Classical Festivals & Highlights

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    Classical Weekend
    Fri, 22 – Sun, 24/11/2024
    Gap Days

    Arrival on 22/11/2024

    when booking 2 nights you reiceive a discount of 10%

    Two high-profile concerts await you at the start of the 15th Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau:
    Sat, 23. November 5:30 pm with cellist Mario Brunello & Sun, 24 November 11 am with violinist Yamen Saadi.

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    15th Verbier Festival @ Schloss Elmau
    Sat, 23/11 – Sun, 01/12/2024
    Complimentary night

    Arrival on 24/11/2024

    when booking 5 nights and more

    opening concert: Saturday, 23/11/2024 17:30
    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 artistic co-director of the festival.

    with Elisabeth Leonskaja, Alexander Malofeev, Tsotne Zedginidze (piano), Martin Fröst (clarinet), Boris Brovtsyn, Yamen Saadi & Marc Bouchkov (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola) et al.

    Program:
    Sat, 23 November 5:30 pm opening concert
    Sun, 24 - Sat, 30 November 11:00 am & 5:30 pm two concerts per evening
    Sat, 30 November 5:30 pm closing concert
    Sun, 1 Dezember day of departure

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    70th Chamber Music Week
    Carte blanche for Sabine Meyer
    Mon, 06 – Sun, 12/01/2025
    Complimentary night

    Arrival on 05/01/2025

    when booking 5 nights and more

    opening concert: Monday, 06/01/2025 17:00

    Sabine Meyer is one of the most renowned interpreters of our time and has played a key role in shaping concert life over the last few decades. She has now curated the programme for the 70th Chamber Music Week and has invited musician friends and companions to Schloss Elmau shortly before her official retirement from the stage.
    with Sabine Meyer, Fatma Said, Nils Mönkemeyer, William Youn, Antje Weithaas et al.

    Program:
    Mon, 6 January 5:00 pm opening concert
    Tue, 7 - Sat, 11 January 11:00 am & 5:00 pm two concerts daily
    Sat, 11 January 5:00 pm closing concert
    Sun, 12 January day of departure

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    Classical Weekend
    Fri, 10 – Sun, 12/01/2025
    Gap Days

    Arrival on 10/01/2025

    when booking 2 nights you receive a 10% discount

    At the end of the 70th Chamber Music Week (6-12 January 2025), you will hear two first-class wind ensembles as well as a conversation with Sabine Meyer, curator of this year's Chamber Music Week. Fri, 10. January 5 pm concert with Les Vents Français, wind ensemble with piano
    Sat, 11. January 11 am Sabine Meyer & Reiner Wehle in conversation about the clarinet
    Sat, 11 January 5 pm concert with Sabine Meyer, Klarinette & the Alliage Quintett, saxophone ensemble with piano

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    A Weekend with Alice Sara Ott
    Fri 31/01 – Mon, 03/02/2025

    Arrival on 31/01/2025

    Alice Sara Ott is one of the most sought-after pianists around and continues to delight her audiences with smart programmes. During the concert, the pianist from Munich with Japanese roots explains the relationships between the works from the piano, creating an in-depth connection between herself and the audience. On the two concert evenings in Elmau, she will relate Beethoven sonatas, in particular his famous “Moonlight Sonata”, to the Nocturnes by the early Romantic composer John Field, who is regarded as the inventor of this genre of Romantic-lyrical character pieces for piano.

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    Discovering, Developing and Empowering
    YCAT @ Schloss Elmau – Supporting young international top musicians
    Fri, 07/02 – Sun, 09/02/2025

    Arrival on 07/02/2025

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

    Fri, 7 February 8:30 pm Lied recital with Ian Bostridge & James Baillieu (YCAT alumni)
    Sat, 8 February 11:00 am concert & discussion with young musicians
    Sat, 8 February 5:00 pm concert with young musicians

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    Cuban Weekend
    with Sarah Willis & Sarahbanda
    Thu, 20/02 – Fri, 23/02/2025

    Arrival on 20/02/2025

    French horn and salsa band, this combination had never been seen before – until Sarah Willis, horn player with the Berlin Philharmonic, combined them in her highly successful project “Mozart y Mambo” project. Her “Sarahbanda” brings together some of the most talented musicians from Cuba in a somewhat different Cuban salsa band – with a French horn at the centre. The arrangements of the well-known Cuban music are full of infectious rhythms, lightness and energy that make the listener listen with pleasure and even encourage them to dance.

