Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy 2024 12th July – 31st August 2024
60 concerts in the magical Swiss Alpine surroundings of the Bernese Oberland and Vaud Alps - in historic churches around Gstaad and the Gstaad Festival Tent, in the spirit of Yehudi Menuhin who founded the Festival in 1957. Artistic Director is Christoph Müller. Chamber music, symphony orchestras, major international stars, young musicians, new commissions. In parallel there are generous opportunities for aspiring young musicians – local and international.
Dorfstrasse 60
Saanen
CH-3792
Switzerland
| Contact(s) | Christoph Mueller, artistic director; Desmond Cecil, international representative |
| Tel. | +41 33 748 83 38 |
| Fax | +41 33 748 83 39 |
| desmondcecil1@gmail.com | |
| info@gstaadmenuhinfestival.ch | |
| Web site | http://www.gstaadmenuhinfestival.ch/en |
Theme 2024 - “Change – Transformation”. 12th July – 31st August 2024. 60 concerts in the magical Swiss Alpine surroundings of the Bernese Oberland and Vaud Alps - in historic churches around Gstaad and the Gstaad Festival Tent, in the spirit of Yehudi Menuhin who founded the Festival in 1957. Artistic Director is Christoph Müller. Chamber music, symphony orchestras, major international stars, young musicians, new commissions. Artists include; Pappano/LSO/Frang with Elgar/Mahler/Holst, Gabetta in the footsteps of Lisa Cristiani, Kopatchinskaja/Schröder/Kobekina with “Music for the Planet”, Herreweghe/Collegium Vocale Gent/Camerata Salzburg with Schubert, Elder/Gstaad Festival Orchestra/Kaufmann with “Tristan und Isolde”, Chiaroscuro Quartet/Bezuidenhout with Mozart/Haydn, van Zweden/Jansen with Mendelssohn/Bruckner, Grimaud with Bach/Beethoven/Brahms, virtuoso piano recitals by Wang and Schiff – and Julia Fischer as Artist-in-Residence with Schumann/Beethoven/Strauss. In parallel there are generous opportunities for aspiring young musicians – local and international, for example with concerts in the charming Gstaad “Kapelle”. Gstaad Academy for string players with Chumachenco/Causa/Monighetti, pianists with Schiff, baroque with Steger, and conductors with van Zweden.
The second year of the Festival’s three-year programme cycle “Change” – “Transformation”, recognising the rapid change in social and climate values; transcendental quality of music emotions; transmission of cultures from one generation to another; trans-classics changes in performance/concert formats. “Music for the Planet” reflects hope in times of uncertainty, climate change and global upheaval (more detail on the website).
“Mission Menuhin”, led by CEO Lukas Wittermann and supported by the Board under its President Aldo Kropf, recognises the Festival’s responsible contribution to current environmental challenges.
Complete 2024 programmes and list of artists, and booking/ticket availabilities on; www.gstaadmenuhinfestival.ch/en
