Tickets are now on sale for the spectacular symphonic and operatic concerts in the iconic Gstaad Festival Tent. Don’t wait – secure the best seats! For his grand finale as Artistic Director, our “master chef” Christoph Müller has prepared a musical feast that will leave no wish unfulfilled.
As we enter the third and final year of our “Change” cycle (2023 – 2025), we are focusing on the relationship between music, migration and identity.
During the 2025 Festival edition, we explore migration across four dimensions: “Origin”: Music rooted in one’s homeland; “Escape to Exile”: Music born from the experience of flight and exile; “Inner Emigration”: Music by composers living under oppressive political regimes or those who, whether by choice or necessity, turn inward to find a path to self-liberation; “Nostalgia”: A yearning for the homeland left behind, voluntarily or otherwise – capturing the deep ache of homesickness.
DANIEL HOPE TO TAKE OVER FROM CHRISTOPH MÜLLER IN FALL 2025
On November 1, 2025, Daniel Hope will assume the role as the Artistic Director of Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy. He will follow in the footsteps of Christoph Müller, who is stepping down after 24 years of outstanding leadership, concluding his tenure at the end of the 2025 Festival. Daniel Hope is one of the world’s most sought-after violinists and musical personalities, with a career spanning over 35 years. He will officially start his directorship with the 70th edition of the Festival in 2026, honouring its founder, Yehudi Menuhin (1916 – 1999).
Our Mission Menuhin
As part of the recently launched "Mission Menuhin“ initiative, Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy has embraced a profound commitment to sustainability. To achieve this goal, we have defined measures that contribute to gradually reducing our CO2 emissions and raising awareness among our audience, team, and partners about responsible resource management. Some of these measures have already been implemented, such as the concert series “Music for the Planet”. Many more will follow, both during and around the Festival. Would you like to join us on this journey? Visit “Mission Menuhin” to keep up to date about new measures, projects, and progress.
gstaad academy
It is with the idea of perpetuating its commitment to the next generation that Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy created the Gstaad Academy in 2008: a structure in its own right to support an increasingly rich academic offer. At the Gstaad Academy we offer the complete range of master courses addressed to young professionals, as well as all the courses which are aimed at amateur orchestra musicians of all ages.
YEHUDI MENUHIN
Lord Menuhin, the founder of the Gstaad classical music festival bearing his name, is still remembered as a world famous violin child prodigy, conductor and humanist. His remarkable humanity, his multi-faceted artistic gifts and his perpetual curiosity were the hallmarks of his creative endeavours. It was in 1957 that this honorary resident of Saanen founded the legendary festival in the Saanenland. The promotion of young talent was just as important to him as playing music amongst friends.
