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

  • 10 - 16

    Nov 25

    Photo: Schloss Elmau
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    26. European Jazztival

    26th European Jazztival
    Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic @ Schloss Elmau
    curated by Siggi Loch

    The “European Jazz Festival” is the annual highlight of Elmau's jazz calendar. This year's festival is curated by Siggi Loch, who as a music manager, producer and founder of the ACT label has had a significant influence on the jazz scene over the last few decades. On the six days of the festival, he will bring together formations from his "Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic" concert series in Elmau's atmospherically lit concert hall: big names in jazz, top-tier groups, and newcomers from the international young jazz scene.

    Patronage: Andrea Zietzschmann, Artistic Director of the Berliner Philharmoniker

    Program:
    Mon, 10 November 8:30 pm opening concert
    Tue, 11 - Sat, 15 November 5:00 pm & 9:30 pm two concerts daily
    Sat, 15 November 9:30 pm closing concert
    Sun, 16 November day of departure

    FIRST CONCERTS ANNOUNCED!

    BOOKING OPTIONS:

    COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT
    when booking 6 nights and more, arrival Tue, 11 November
    incl. concert tickets, breakfast, spa, yoga and more
    Book your room here!

    Shorter stay possible

  • 16 - 21

    Nov 25

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    Literature Festival

    Literature Festival

    China is at a turning point - politically, economically, and ideologically. Readings, lectures, and discussions serve to develop a multi-layered picture: from classical wisdom & teachings and revolutionary schools of thought to the challenges of the present. Formative moments in the history of Chinese literature and philosophy are covered, but it is the current tensions and upheavals that give the subject such relevance. In a time of rapid change, historical analysis is combined with the pressing question of where the path will lead.

    in German

  • 22 - 30

    Nov 25

    Photo: Leopold Fiala
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    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    16th 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 promising career alongside established musical personages. The program, 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 Verbier Festival.

    with Lucas Debargue, Kevin Chen, Alexandra Dovgan & Bruce Liu (piano), James Ehnes, Clara Jumi Kang & Augustin Dumay (violin), Sào Soulez Larivière (viola), Steven Isserlis (cello) et al.

    Program:
    Sat, 22 November 5:30 pm opening concert
    Sun, 23 - Sat, 29 November 11:00 am & 5:30 pm two concerts daily
    Sat, 29 November 5:30 pm closing concert
    Sun, 30 November day of departure

    BOOKING OPTIONS:

    COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT
    when booking 7 nights and more, arrival Sun, 23 November
    incl. concert tickets, breakfast, spa, yoga and more
    Book your room here!

    Shorter stay possible

  • Saturday

    22 Nov

    2025

    Photo: Volkov
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    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Opening concert
    Alexandra Dovgan piano

    “Prélude, choral e fugue” FWV 21
    Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor
    et al.

    17:30 Concert Hall 98 seats for hotel guests available

  • Sunday

    23 Nov

    2025

    Photo: Fabrice Uminglia
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Kevin Chen piano

    1st prize Anton Rubinstein Competition 2023

    Chopin: Variations on Mozart’s “Là ci darem la mano” et al.
    Liszt: Réminiscences de Don Juan et al.

    11:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Sunday

    23 Nov

    2025

    Photo: Tim Cavadini, Leopold Fiala
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Lucas Debargue piano
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Mozart: Piano concerto E flat major K 449
    Bartók: Divertimento for Strings

    17:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Monday

    24 Nov

    2025

    Photo: Xiomara Bender, Elian Bachini, Satoshi Aoyagi
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Augustin Dumay & Clara Jumi Kang violin
    Blythe Engstroem viola
    Steven Isserlis & Joel Marosi cello
    Lucas Debargue & Kevin Chen piano

    Chamber music

    17:30 Concert Hall 98 seats for hotel guests available

  • Tuesday

    25 Nov

    2025

    Photo: Satoshi Aoyagi, Nicholas Brodard
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Steven Isserlis cello
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Haydn: Cello concerto No 2 D major
    Beethoven: Symphony No 7 A major

    17:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Thursday

    27 Nov

    2025

    Photo: Christopher Koestlin
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Bruce Liu piano

    Beethoven: “Moonlight Sonata”
    Chopin: Impromptus (selection)
    Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole
    et al.

