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Inns­bruck Fest­iv­al of Early Music

In 2026, the Inns­bruck Fest­iv­al of Early Music will cel­eb­rate its 50^th anniversary – a mile­stone that impress­ively under­scores its pion­eer­ing role in the field of his­tor­ic­al per­form­ance prac­tice. Since its found­ing in 1976, the fest­iv­al has developed into one of the world’s most sig­ni­fic­ant fest­ivals for Early Music, nur­tur­ing numer­ous artist­ic careers in the pro­cess.

Inter­na­tion­al Bach Academy Stut­tgart

Although Johann Sebasti­an Bach’s life jour­ney nev­er led him to Stut­tgart, his music is firmly rooted in the cap­it­al of Baden-Württem­berg. For the expert audi­ence, the „Stut­tgart Bach style“ has become a bench­mark. This is par­tic­u­larly thanks to the long-stand­ing Inter­na­tion­al Bach Academy Stut­tgart.

Inter­na­tion­al Han­del Fest­iv­al Göt­tin­gen

Since their found­ing in 1920, the Göt­tin­gen Han­del Fest­iv­al have sig­ni­fic­antly con­trib­uted to the Han­del renais­sance of the 20^th cen­tury. This makes them one of the world’s old­est fest­ivals for early music. At the heart of the pro­gramme are the annu­al opera pro­duc­tions, dur­ing which many of Handel’s best-known works received their mod­ern world premiere.

Kai Hin­rich Müller

Dr. Kai Hin­rich Müller’s work as a sci­ent­ist, dram­at­ur­gist and cur­at­or seeks dia­logue across formats and con­tin­ents, reg­u­larly lead­ing him to renowned insti­tu­tions and artists in Europe and the USA. Close col­lab­or­a­tion con­nects him in par­tic­u­lar with the Freiburg Baroque Orches­tra, Klaus Mäkelä, Aurel Daw­idi­uk, the Vienna Musik­ver­ein and Har­ris­on­Par­rott.

Clas­sics at Odeonsplatz

Clas­sic­al music in a unique atmo­sphere, with a top-class ensemble, set in one of Europe’s most mag­ni­fi­cent squares – that’s the suc­cess story of Klassik am Odeonsplatz. Since its incep­tion in 2000, the open-air event has attrac­ted around 16,000 music fans and celebrity guests from all over the world each year, estab­lish­ing itself as a firm high­light of Munich’s cul­tur­al life.

Köthen­er Bach Fest­iv­al

The Köthen Bach Fest­iv­al is one of three Cent­ral Ger­man music fest­ivals ded­ic­ated to the works of Johann Sebasti­an Bach. It takes place every two years in late sum­mer in his former place of work – where the later Thomaskan­tor worked as Kapell­meister and con­cert­mas­ter from 1717 to 1723.

La Cetra Basel

La Cetra Basel is one of the most dis­tin­guished Early Music ensembles in Switzer­land and one of the most import­ant in Europe. Foun­ded in 1999 in the envir­on­ment of the Schola Can­tor­um Basi­li­en­sis, the ensemble has been pas­sion­ately pur­su­ing ori­gin­al sound for over 25 years. Under the dir­ec­tion of the cel­eb­rated Itali­an Early Music expert Andrea Mar­con, La Cetra Basel unites the Baroque orches­tra and, since 2012, also the vocal ensemble.

Listen­ing closely

listen­ing closely is a cham­ber music fest­iv­al that puts the art of listen­ing at its centre. Foun­ded by the inter­na­tion­ally renowned com­poser Thomas Larch­er, it con­nects music­al tra­di­tion with con­tem­por­ary innov­a­tion and cre­ates space for dis­cov­er­ies.

Roy­al Opera of Wal­lo­nia-Liège

The Opéra Roy­al de Wal­lonie-Liège is one of the country’s most import­ant cul­tur­al insti­tu­tions, being one of Belgium’s three roy­al opera houses. Foun­ded in 1820 by the cit­izenry, the Opéra Roy­al de Wal­lonie-Liège has a longer tra­di­tion than the Bel­gian mon­archy.

The Queen Sonja Singing Com­pet­i­tion

The Queen Sonja Inter­na­tion­al Music Com­pet­i­tion is one of the world’s lead­ing singing com­pet­i­tions. Since 1988, it has been held every two years in Oslo, and since 1995, it has been aimed at clas­sic­al sing­ers from all over the world. The goal is, on the one hand, to sup­port young, tal­en­ted sing­ers at the start of their careers, but also to bridge the gap between the Nor­we­gi­an and inter­na­tion­al music scenes.