FRIDAY 22 MAY 2026 - TWO EVENTS at 6pm and 8.30pm, Apéro riche inclusive
Visit both events on the opening day for the reduced price of CHF 150 (individual price CHF 200) or CHF 80 for those under 30 (instead of CHF 120). With the code provided on the Friday combo, you can book 1 ticket each for the 2 events: Simply select the relevant concert on the festival website or Ticketino, enter the code under Promotion Code, print out the ticket, and you're done!
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1. FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026, 6pm, Tenne - Schlosshof «WRITER IN RESIDENCE»
Kickoff with Andreas Neeser, reading incl. Apéro Riche
Texts and Reading: Andreas Neeser (Writer in Residence)
Moderator: Manfred Papst (literary critic)
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7.30pm, Castle courtyard, Apéro riche with wines from the Castle estate
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2. FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026, 8pm, Tenne «WAR AND SATIRE»
Opening Concert «Sounding Messages» incl. Apéro Riche
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Battalia for Strings and Basso continuo (1673)
Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1939)
Igor Strawinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat, Version for Clarinet, Violin and Piano, Text by C.F. Ramuz / Mani Matter (1919/1963) AP
Yevhen Stankovych: Ukrainian Poem for Violin and Piano (1997) AP
Gilles Grimaître / Kurt Weill: Ballade vom ertrunkenen Mädchen (aus Berliner Requiem, Kantate) for Soprano and Ensemble (1928), New Composition by Gilles Grimaître (2026) WP
Dmitri Schostakowitsch: 2 Pieces for String Octet op. 11 (1924)
Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Klussmann (Soprano) / Tommaso Lonquich (Clarinet) / Irene Abrigo (Violin) / Francesco Sica (Violin) / Sophie Druml (Violin) / Oleksandra Fedosova (Violin) / Jürg Dähler (Viola) / Johannes Erkes (Viola) / Patrick Demenga (Cello) / Ania Druml (Cello) / Béla Bluche (Bass) / Gilles Grimaître (Piano) / Stefan Kägi (Piano)
Texts:
Azizullah Ima and Andreas Neeser: Morgengrauengewässer (2025)
Oksana Maksymchuk: Rocket in the Room (2024)
End: 10pm
AP: Aargau premiere
WP: World premiere
Details on the programs and artists as well as further information can be found on our website
Free choice of seats!