This section contains an overview of the most relevant events in Switzerland.
3 April 2023
Sent, a village in the Lower Engadine (Canton Graubünden), is on a sunny terrace above the Inn River. Concerts are regularly held and readings and exhibitions are organised between the farmhouses and palazzi. The Not Vital sculpture park also attracts many guests. The Sent writing school (Schreibschule Sent) offers courses for all those who like … Read more » “The Sent writing school”
21 March 2023
The Ensemble Vocal Origen conducted by Clau Scherrer sings György Ligeti’s (1923-2006) “Lux Aeterna”, It forms the core of the last Passion concerts on the tower on the Julier Pass. Gion Antoni Derung’s “Cantiones Sacrae” and Frank Martin’s “Messe pour double choeur a capella” frame the work of the Hungarian composer. The concert on 2 … Read more » “Lux Aeterna and Tuns contemporans”
10 March 2023
The festival (Neolatine. LitteraturA Nairs) for Romansh literature in Scuol is a podium for authors, readings, lectures, talks, music and experiments. The festival’s third edition focuses on contemporary poetry and its translation into other languages. Poetry is currently the most published genre in Romansh literature. Romansh poets will meet authors with Neo-Latin languages: Dolomite Ladin, … Read more » “Romansh Poetry in Neo-Latin Languages”
26 February 2023
The Basel Infinity Festival combines classical music with literature, folk music and dance. The festival draws from baroque, classical and romantic to contemporary music. Binningen, Schlosskeller, Katarina Leskovar (Cello), Nejc Grm (Accordeon) The festival’s fourth edition started in February 2023 with a small tour in Canton-Basel-Landschaft. On 8 February, the renovated and recently opened Schlosskeller … Read more » “Basel Infinity Festival”
15 February 2023
The first spectators settle in the centre of Basel and eagerly await the Fasnacht Cortège. After a three-year absence due to Corona, the Cortège is taking place again this year. However, this was not without problems between Frau Fasnacht and Herr Canton Basel-Stadt. Frau Fasnacht even wanted a divorce because she was not wanted for … Read more » “Lady Fasnacht comes Back Home”
10 January 2023
The Jan Michalski Foundation opens the year with the exhibition ‘Colette | Écrire, pouvoir écrire’, which traces the journey of an author who made writing the place and the instrument of her emancipation, a way of exploring the possible. The exhibition curator will offer two guided tours on Saturday, 14 January, followed by a poetic … Read more » “Writing, Able to Write”
15 November 2022
The Museums-PASS-Musées is the admission ticket to 345 museums, castles and gardens in France, Switzerland and Germany. It is the first trinational museum pass within Europe. The Association of Museums-PASS-Musées was founded on December 14th, 1998. The official introduction took place on July 1st, 1999. Today more than 345 sites in the three countries are … Read more » “The Largest Museum in the World”
2 November 2022
The Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam is going on a tour of Switzerland from 13 to 16 November, with four concerts in four cities, various masterclasses and a public performance with young local talent. The orchestra is playing in Lugano, Bern, Zurich and Geneva. The orchestra is travelling by trains of the SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahn). On 13 November, … Read more » “Concertgebouw Orchestra on Tour”
7 October 2022
The Museum Network (Netzwerk Museen/Réseau des musées) presenta a cross-border exhibition series on the Rhine. Between autumn 2022 and spring 2023, the network organises 38 exhibitions around the theme “The Rhine”. The exhibitions will take place in North and South Baden (Germany), in the departments of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin (France) and in Northwest Switzerland. They … Read more » “The Rhine in 38 exhibitions”
30 August 2022
From 12 to 18 September 2022, the Hochrhein Music Festival will host the interdisciplinary festival “Erasmus Klingt! – Festival Lab”, highlighting the influence of Erasmus’ works on science and the arts. Each edition focuses on one of his works. The theme of this event is Follia, inspired by one of his most famous works, “In … Read more » “Erasmus in Concert in Basel”
