesthetic sensibility. For two concerts, Wollny is now bringing in drummer Alexej Gerassimez for a first encounter and jazz saxophonist Emile Parisien to his side.

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  • Thursday

    27 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Joerg Steinmetz
    ©
    Jazz

    Michael Wollny piano
    Émile Parisien soprano saxophone
    Why you must attend this concert:
    Michael Wollny joins forces with his “brother in spirit,” the exceptional saxophonist Emile Parisien

    20:30 Concert Hall 114 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    29 Aug

    2026

    Photo: Joerg Steinmetz_ACT, Nikolaj Lund
    ©
    Jazz

    Michael Wollny piano
    Alexej Gerassimez percussion
    Why you must attend this concert:
    The piano master meets for the first time the inventive percussionist and his impressive array of instruments

    20:30 Concert Hall 116 seats for hotel guests available

  • 11 - 13

    Sep 26

    Photo: ÜVA AiR 2 Igor Levit_Peter Rigaud
    ©
    Artist in Residence 2026

    Igor Levit - Artist in Residence 2026

    Igor Levit is considered one of the most innovative and versatile pianists worldwide. The New York Times calls him one of the "most important artists of his generation," while the Süddeutsche Zeitung describes him as a "stroke of luck" for the concert scene. He consistently places his art in the context of societal events, understanding it as inseparably linked to them. As Artist in Residence in 2026, Levit shapes this year's concert program at Schloss Elmau with six piano recitals. For his first double evening, he focuses on selected Beethoven sonatas.

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    Stay from Fri, 11 – Sun, 13 September
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    Further dates with Igor Levit:
    Fri, 24 & Sat, 25 April 2026
    Fri, 4 & Sat, 5 December 2026

  • Friday

    11 Sep

    2026

    Photo: Felix Broede
    ©
    Artist in Residence 2026

    Igor Levit piano

    piano recital

    20:30 84 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    12 Sep

    2026

    Photo: Peter Rigaud
    ©
    Artist in Residence 2026

    Igor Levit piano

    piano recital

    20:30 80 seats for hotel guests available

  • 17 - 21

    Oct 26

    Photo: Laure Bernard
    ©
    Jazz/Classic

    Lucienne Renaudin Vary
    Young star with a brilliant trumpet sound

    Lucienne Renaudin Vary is regarded as one of the outstanding trumpet players of her generation and was named Opus Klassik Instrumentalist of the Year 2025. With technical brilliance, stylistic versatility, and musicality, she captivates audiences and critics worldwide. Moving effortlessly between Baroque, classical, and jazz styles, she demonstrates her range in two concerts at Schloss Elmau.

  • Saturday

    17 Oct

    2026

    Photo: Laure Bernard
    ©
    Classic

    Lucienne Renaudin Vary trumpet
    Félicien Brut accordion
    Why you must attend this concert:
    The OPUS Classical Music Award winner for 2025 is one of the rising stars of the classical music scene

    17:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Tuesday

    20 Oct

    2026

    Photo: Simon Fowler
    ©
    Jazz

    Lucienne Renaudin Vary trumpet
    & Band

    Vincent Bourgeyx, piano • Hugo Lippi, guitar • Thomas Bramerie, bass • Franck Agulhon, drums

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available
    Details

    The trumpet of 25-year-old French musician Lucienne Renaudin Vary sounds young and fresh. She won the Opus Klassik award for best young musician in 2021 and is one of the rising stars of the classical music scene.

  • 9 - 15

    Nov 26

    Photo: Schloss Elmau
    ©
    27th European Jazztival

    27th European Jazztival

    The “European Jazztival” is the annual highlight of Elmau’s jazz program. Over five festival days, major jazz stars, outstanding ensembles, and exciting newcomers transform the atmospherically illuminated concert hall into a vibrant meeting place for the jazz scene. Alongside Europe’s top musicians from Germany, England, Sweden, Norway, and Poland, artists from the USA and Israel will also be performing on the Elmau stage this year.

    with Brad Mehldau (piano solo), 4 Wheel Drive (Nils Landgren, trombone | Michael Wollny, piano | Lars Danielsson, bass | Wolfgang Haffner, drums), Emma Rawicz (sax) & Gwilym Simcock (piano), Michael Wollny (piano solo), Nitai Hershkovits (piano solo), Till Brönner (trumpet) & Dieter Ilg (bass) et al.

