22 - 27 Jun 25 © Week of Romanticism Week of Romanticism Each year, the Romanticism Week sheds light on a new aspect of musical Romanticism and its historical context. BOOKING OPTIONS: COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT when booking 5 nights and more, arrival Sun, 22nd June incl. concert tickets, breakfast, spa, yoga and more Book your room here! Book seats Book room Opening concert on Sun, 22 June in the evening, one concert daily until the closing concert on Thu, 26 June in the evening as well as 1-2 Matinée events
Sunday 22 Jun 2025 © Week of the Romantic Era Opening ConcertVilde Frang violinMaximilian Hornung violoncelloDenis Kozhukhin piano Schumann: Piano trio No 1 D minor Op 63 & No 2 F major Op 80 Book seats Book room
Monday 23 Jun 2025 © Week of the Romantic Era Lukas Sternath KlavierWhy you must attend this concert:Lukas Sternath caused a sensation at the ARD Music Competition 2022 by winning the competition and seven other special prizes Works by Schumann & Liszt Book seats Book room Since his spectacular win in the ARD Competition 2022 and seven further prizes in the same competition, he has been thrilling audiences – Lukas Sternath is considered “the rising star in the pianist's sky“ (Hamburger Abendblatt). Born in Vienna in 2001 and trained there, he is currently studying with Igor Levit at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. The Süddeutsche Zeitung recently judged him to have “what a soloist needs: the ability to take his time“. (SZ)
3 - 6 Jul 25 © Building Bridges Building Bridges – Sir András Schiff presents young pianists The famous pianist Sir András Schiff presents young pianists at the beginning of a great career. Even after graduating from a renowned music academy, it is not easy for young musicians to position themselves successfully on the music market. Regardless of talent and technical excellence, there is usually a lack of performance practice and important networks. This is where Sir András Schiff's mentoring programme Building Bridges comes in, with which he has been providing targeted and sustainable support for young pianists since 2014. BOOKING OPTIONS FESTIVAL PACKAGE3 nights (arrival Thu, 3 July)incl. concert tickets, breakfast, spa, yoga and moreBook your room here! Book seats Book room
Friday 4 Jul 2025 © Building Bridges Sir András Schiff presents Chloe Mun Piano Winner of the Concours de Genève (2014), the International Busoni Competition (2015) & Member of Building Bridges 2024/2025 Book seats Book room
Friday 4 Jul 2025 © Building Bridges Sir András Schiff presents Schaghajegh Nosrati Piano Winner of the second prize at the International Bach Competition Leipzig (2014) & Alumna of Building Bridges 2015/2016 Book seats Book room
Saturday 5 Jul 2025 © Building Bridges Sir András Schiff presents Tomoki Park Piano Concerts at the Philharmonie Berlin, the Suntory Hall, at the Rheingau Music Festival & Alumnus of Building Bridges 2023/2024 Book seats Book room
Saturday 5 Jul 2025 © Building Bridges Sir András Schiffduos with Chloe Mun, Schaghajegh Nosrati & Tomoki Park Book seats Book room
Wednesday 9 Jul 2025 © Classical Lucas & Arthur Jussen piano duoWhy you must attend this concert:One of the most sought-after piano duos of our time brings a breath of fresh air to classical music Grieg: Peer Gynt-Suite No 1 for 4 hands Schubert: Rondo A major for 4 hands Rachmaninov: Six Morceaux Op 11 for 4 hands Book seats Book room Dutch duo Lucas & Artur Jussen are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time and are a breath of fresh air in the world's biggest concert halls. With their energetic, almost symbiotic playing, their great refinement of sound and their gripping interpretations, they are celebrated by press and audience alike. “It's like driving two BMWs at the same time,” said conductor Michael Schønwandt about the two pianists after a joint concert.
Thursday 10 Jul 2025 © Classical Belcea Quartet string quartetQuatuor Ébène string quartetWhy you must attend this concert:The two best string quartets in the world united in an octet Mendelssohn: String octetEnescu: String octet Book seats Book room Two world-class string quartets: the Quatuor Ébène and the Belcea Quartet are among the best string quartets ever. For this concert, they unite to form an octet and interpret two of the great works for this instrumentation – Mendelssohn's youthful work full of luminous melodic ideas and the darkly glowing, dense work by the nineteen-year-old Romanian Enescu.
31 - 4 Aug - Sep 25 © Classical Piano Summit with Víkingur Ólafsson This piano summit brings three outstanding pianists to Schloss Elmau. The highlight and finale will be the concert by Icelandic piano star Víkingur Ólafsson. After his mammoth project of the Goldberg Variations, which he performed 88 times last season – including three times at Schloss Elmau – he will now devote himself to the triad of Ludwig van Beethoven's last three piano sonatas in this concert. BOOKING OPTIONS: FESTIVAL PACAKGEarrival Sun, 31 August incl. concert tickets, breakfast, spa, yoga and more Book your room here! Book seats Book room
Wednesday 3 Sep 2025 © Classical Víkingur Ólafsson piano Beethoven: Sonata E major Op 109Sonata A flat major Op 110Sonata C minor Op 111 Book seats Book room
6 - 12 Oct 25 © Lied Festival Christian Gerhaher & Gerold Huber 4th Lied FestivalChristian Gerhaher & Gerold Huber Christian Gerhaher invites to his fourth Lied-festival. Together with his long-time piano partner Gerold Huber and numerous guests, he will illuminate the fascinating cosmos of the Lied in song recitals, lectures and master classes. With Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano), Tabea Zimmermann (viola) and other guests BOOKING OPTIONS: COMPLIMENTARY NIGHT when booking 7 nights and more, arrival Sun, 5 October incl. event tickets, breakfast, spa, yoga and more Book your room here! Shorter stay possible Book seats Book room
11 - 16 Nov 25 © 26. European Jazztival 26. European Jazztival Schloss Elmau has been a meeting place for the international jazz scene for over 25 years. The “European Jazztival“ is the annual highlight and brings together big stars, first-class formations and the young international jazz scene over five festival days in the atmospherically illuminated concert hall, surrounded by a unique natural setting. Book seats Book room Opening concert Tue, 11th Nov 20.30, 12th–15th Nov two concerts per day, departure day Sun, 16th Nov
22 - 30 Nov 25 © 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 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. 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 Book seats Book room Two concerts daily, opening concert Sat, 22 November in the evening, final concert Sat, 29 November in the evening, day of departure Sun, 30 November