Goppisberg Music Festival and Academy

In 1987, Mrs. Katharina Hardy founded the Goppisberg Music Weeks in the small romantic Valais village of Goppisberg in the Aletsch region for children and young people who are serious about making music. The founding of this event was guided by the idea of intensively promoting the instrumental skills of young talents during 3 weeks of school vacations. Since 1991, the music weeks have taken on an international character, with participants coming from Switzerland, Armenia, Bulgaria, Germany, Holland, Israel, Italy, Colombia, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Hungary and the USA.

Since 2007 Deborah Spiegel, violin, is the new artistic director and concertmaster, and Ronny Spiegel, violin, is the conductor of the Academy Orchestra.

They are supported by their parents Piroska Spiegel Nyffenegger Festival Director and Bruno Nyffenegger Spiegel Technical Director. In 2019 the name Goppisberg Music Weeks has been changed to Goppisberg Music Festival and Academy.

This year it will be held for the sixth time at the Hotel Seaside in Spiez, from July 23 - August 13. 2023.

In addition to the concerts, there will also be public house concerts.

Saturday 29. July, catholic church Spiez 1. house concert, 2.00 p.m.

Sunday July 30, Spiez, castle church, (lecturer concert) 5.00 p.m.

Thursday August 3, Adelboden, ref. church 8.15 p.m.

Friday August 4, Grindelwald ref. church 8.15 p.m.

Sunday August 6, catholic church Spiez 2nd house concert, 2.00 p.m.

Monday August 7, Grächen parish church 5.00 p.m.
(memorial concert for Katharina and Erwin Hardy)

Tuesday August 8, Interlaken, Castle Church 8.00 p.m.

Wednesday August 9, Spiez, village church 7.30 p.m.

Friday August 11, catholic church Spiez 3rd house concert, 2.00 p.m.

Saturday August 12, Winterthur, Mattenbach, Zwinglikirche 5.00 p.m.

Sunday August 13, Zurich, Predigerkirche 5.00 p.m.


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