Schlern Music with new impulses

The ensemble of Schlern Music 2026 brings together internationally established musicians with exciting new voices. Veronika Hagen (Hagen Quartet) and Volker Jacobsen (founding member of the Artemis Quartet), as well as members of leading European top orchestras. These include, among others, Andrea Obiso, concertmaster of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome; Martin Zalodek, member of the first violin section of the Vienna Philharmonic; and Olivier Doise, solo oboist of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Nanni Malm, violinist and music educator of the Camerata Salzburg, contributes her own special highlights.

Renowned venues such as the Edelansitz Zimmerlehen, the Stanglerhof, and Schloss Prösels will host concerts once again, complemented by new locations: for the first time, performances will take place in the former barn of Hotel Gfell (Schönblick) and in the hall of Zimmerei Koholz in St. Anton.

Schlern Music deliberately focuses on less frequently performed chamber music. The program highlights string quintets and sextets as well as chamber music with winds. Among the works to be heard are two string quintets by Mozart, the two sextets by Brahms, and, in the closing concert, Schubert’s Trout Quintet and Franz Schmidt’s Piano Quintet for the Left Hand, performed by the German pianist and vascular surgeon Sebastian Debus. A special focus this year is on the oboe: Olivier Doise will perform works by Mozart, Britten, Moscheles, and in an arrangement of the Tristan Prelude. The program is further enriched by significant modern works by Schmidt, Britten, Penderecki, and Veress.

In addition, a moderated artist talk on “Chamber Music vs. Orchestra” at Hotel Heubad will deepen the dialogue between musicians and the audience.