Music highlights in the holiday area Alpe di Siusi

In summer 2012 the Alpe di Siusi and the villages of Castelrotto, Siusi and Fiè allo Sciliar will turn into a great concert stage. The festival summer: an overview.

Open Air Concert of the "Kastelruther Spatzen". The days of June 8 and 9 are all about traditional folk music. For the 16th time in a row, the famous group from Castelrotto invites to a big open air spectacle.

Stradivari Summit. From June 9 to 17, the Alpe di Siusi will for the second time be meeting place of the world's finest string instruments. Classic music fans will experience four of the most known Stradivarius instruments. Operas by Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann are on the concert programme.

Concert of the "Wind players of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra". Oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and double bass will resound in harmony on June 26 at Castle Prösels. Five musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic Ensemble will interpret operas by Franz Vinzenz Krommer and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A highlight in the concert summer 2012!

Schlern International Music Festival. From July 5 to 25 the villages at the foot of the Sciliar mountain will be all about the Schlern International Music Festival. Internationally renowned personalities and young musicians will give approximately 30 concerts in Fiè allo Sciliar, Siusi, Castelrotto, Ortisei and at Castle Prösels. The star concerts with pianist Eduard Kunz and violinist Sergey Khachatryan will be the highlights of this year’s Schlern International Music Festival.

Summer Classics. From July 9 to August 13 Siusi will be the setting for an extraordinary concert series. Among the guests are the Duo Guatti, SonORO and the Kreativ Ensemble.

Chamber Music Festival. In 2012, the Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 10^th anniversary. Three concerts will take place in the framework of this music festival from July 25 to 31 at Castle Prösels.

International Ferruccio Busoni Piano Competition: Guest concert. On September 2, Siusi will be the setting for a piano concert in commemoration of Ignaz Friedman. The Montreal piano competition prize winner, Beatrice Rana, will display her talent with works by Friedman, Chopin, Clementi and Skrjabin.

"Kastelruther Spatzen" Music Festival. The second weekend in October is folk music time in Castelrotto. The Festival will go on for three days. A must not only for Kastelruther Spatzen fans but also for all fans of traditional folk music.