Program & Tickets
A World away
Die 25. Herrenchiemsee Festspiele
July 14 – July 26, 2026
Concerts begin at 7:00 p.m., with an introduction at 6:00 p.m.
in the Unfinished Staircase (for concerts on Herreninsel)
and in the Hotel “Zur Linde” (for concerts on Fraueninsel).
Classification of categories in the Hall of Mirrors:
Premium rows 1 to 7
Category I rows 8 to 15
Category II rows 16 to 36
Category III rows 37 to 48
Category IV rows 49 to 54
Category V rows 55 to 60
Kreuzstabkantate
Johann Sebastian Bach:
„Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen“ – Cantata BWV 56
„Ich habe genug“ – Cantata BWV 82
Concerto for Violin E-major BWV 1042
Concoerto for Oboe and Violin C-minor BWV 1060R
Introductory Lecture: At 6:00 p.m., there will be an introductory lecture lasting about 30 minutes in the hall of the
“Zur Linde” hotel on Fraueninsel. Attendance is free for concert guests.
Please note that the restaurant at the “Zur Linde” inn is currently closed due to a change in management. If you’d like to stop for a meal before the concert on Fraueninsel, we recommend, for example, the Klosterwirt, the Inselbräu Frauenchiemsee, or Restaurant 47 Grad.
Wednesday, 15 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Tickets prices:
€ 132,–(Premium)
€ 122,–/100,–/80,–/75,–/70,–
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Antonio Vivaldi:
Gloria RV 589
Magnificat RV 611
Concerto for Violins and Strings D-major RV 217
Concerto for Violin and Organ C-minor RV 766
Concerto for Violin and two Orchestras D-major RV 582 „Per la santissima assunzione di Maria Vergine“
Concerto for two Violins, Violoncello and Strings D-minor RV 565 from „L’Estro Armonico“
Europa Galante
Schola cantorum Oxford
Roberta Invernizzi, soprano
Elena Carzaniga, mezzo-soprano
Lorrie Garcia, alto
Fabio Biondi,conductor
Thursday, 16 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Tickets prices:
€ 132,–(Premium)
€ 122,–/100,–/80,–/75,–/70,–
Early mastery
Chr. W. Gluck: Overture and Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orphée et Eurydice Wq. 31
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 3 G-major KV 216
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to „The Creatures of Prometheus” op. 43
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 D-major op. 36
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
Alexander Janiczek,violin & conductor
Friday, 17 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Ticket prices:
€ 149,–(Premium)
€ 139,–/106,–/86,–/81,–/76,–
Mozart’s travels
Symphony No. 1 E flat-major KV 16
Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra C-major KV 299
Symphony No. 5 B flat major KV 22
Symphony No. 13 F-major KV 112
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 5 A-major KV 219
Les Essences
Cem Önertürk, flute
Hanna Rabe, harp
Önder Baloglu,violine & conductor
Saturday, 18 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Ticket prices:
€ 149,–(Premium)
€ 139,–/106,–/86,–/81,–/76,–
Don-Giovanni-Gala
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Scenes from “Don Giovanni” KV 527 – arias, duets and trios Don Giovanni, Donna Elvira and Leporello
Ballet music from “Idomeneo” KV 367
Hofkapelle München
Don Giovanni: Thomas E. Bauer, bass
Donna Elvira: Lenneke Ruiten, soprano
Leporello: Daniele Terenzi, baritone
Rüdiger Lotter, conductor
Sunday, 19 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Ticket prices:
€ 149,–(Premium)
€ 139,–/106,–/86,–/81,–/76,–
Europeans Lines
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 D-major KV 504 “Prague”
Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 E-minor op. 11
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony No. 4 A-major op. 90 “Italian”
Münchener Kammerorchester
Arsenii Moon, piano
Enrico Onofri, conductor
Monday, 20 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Tickets prices:
€ 132,–(Premium)
€ 122,–/100,–/80,–/75,–/70,–
Sounding Geography
Georg Philipp Telemann: “Sounding Geography” – Potpourris from the Suites TWV 55
Mrs. Philarmonica: Sonata Sesta G-major (arr. as Concerto Grosso)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin D-minor BWV 1052R
