Summer Festival 2024

The central festival takes place in summer from mid-August to mid-September and offers a widely varied range of approximately 100 concerts and related events. Each Summer Festival features a guiding theme that runs dramaturgically through the programming. The Festival presents a diverse array of formats, including symphony concerts, chamber music, recitals, debuts, late night events, and much more.

Exploring the theme of “Curiosity,” the Summer Festival will attract the crème de la crème of the classical music world from 13 August to 15 September 2024: the finest orchestras in the world, acclaimed star conductors, and outstanding soloists. As “artistes étoiles,” the violinist Lisa Batiashvili and the cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason will be among the virtuoso highlights of the Summer Festival. Beat Furrer and Lisa Streich, our two composers-in-residence, will moreover offer insights into their work.

Curious to find out more? The complete Festival program listing all events and detailed information can be found here starting on 5 March 2024. Advance ticket sales begin on 19 March 2024.