Summer Festivals 2023

This year, a new production of Parsifal under the musical direction of Pablo Heras-Casado is on the program at the Green Hill. The staging is led by MIT professor of music and theater arts, Jay Scheib, introducing "Augmented Reality" to the festival house for the first time. You can experience the performance via BR Klassik's livestream on the traditional premiere day.

At the Collegiate Church, old and new blend together. The Los Angeles Master Chorale, one of the leading professional choirs in the USA, performs Heinrich Schütz's "Musikalische Exequien" SWV 279–281 and Sofia Gubaidulina's "Sonnengesang" for cello, choir, and percussion. Grant Gershon conducts, with Julia Hagen on cello and Christoph Sietzen or Bogdan Bacanu on percussion.

Under the baton of Andris Nelsons, the Vienna Philharmonic performs Alban Berg's Violin Concerto, "To the Memory of an Angel," and Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G Major featuring violinist Augustin Hadelich and soprano Christiane Karg.

Bohuslav Martinů's opera, premiered in 1961, about the Passion play in a Greek village and the arrival of refugees, is more relevant than ever and will be directed by Simon Stone under the musical direction of Maxime Pascal.

At the end of the festival season, the Vienna Philharmonic, with star pianist Igor Levit under the baton of Jakub Hrůša, will perform two special works by Brahms and Dvořák.

The festival in Glyndebourne is one of the most renowned classical summer festivals, including elegant picnics in the park. From the comfort of your home, you can also experience some productions through streaming.

At Verbier, pianist Yuya Wang will perform Rachmaninoff's music under the musical direction of Zubin Mehta with the Verbier Festival Orchestra. In addition, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique will be performed! Follow the concert via livestream.

Under the direction of Daniele Gatti, with stars such as Lise Davidsen, Yulia Matochkina, Freddie De Tommaso, and Bryn Terfel, accompanied by the Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Verdi's Requiem in Verbier could become one of the musical highlights of this festival summer!

The Atenea Quartet, founded in Barcelona just three years ago, has already made a name for themselves at several festivals.

Anne-Sophie Mutter's ensemble "Mutter's Virtuosi" presents a special program ranging from Baroque to André Previn on the occasion of her milestone birthday. The ensemble will also perform the same program on August 24 at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival.

At the Bregenz Festival, the atmospheric lake stage will feature the Puccini opera Madama Butterfly, among other productions.

Experience the beautifully crafted opening concert, "Elias" by Mendelssohn, in the 3sat Mediathek.