This is the 16th Ittingen Festival, and the pianist András Schiff and the oboist, pianist, composer, conductor and programme-builder, Heinz Holliger are joined by their regular colleagues including Erich Höbarth, Miklos Perényi, and Dénes Várjon. The Quatuor Mosaiques, Camerata Bern and Südwest Rundfunk Choir appear as ensembles and as individual musicians There is one unforgettable late night concert by candlelight in the rococo chapel. The themes this year are Schumann and music for and by children. We include visits to some of the great galleries of Winterthur and Zurich.
The Ittingen Charterhouse - where we also stay in modern rooms that echo the monastic cells - was established in 1152 and secularised in 1848. It is now a cultural foundation and alongside the well-preserved buildings there is a celebrated rose garden and Jenny Holzer installation. The complex includes a modern concert hall, pleasant dining areas, organic farms and vineyards and a famous brewery, all in a rolling rural setting close to Lake Constance. There is time to walk - perhaps following the path through the woods of the monks' weekly stroll.
| Cost: £1,580 includes return scheduled flights (Swiss dep Heathrow 08.40 arr 11.35; return dep Zurich 17.00 arr Heathrow 17.45), 4 nights accommodation with buffet breakfast, good tickets for all 7 concerts, transfers and excursions. Single supplement £140 Deposit £300. |
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