Location Verbier, Switzerland | Dates 22 Jul – 7 Aug 2016 | |
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Similar Aix‑en‑Provence Festival, Schleswig‑Holstein Musik Festival, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Salzburg Easter Festival, La Roque‑d'Anthéron Festival Profiles | ||
Verbier festival 2016
The Verbier Festival is an international music festival that takes place annually for two weeks in late July and early August in the mountain resort of Verbier, Switzerland.
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Founded by Swedish expatriate Martin T. Son Engström in 1994, it has attracted international soloists such as Piotr Anderszewski, Leif Ove Andsnes, Martha Argerich, Lera Auerbach, Emanuel Ax, Hilary Hahn, Leonidas Kavakos, Evgeny Kissin, Lang Lang, Mischa Maisky, Lawrence Power, Thomas Quasthoff, Julian Rachlin, Anoushka Shankar, Bryn Terfel, Daniil Trifonov, Yuja Wang, Khatia Buniatishvili and Julian Lloyd Webber.
The Verbier Festival is also nurturing young musicians with its Academy and three orchestras: the Verbier Festival Orchestra, the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra and the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra (formerly known as the Verbier Festival Music Camp Orchestra).
During the 17 days of the festival, the public can also enjoy the free activities of the Fest'Off which include jazz concerts, special walks in the environs of Verbier, and other events.