10% increase in audience numbers at Klosters Music 2025

Klosters Music came to an end to rapturous applause with Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony and Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto performed by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in the packed concert hall of the Arena Klosters. The 7th edition of the festival (26 July – 3 August 2025) was themed “Myths and Legends”. Attracting 4,500 concert-goers, 10 per cent more than last year, a new audience record was set. Five of the 11 concerts were sold out.

“The whole festival was simply magical for me, just like Augustin Hadelich’s performance! The fact that we can present such world-class artists and outstanding orchestras here in Prättigau fills me with great joy and pride. Klosters is increasingly becoming a concert venue for connoisseurs and music lovers alike,” says Heinz Brand, President of the Foundation Art & Music, Klosters.

From grand symphonies to musical comedy
After the opening weekend featuring two concerts by the Munich Chamber Orchestra (including Haydn’s “Nelson Mass” with the Zurich Sing-Akademie and Beethoven’s “Eroica”) conducted by Enrico Onofri, chamber music took a starring role with Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Uxía Martínez-Botana (double bass) and the Schumann Quartet in St. Jacob’s Church Klosters, and the performance by the Amatis Trio in the Atelier Bolt, in conjunction with the exhibition by Graubünden artist Patrick Devonas. The traditional piano recital by Sir András Schiff and the subsequent song recital (mezzo-soprano: Ema Nikolovksa) also offered special musical moments. The brilliantly funny performance by Igudesman & Joo on Swiss National Day and the film concert “Chicago” with the City Light Symphony Orchestra under Kevin Griffiths aroused great enthusiasm, as did the family concert “Peter and the Wolf” with illustrations by Roger Krütli.