    Program:
    Mon, 9 November 8:30 pm opening concert
    Tue, 10 – Sat 14 November 5 pm & 9.30 pm two concerts per evening
    Sun, 15 November day of departure

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    Other dates of stay possible

  • 15 - 20

    Nov 26

    Photo: Max Beckmann
    ©
    Literature Festival

    Literaturtage –
    Schreiben in schweren Zeiten

    in German

  • 21 - 29

    Nov 26

    Photo: Leopold Fiala
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    17th Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Martin T:son Engstroem, founder and director of the renowned Verbier Festival in the Swiss Alps, presents outstanding artists at the beginning of their careers alongside established musical personalities. The program, which includes 15 solo, chamber music, and orchestral concerts, is curated by Blythe Teh Engstroem, co-artistic director of the festival.

    with Sergei Babayan, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Olli Mustonen & Ekaterina Bonyushkina (piano), Pierre Génisson (clarinet), Marc Bouchkov & Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) et al.
    as well as the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra & Gábor Takács-Nagy (conductor)

    Program:
    Sat, 21 November 5:30 pm opening concert
    Sun, 22 – Sat, 28 November 11:00 am & 5:30 pm two concerts daily

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    Option to extend stay: arrival Sat, 21 November
    Other dates of stay possible

  • Saturday

    21 Nov

    2026

    Photo: Kaupo Kikkas
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Opening Concert
    Sergei Babayan piano

    17:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Sunday

    22 Nov

    2026

    Photo: Peter Adamik, Leopold Fiala
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Marc Bouchkov violin
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Mozart: Violin concerto No 3
    Schönberg: Transfigured Night

    17:00 Concert Hall 117 seats for hotel guests available

  • Tuesday

    24 Nov

    2026

    Photo: Laura Malmivaara, Leopold Fiala
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Olli Mustonen piano
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Beethoven: Piano concerto No 3
    Mozart: Symphony No 38 („Prague“)

    17:00 Concert Hall 117 seats for hotel guests available

  • Thursday

    26 Nov

    2026

    Photo: B. Ealovega, Nicolas Brodard
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Haydn: Piano concerto No 11
    Beethoven: Symphony No 2

    17:00 Concert Hall 117 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    28 Nov

    2026

    Photo: Ollie Ali, Leopold Fiala
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Haydn: Cello concerto
    et al.

    11:00 Concert Hall 117 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    28 Nov

    2026

    Photo: Jake Turney, Leopold Fiala
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Haydn: Cello concerto
    Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 („Scottish“)

    17:00 Concert Hall 117 seats for hotel guests available

  • 4 - 6

    Dec 26

    Photo: ÜVA AiR 2 Igor Levit_Peter Rigaud
    ©
    Artist in Residence 2026

    Igor Levit - Artist in Residence 2026

    Igor Levit is considered one of the most innovative and versatile pianists worldwide. The New York Times calls him one of the "most important artists of his generation," while the Süddeutsche Zeitung describes him as a "stroke of luck" for the concert scene. He consistently places his art in the context of societal events, understanding it as inseparably linked to them. As Artist in Residence in 2026, Levit shapes this year's concert program at Schloss Elmau with six piano recitals. For his first double evening, he focuses on selected Beethoven sonatas.

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    Stay from Fri, 4 – Sun, 6 Dezember
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    Further dates with Igor Levit:
    Fri, 24 & Sat, 25 April 2026
    Fri, 11 & Sat, 12 September 2026

  • Friday

    4 Dec

    2026

    Photo: Peter Rigaud
    ©
    Artist in Residence 2026

    ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2026
    Igor Levit piano

    Klavierabend

    20:30 92 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    5 Dec

    2026

    Photo: Felix Broede
    ©
    Artist in Residence 2026

    ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2026
    Igor Levit piano

    Klavierabend

    17:00 88 seats for hotel guests available

  • 11 - 12

    Dec 26

    Daniel Hope Christmas

    Christmas with Daniel Hope & Orchestra

  • Friday

    11 Dec

    2026

    Daniel Hope Christmas

    Christmas with Daniel Hope & Friends
    Martynas Levickis accordion
    Serena Sáenz vocals
    Belgrade Chamber Orchestra
    Daniel Geiss conductor

    20:30 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    12 Dec

    2026

    Daniel Hope Christmas

    Christmas with Daniel Hope & Friends
    Martynas Levickis accordion
    Serena Sáenz vocals
    Belgrade Chamber Orchestra
    Daniel Geiss conductor

    20:30 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • 10 - 17

    Jan 27

    Photo: Schloss Elmau
    ©
    72nd Chamber Music Week

    72nd Chamber Music Week
    Beethoven

    Chamber Music Week has been at the heart of Schloss Elmau’s cultural program since the 1950s. The 72nd edition, marking the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death, places a special focus on his great chamber music works: the cello sonatas with Daniel Müller-Schott and Francesco Piemontesi, the violin sonatas with Viktoria Mullova, and the string quartets performed by the young and award-winning Leonkoro Quartet.

    With Viktoria Mullova (violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Leonkoro Quartet (string quartet), and others.

    Ablauf:
    So, 10. Januar 20.30 Opening concert
    Mo, 11. – Sa, 16. Januar 11.00 & 17.00 two concerts daily

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    ONE COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT
    when booking 5 nights in the Hideaway or 6 nights in the Retreat, arrival Sun, 10 January
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  • 19 - 20

    Feb 27

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Classical

    Janine Jansen violin
    Denis Kozhukhin piano

    Beethoven: Violin sonatas

  • Friday

    19 Feb

    2027

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Classical

    Janine Jansen violin
    Denis Kozhukhin piano

    Beethoven: Violin sonatas

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    20 Feb

    2027

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    Classical

    Janine Jansen violin
    Denis Kozhukhin piano

    Beethoven: Violin sonatas

    17:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available
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