The südtirol festival merano . meran is proud to present a rich variety of finest performances including romantic, classical and baroque music, jazz and world music, chamber and vocal music. The 41th edition will take place in 2026.
The complete program for 2026 will be published at the end of January. Ticket sales start on March 15. Programme 2026: please scroll down!
FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouverture "La finta Giardiniera"
Jospeh Haydn: Symphony in G minor n. 39
Fazil Say: Yürüyen Kösk
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano op. 57 "Appassionata"
Dmitri Shostakovitch: Concerto for piano and orchestra n. 2 op. 102
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet n. 15 in D minor K 421
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet n. 3 in D major op. 44/1
Carl Nielsen: String Quartet in E flat major op. 14
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharp minor op. 131
Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces
Sergej Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor op. 43
Dmitri Shostakovitch: Symphony n. 5 in D minor op. 47
SAMBACH: Bach & Samba
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for violin and orchestra BWV 1042
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Villa Cantilena & Melodia Sentimental
Antonio Carlos Jobim: Desafinado, Garota de Ipanema, Samba de uma Nota Só
Marcos Valle: Samba de Verao
Noel Rosa: Gago Apaixonado
Ary Barroso: Aquarela do Brasil
Assis Valente: Brasil Pandeiro
Waldir Azevedo / Jacob do Bandolim: Brasileirinho, Assanhado
Zequinha de Abreu: Tico-tico no Fuba
Jorge Benjor: Mas que nada
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony n. 40 in G minor K 550
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Concerto for violin and orchestra in E minor op. 64
Ottorino Respighi: Pini di Roma
Schumann, Gjeilo, Isaac, Volksweise, Martin, Walsh, Beach, Joel, Brahms, Drea, ...
Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied op. 54
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony n. 2 in B flat major op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem KV 626
Female composers in Merano and South Tyrol
Teresa Carreño: String Quartet in B minor
Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E flat major
Clara Schumann: Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann op. 20
Amy Beach: String Quartet op. 89
Music at the court of the Roman Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni
Vivaldi, Händel, Scarlatti, Corelli, Caldara, ...
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
Samuel Barber: Concerto for piano and orchestra
Paul Dukas: Fanfare "La Peri"
Samuel Barber: Mutations from Bach
Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for piano and orchestra n. 3
Henry & Harry | Potter & Purcell
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture "Egmont" op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven:Concerto for piano and orchestra n. 4 op. 58
Johannes Brahms: Symphony n. 2 op. 73
20 years of good vocal vibrations of the Swedish Barbershop Quartet
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suites BWV 1007, BWV 1008, BWV 1009
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite n. 1 BWV 1066
Georg Friedrich Telemann: Concerto for recorder and strings TWV 51:C1
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 oboes and strings RV 535
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for recorder and strings RV 443
Johannes Brahms: Concerto for piano and orchestra n. 2 op. 83
Jean Sibelius: Symphony n. 5 op. 82
Irish Roots and Irish Dreams
Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in A flat major
Franz Schubert: Symphony n. 6 in C major D 589
In Mary's silence
Sisask, Lamprecht, Distler, Sheppard, Bresgen, Pärt, Van der Watt, Hill, Macdonald, Taverner, Górecki, Jenkins
Female composers in Merano and South Tyrol
Fanny Mendelssohn: Capriccio in B minor
Fanny Mendelssohn: Das Jahr (excerpts)
Clara Wieck: Soirées Musicale (excerpts)
Delphine von Schauroth: Lieder ohne Worte (excerpts)
Amy Beach: Fantasia Fugata
Florence Price: Fantasie Negre
Samuel Barber: Sonata op. 26
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Wilhelm Stenhammar: Mellanspel op. 44
Peter Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo-Theme op. 33
Johannes Brahms: Symphony n. 1 in C minor op. 68
The symphonic programme has been at the heart of the südtirol festival merano . meran from the very beginning. The concert experience begins on the subtropical promenade: accompanied by festive music, you enter the elegant Kurhaus via a red carpet and then reach the magnificent Kursaal. The südtirol festival merano . meran is thus housed in one of the most beautiful concert halls in the Alps - and this is another reason why world-class orchestras, classical music stars and top ensembles have been performing here for four decades.
The liaison of südtirol festival merano . meran and baroque music has existed ever since the beginnings of the festival. In the year 2000, in the course of his Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, John Eliot Gardiner performed in the Municipal Parish Church together with the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir; he played Bach cantatas for the Archiv record label of the Deutsche Grammophon. Cecilia Bartoli also visited the südtirol festivall with her Vivaldi programme. Today an entire concert series, held in the most suggestive locations of Merano and environs, is dedicated to barocco.
The presence of jazz and world music during the südtirol festival merano . meran opens up new doors for a variety of exciting musical landscapes. The musical programme offered in the art-nouveau style Theatre and the Kursaal ranges from international and alpine folk to tango and rock 'n' roll and hosting world stars such as Cameron Carpenter, Tommy Emmanuel, Giora Feidman, Egberto Gismonti, Martin Grubinger, Friedrich Gulda, Roger Hodgson, Daniel Hope, Nigel Kennedy, Gidon Kremer, Ute Lemper, Bobby McFerrin, Noa, Michael Nyman, Joja Wendt, Joe Zawinul.
Refined chamber music in outstanding ambience: on Saturday morning the südtirol festival merano . meran offers the ideal way to start the weekend. Then the Pavillon des Fleurs or, in case of high demand, the nearby Kursaal host matinées and musical readings. Some of the performers so far: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Bruno Ganz, the Emerson, Hagen and Tokyo String Quartet, Fazil Say, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, the guitar legend Pepe Romero and the outstanding violinist Daniel Hope.
Mysterious, touching and devotional: Magical, religious and spiritual sounds in the churches of the Merano area.
A feast for the voice: The südtirol festival merano . meran dedicates this concert series to a cappella music and invites top ensembles from all over the world. If you want to enjoy vocal music in a very special atmosphere, these südtirol festival merano . meran concerts are just the thing for you. After all, this series takes place in extraordinary concert venues in the Merano region, such as the large Knights' Hall at Tyrol Castle, the Painting Hall at Scena Castle, Castel Katzenzungen or the parish church in Niederlana with its impressive Schnatterpeck altar, which is one of the most important art treasures of South Tyrol's late Gothic period.
Young ensembles and soloists present different programs at attractive venues and come in conversation with the audience.
Every Thursday in mid-summer the ancestral castle of the Counts of Tyrol is brought to life, opening up its doors for music from all the world. The Soirees celebrated their debut in 1990, in occasion of the 850th anniversary of Tirol Castle. Ever since, all major music ensembles have performed here. Today, the Soirees offer all kinds of musical styles, ranging from medieval music to jazz. The premises are unique due to their extraordinary acoustics: the concert hall is set in a free-hanging wooden structure, creating a sound quality, similar to that of a string instrument.
