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, saxophone
Rainer Brüninghaus, keys
Yuri Daniel, guitar
Trilok Gurtu, percussion

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

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

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Benjamin Lackner piano
Oded Tzúr saxophone
Jérôme Regard double bass
Matthieu Chazarenc drums
“Last Decade”

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

Adam Baldych violin
Helge Lien piano

Brad Mehldau Trio

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

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

in German

Concert

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

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

Closing concert
Joachim Kühn piano
Michael Wollny piano

Zum 80. Geburtstag von Joachim Kühn

Florence Gaub
“Zukunft: Eine Bedienungsanleitung”

Opening reading
in German

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

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

Lecture
in German

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

Lecture
in German

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

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

Lecture
in German

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

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

Lecture
in German

Abschlussdiskussion
„Hoffen oder Verzagen – Herausforderung Zukunft“

Lecture
in German

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

Yamen Saadi violin
Julien Quentin piano

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

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

Tsotne Zedginidze piano

Beethoven: Piano sonata No 9 E minor Op 14 No 1
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze

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“

Timothy Ridout viola
Julien Quentin piano

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

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

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

Schubert: Trout quintet D.667

Elisabeth Leonskaja piano

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

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

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

Marc Bouchkov violon
Tsotne Zedginidze piano

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

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

Raphaël Feuillâtre guitar

works by Bach, Couperin, Piazzolla et al.

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

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

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

Janine Jansen violin
& friends

Enescu: String Octet Op 7
et al.

Janine Jansen violin
& friends

Taneyev: Piano Quintet Op 30
et al.

Opening concert
Sabine Meyer clarinet
Armida Quartett string quartet

Brahms: Clarinet quintet
et al.

Fatma Said soprano
Sabine Meyer clarinet
Malcolm Martineau piano

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

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

Schubert: Octett F major D.803

Sabine Meyer in conversation

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

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

Beethoven: “Gassenhauer Trio“
Brahms: Piano quartet

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Sabine Meyer & Reiner Wehle
in conversation

Sabine Meyer & Reiner Wehle in conversation about the clarinet

With music examples

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.

Alice Sara Ott Piano

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

Alice Sara Ott piano

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

Discovering, Developing and Empowering
YCAT @ Schloss Elmau – Supporting young international top musicians

This weekend, the English foundation demonstrates how successful the discovery and promotion of exceptional young musicians can be.

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Ian Bostridge tenor
James Baillieu piano

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

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

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

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

Renaud Capuçon violin
Paul Zientara viola
Julia Hagen cello
Guillaume Bellom piano

Mahler: Piano quartet A minor
Strauss: Piano quartet C minor Op 13

Renaud Capuçon Violine
Guillaume Bellom Klavier

Mozart: Violin sonata E flat major K.481
Strauss: Violin sonata E flat major Op 18

Eröffnungskonzert der Daniel Hope-Woche
Daniel Hope Violine
Jacques Ammon Klavier
„America“

Daniel Hope Violine
& Friends
„DANCE!“

Daniel Hope, Violine
Joscho Stephan, Gitarre
Omar Massa, Bandoneon
Stéphane Logerot, Kontrabass
Jacques Ammon, Klavier

Daniel Hope Violine
& Friends
Chanson

Horst Maria Merz, Gesang & Klavier
Daniel Hope, Tanja Sonc & Sylvia Savova, Violine
Jacques Ammon, Klavier
Ewa Groblewska, Viola
Anna Tyka Nyffenegger, Violoncello
Stéphane Logerot, Kontrabass

Daniel Hope Violine
& Friends
Kammermusik

Daniel Hope, Tanja Sonc & Sylvia Savova, Violine
Ryszard Groblewski, Viola
Benjamin Nyffenegger, Violoncello
Stéphane Logerot, Kontrabass
Oliver Schnyder, Klavier

Dvorák: Streichquintett et al.

Late Night Jazz mit Daniel Hope & Friends
Warum Sie diese Veranstaltung besuchen sollten:
Ein swingender Jazz- und Chanson-Abend in intimer Bar-Atmosphäre

Daniel Hope, Violine
Stéphane Logerot, Kontrabass
Jacques Ammon, Klavier
Joscho Stephan, Gitarre

Jazz & Chanson

Einlass: 21.00 | First come, first serve (keine Anmeldung erforderlich)

Kein Ticketkontingent für Bewohner der Region

Abschlusskonzert Daniel Hope Violine
& Friends
Kammermusik

Daniel Hope, Tanja Sonc & Sylvia Savova, Violine
Ewa Groblewska & Ryszard Groblewski, Viola
Anna Tyka Nyffenegger & Benjamin Nyffenegger, Violoncello
Oliver Schnyder, Klavier
et al.

Brahms: Streichsextett
Schumann: Klavierquintett