Music at the château
The highlight of the Year of Swiss Castles is just around the corner: 27 castles in thirteen cantons and three language regions invite you to the 9th Swiss Castle Day on Sunday, October 6. Under the theme "Music and Celebration", visitors will be able to enjoy a wide range of concerts and musical attractions in the castles! Win 2 x 2 tickets.
The castles belonging to the Swiss Castles Association are among Switzerland's top places of discovery. Castles are not only museums, but also musical venues. Depending on the season and the castle, there are serenades and concerts in the parks, castle courtyards, festival halls and castle chapels.
This year, Châteaux Day is all about music. Each castle has its own program to suit the local and historical atmosphere. You'll hear medieval troubadours, lute playing and court music. Special instruments such as Jew's harps, bagpipes, a glass xylophone, fanfares, a dulcimer and a pianola will sound. Baroque music, yodelling and Arabic music will make the castles resound in celebration. Those who prefer to be active can dance in several castles to a wide variety of musical styles: medieval, baroque, Charleston, Latin American. In one castle, you'll have a stage of your own, where you can make music with your own instrument.
Music and festivities go hand in hand with culinary delights. Special activities are planned for children and families. You'll find all the information you need on the individual programs of the 27 castles at www.leschateauxsuisses.ch
Competition: music at the château
Swiss Castle Day is organized by the Swiss Castles Association, which will celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2024.
Readers of the Swiss Music Review can win 2 x 2 tickets for a visit to the château of their choice on October 6. Castles and their individual programs are listed on the website dieschweizerschloesser.ch/en. To take part, send an e-mail by September 22, 2024 to contact@musikzeitung.ch or a postcard to Swiss Music Review, Dammstrasse 2, 6440 Brunnen, indicating which château you would like to visit. Winners will be notified on September 27.
Music and celebration" castles
CASTLE OF PRANGINS CASTLE OF MORGES CASTLE OF YVERDON CASTLE OF ROMONT CASTLE OF CHILLON CASTLE OF GRUYÈRES SCHLOSS JEGENSTORF SCHLOSS LANDSHUT SCHLOSS WALDEGG SCHLOSS BURGDORF SCHLOSS THUN SCHLOSS HÜNEGG SCHLOSS OBERHOFEN SCHLOSS SPIEZ STOCKALPERSCHLOSS BRIG-GLIS SCHLOSS HABSBURG SCHLOSS WILDEGG SCHLOSS LENZBURG SCHLOSS HALLWYL SCHLOSS HEIDEGG BURG ZUG SCHLOSS A PRO SCHLOSS KYBURG SCHLOSS FRAUENFELD FORTEZZA DI BELLINZONA SCHLOSS SARGANS SCHLOSS WERDENBERG
