listen­ing closely is a cham­ber music fest­iv­al that puts the art of listen­ing at its core. Foun­ded by inter­na­tion­ally renowned com­poser Thomas Larch­er, the fest­iv­al bridges music­al tra­di­tion and con­tem­por­ary innov­a­tion, cre­at­ing a space for dis­cov­ery.

The third edi­tion takes place from 21 to 29 May 2025 in Wat­tens and Inns­bruck. Mas­ter­pieces by Beeth­oven and Debussy are presen­ted along­side world premi­eres by Nava Hem­yari and Wolfram Schurig. Rare instru­ments such as the salt­erio and nyck­el­harpa offer unique sound exper­i­ences. Inter­na­tion­al stars like Steven Osborne, Gio­vanni Ant­onini, and Mar­gret Köll join forces with loc­al tal­ents such as sax­o­phon­ist Andreas Mader. New ven­ues and pub­lic mas­ter­classes expand the fest­iv­al pro­gram.

Opheli­as Cul­ture PR con­trib­utes to rais­ing inter­na­tion­al aware­ness of listen­ing closely through nation­al and inter­na­tion­al press rela­tions.