Engadin Festival 2025

This summer, the most captivating artists of the moment will be coming together: Martha Argerich and Kit Armstrong, The King's Singers, and the Pavel Haas Quartet. They and many others can be experienced in the valley's enchanting churches and halls, amidst an incomparable atmosphere. Nowhere else are the artists as close to the audience as here. For the opening concert of the 2025 festival, the young violinist Anna Naomi Schultsz will be appearing on the Rondo stage in Pontresina for the first time. The 21-year-old is poised to conquer the world's concert stages with her passionate and confident playing. Young talents will also be appearing, including a piano trio from the talent factory of the Liechtenstein Music Academy and the winner of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2024, violinist Leonhard Baumgartner. Youthful verve is guaranteed! The incomparable King's Singers, the phenomenal male vocal ensemble from England, will perform in Zuoz. The Busch Trio, one of the world's leading piano trios of their generation, will be making its first appearance at the Engadin Festival. There will be a return with the Argentinian guitarist Pablo Márquez, who, in addition to Spanish music and Schubert songs, will bring pieces by the Hungarian composer György Kurtág, which he has exclusive permission to perform. A major event will be "Le Carnaval des animaux" with the great Martha Argerich. She will bring her daughter Annie Dutoit as narrator, Iddo Bar-Shai as piano partner, and a chamber ensemble of young talents to bring Saint-Saëns's immortal animal dance to life. The program continues with two free open-air concerts: The Vision String Quartet from Berlin sees itself as both a classical string quartet and a band, blending classical, folk, pop, rock, and funk with fearless, virtuosic, and captivating performances. With their program "The Magic Flute, Tell, and Cheese Spread," and plenty of humor, the two cellists and cabaret artists of Duo Calva enchant the children in Taiswald. This is followed by the promising concerts "Beethoven on the Sofa" with harpists Chiara Granata and Jan Schultsz, and "Piano & Sand," in which pianist Sabina Hasanova inspires sand artist Anna Vidyaykina to create breathtaking, live sand paintings. The final highlights include internationally acclaimed pianist Kit Armstrong's performance at the Eglise au Bois in St. Moritz, and the Pavel Haas Quartet from Prague, a further gem, will be added to the list of the world's most interesting string quartets at the Church of San Gian in Celerina. Information is available at www.engadinfestival.ch. Tickets are available from May 1, 2025, at www.engadinfestival.ch, the Bider & Tanner Cultural Center in Basel, and all known Ticketcorner ticket offices in Switzerland. Contact: [email protected]