Giuseppe Sammartini: Concerto for Flute F-major
Georg Friedrich Handel: Concerto Grosso for Strings and Basso Continuo F-major op. 6/9
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto A-minor RV 522 from “L’Estro Armonico”
Tuesday, 21 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Tickets prices:
€ 132,–(Premium)
€ 122,–/100,–/80,–/75,–/70,–
Concerto grosso
Georg Muffatt: Concerto grosso (Sonata) No. 1 D-major from “Armonico tribute”
Georg Friedrich Handel: Concerto grosso F-major op. 6/2 HWV 320
Charles Avison: Concerto grosso No. 3 D-minor after Scarlatti
Alessandro Scarlatti: Concerto grosso No. 1 F-minor
Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Concerto grosso E flat-major op. 7/6 “Il pianto d’Arianna”
Giuseppe Sammartini: Concerto A-major op. 2/1
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso B flat-major op. 6/11
Wednesday, 22 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Tickets prices:
€ 132,–(Premium)
€ 122,–/100,–/80,–/75,–/70,–
Rococo-Variations
Giacomo Puccini: Three Minuets for String Quartet, arranged for chamber orchestra by Matthias Arter
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Violoncello and Orchestra op. 33
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (selection), arranged for Violoncello and Orchestra by Vladimir Kobekin
Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 2 A-major op. 16
Kammerorchester Basel
Anastasia Kobekina, violoncello
Daniel Bard, conductor
Thursday, 23 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Ticket prices:
€ 149,–(Premium)
€ 139,–/106,–/86,–/81,–/76,–
The Heavenly Spheres
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 B flat-major op. 19
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 G-major
Orchester der KlangVerwaltung
Mari Kodama, piano
Elisabeth Breuer, soprano
Kent Nagano, conductor
Friday, 24 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Ticket prices:
€ 149,–(Premium)
€ 139,–/106,–/86,–/81,–/76,–
Emotional Baroque – Music for a while
John Dowland:
“Lachrimae Antiquae Novae” – Pavan
“Flow my tears”
“Come again, sweet love”
Henry Purcell:
“If music be the food of love”
“Music for a while”
“An evening hymn on a ground” (“Now that the sun hath veiled his light”)
Fantasia upon one note
Suite from “The Fairy-Queen”
Georg Friedrich Händel:
“Ombra mai fu” from “Serse” HWV 40
“Total Eclipse!” from “Samson” HWV 57
“Waft her, angels, through the skies” from “Jephtha” HWV 70
Concerto grosso A-minor op. 6/4 HWV 322
Concentus Musicus Wien
Michael Schade, tenor
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
Saturday, 25 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Ticket prices:
€ 149,–(Premium)
€ 139,–/106,–/86,–/81,–/76,–
Moving
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon, Strings, and Basso continuo in G major, RV 493
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 (Selection)
Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture Suite in C major, TWV 55:C3, “Hamburger Ebb’ und Fluth”
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Basso continuo in D major, RV 212, “St. Antonio”
Finnish Baroque Orchestra
Anthony Marini, violine & conductor
Sunday, 26 July
7 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors
Ticket prices:
€ 149,–(Premium)
€ 139,–/106,–/86,–/81,–/76,–
Ode an die Freude
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie No. 9 D-minor op. 125 with final chorus based on Schiller’s “Ode To Joy”
Orchester und Chor der KlangVerwaltung
Elisabeth Breuer, soprano
Sinja Maschke, mezzo-soprano
Maximilian Schmitt, tenor
Thomas E. Bauer, bass
Kent Nagano, conductor
Where the intermission is usually reserved for the alphorns, they will open the evening at the closing concert of the 2026 Herrenchiemsee Festival—weather permitting:
With their far-reaching sounds in the palace park, the musicians will welcome the audience at 7 p.m. and set the mood for the concert, which will follow without an intermission.
To mark its 25th anniversary, the Herrenchiemsee Festival is dedicating this concert to its founder and longtime artistic director, Enoch zu Guttenberg (1946–2018).