    11:00 Concert Hall 98 seats for hotel guests available

  • Thursday

    27 Nov

    2025

    Photo: Benjamin Ealovega, Leopold Fiala
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    James Ehnes violin
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Beethoven: Coriolan Overture C minor
    Beethoven: Violin concerto D major

    17:30 Concert Hall 98 seats for hotel guests available

  • Friday

    28 Nov

    2025

    Photo: Andrej Grilc
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Augustin Dumay & Clara Jumi Kang violin
    Blythe Engstroem viola
    Steven Isserlis & Joel Marosi cello
    Lucas Debargue & Kevin Chen piano

    Bach: Cello suite No 1 G major
    Chamber music

    17:30 Concert Hall 98 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    29 Nov

    2025

    Photo: Benjamin Ealovega, Bartek Barczyk, Clara Evens
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    James Ehnes violin
    Sào Soulez Larivière viola
    Bruce Liu piano

    Chamber music

    11:00 Concert Hall 98 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    29 Nov

    2025

    Photo: Sasha Gusov, Nicholas Brodard
    ©
    Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau

    Closing Concert
    Alexandre Kantorow piano
    Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor

    Beethoven: Piano concerto No 4 G major
    Beethoven: Symphony No 4 B major

    17:30 Concert Hall 96 seats for hotel guests available

  • 11 - 18

    Jan 26

    Photo: PR, Giorgia Bertazzi, Sim Canetty-Clarke
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    Chamber Music Week

    7st Chamber Music Week

    The Chamber Music Week has been at the heart of Schloss Elmau's cultural program at since the 1950s. This festival week was particularly shaped by the Amadeus Quartet and the composer Benjamin Britten, who visited Elmau many times and even premiered several works here. This year, to mark the 50th anniversary of Britten's death in 2026, some of Britten's key works will also be represented in the concerts of the 71st Chamber Music Week alongside the chamber music repertoire of Classical and Romantic greats Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms.

    with Ian Bostridge (tenor), Daniel Lozakovich (violin), David Fray (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin) et al.

    Program:
    Sun, 11 January 5:00 pm opening concert
    Mon, 12 – Sat, 17 January 11:00 am & 5:00 pm two concerts daily
    Sat, 17 January 5:00 pm closing concert
    Sun, 18 January day of departure

    BOOKING OPTIONS:

    COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT
    when booking 7 nights and more, arrival Sun, 5 January)
    incl. concert tickets, breakfast, Spa, Yoga and more
    book your room here!

    Shorter stay possible

  • Sunday

    11 Jan

    2026

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    71st Chamber Music Week

    Daniel Lozakovich violin
    David Fray piano

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Monday

    12 Jan

    2026

    Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra
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    71st Chamber Music Week

    Daniel Lozakovich violin
    David Fray piano

    11:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Monday

    12 Jan

    2026

    Photo: Sasha Gusov, Marco Borggreve
    ©
    71st Chamber Music Week

    Daniel Lozakovich violin
    David Fray piano

    17:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Tuesday

    13 Jan

    2026

    Photo: Marco Borggreve
    ©
    71st Chamber Music Week

    Daniel Lozakovich violin
    David Fray piano

    17:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Friday

    16 Jan

    2026

    Photo: Giorgia Bertazzi
    ©
    71st Chamber Music Week

    Daniel Lozakovich violin
    David Fray piano

    17:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    17 Jan

    2026

    Photo: Giorgia Bertazzi
    ©
    71st Chamber Music Week

    Daniel Lozakovich violin
    David Fray piano

    11:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    17 Jan

    2026

    Photo: Giorgia Bertazzi
    ©
    71st Chamber Music Week

    Daniel Lozakovich violin
    David Fray piano

    17:00 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Saturday

    7 Mar

    2026

    Photo: Marco Borggreve, Nikolaj Lund, PR
    ©
    Classical

    Alexej Gerassimez & Emil Kuyumcuyan percussion
    Lucas & Arthur Jussen piano duo

    Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story“
    Works by Fazil Say, Steve Reich et al.

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available

  • Tuesday

    24 Mar

    2026

    Photo: Marco Borggreve, Anoush Abrar
    ©
    Classical

    Gautier Capuçon cello
    Nikolai Lugansky piano

    Debussy: Cello sonata D minor
    Brahms: Cello sonata F major
    Rachmaninoff: Cello sonata G minor

    20:30 Concert Hall 100 seats for hotel guests available
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