    Program:
    Thu, 20 February 8:30 pm dance class latin dances
    Fri, 21 February 10:30 am & 4:00 pm dance class latin dances | 8:30 pm concert
    Sat, 22 February 5:00 pm concert | 9:30 pm dance night with live-band
    Sun, 23 February day of departure

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    Thomas Quasthoff Weekend
    Thu, 06/03 – Sun, 09/03/2025

    Arrival on 06/03/2025

    There is probably no musical summit that Thomas Quasthoff has not yet conquered. Now he can be experienced with various programmes at Schloss Elmau, which he describes as “a little piece of home”.

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    A weekend with Renaud Capuçon
    Fri, 04/04. – Sun, 06/04/2025

    Arrival on 04/04/2025

    Fri, 4 April 8:30 pm chamber music with Renaud Capuçon and und young musicians
    Sat, 5 April 5:00 pm recital Renaud Capuçon & Guillaume Bellom

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    4th Daniel Hope Week
    Mon, 21 – Sun, 27/04/2025
    Complimentary night

    Arrival on 21/04/2025

    when booking 6 nights and more

    In April, star violinist Daniel Hope will be holding his fourth music week at Schloss Elmau. For this, the internationally acclaimed musician, program maker and presenter has invited numerous friends to Schloss Elmau and will be performing in chamber music concerts and jazz in the bar.
    with Daniel Hope & Friends

    Program:
    Mon, 21 April opening concert
    Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat further concerts (Wednesday no concert)
    Fri, 25 April 9:30 pm late night jazz in the Al Camino Bar
    Sat, 26 April day of departure

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    Grigory Sokolov
    Whitsun
    Fri, 06 – Mon 09/06/2025

    Arrival on 06/06/2025

    Concert on Saturday, 7 June 9 pm“

    Among all the pianists who have existed and still exist, Grigory Sokolov is in a category of his own.” (Jan Brachmann, FAZ)
    The unique character of music played live is a crucial aspect of understanding the expressive beauty and compelling honesty of Grigory Sokolov's art. His poetic interpretations, which come alive with mystical intensity in the concert hall, are based on an in-depth knowledge of the repertoire. His programmes span the entire history of music: from transcriptions of sacred polyphony of the Middle Ages and works by Couperin, Rameau and Bach, to the Classical and Romantic repertoire and key compositions of the 20th century. Now Grigory Sokolov returns to Schloss Elmau – with what is sure to be a compelling and impressive concert evening.

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    Week of the Romantic Era
    Sun, 22 – Fri, 27/06/2025
    Complimentary night

    Arrival on 22/06/2025

    When booking 5 nights and more

    Each year, the Romanticism Week sheds light on a new aspect of musical Romanticism and its historical context.

    Program:
    Sun, 22 June opening concert
    Mon, 23 - Do, 26 June one concert per evening & 1-2 matinee events
    Thu, 26 June in the evening closing concert
    Fri, 27 June day of departure

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    Building Bridges – Sir András Schiff presents young pianists
    Thu, 03/07 – Sun, 06/07/2025

    Arrival on 03/07/2025

    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.

    Program:
    Thu, 3 July opening concert (piano recital with Sir András Schiff)
    Fri, 4 & Sat 5 July Concerts with young pianists
    Sun, 6 July day of departure

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    Piano Summit with Víkingur Ólafsson
    Sun, 31/08 – Thu, 04/09/2025

    Arrival on 31/08/2025

    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.

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    4th Lied Festival Christian Gerhaher & Gerold Huber
    Mon, 06 – Sun, 12/10/2025
    Complimentary night

    Arrival on 05/10/2025

    When bookings 7 nights and more

    opening concert: Monday, 06/10/2025

    Christian Gerhaher invites to his fourth Liedwoche at Schloss Elmau. Together with his long-time piano partner Gerold Huber and numerous guests, he will shed light on the fascinating cosmos of song in six recitals as well as morning talks, lectures and masterclasses.

    6 recitals as well as masterclasses, lectures & talks
    with Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano), Tabea Zimmermann (viola) and other guests

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    16th Verbier Festival@Schloss Elmau
    Sat, 22 – Sun, 30/11/2025
    Complimentary night

    Arrival on 23/11/2025

    when booking 7 nights and more

    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.

    with Lucas Debargue, Kevin Chen & 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

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