| Founded in 2001 the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad (www.sommets-musicaux.com) are now considered as one of the leading winter festivals in Europe. The festival takes place every year at the end of January / beginning of February in the area of famous ski resort Gstaad in the Swiss Bernese Oberland. The festival features three concert venues: The Church of Saanen, with beautiful wooden ceilings and praised acoustics seats 600 seats, and welcomes internationally acclaimed soloists and orchestras such as Grigory Sokolov, Cecila Bartoli, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Vadim Repin, Mischa Maisky, Camerata Bern, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Sinfonia Varsovia, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz and I Barocchisti, to name just a few. The concerts taking place in the 11th century romanesque Church of Rougemont are dedicated to piano recitals and chamber music. After the Saanen concerts, diner parties with the artists and open to the public are held at the famous Gstaad Palace Hotel (www.palace.ch) and after the Rougemont concerts the public can share a Fondue or Raclette with the artists in the relaxed ambiance of the traditional restaurant "Café du Cerf". Every year the Chapel of Gstaad features a series of eight concerts dedicated to the raising stars of a diffrent instrument. The performers are mentored by a famous teacher or soloist. Past mentors include Mischa Maisky, Xavier de Maistre, Harald Herzl, Claude Starck, Oleg Maisenberg and Dmitri Bashkirov. The Sommets Musicaux are ... |
