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The Davos Festival's programme, underscoring the extraordinary talents of some dozen young musicians, is a polished and highly inviting offer. 

The wide-ranging programme, titled "Glitter and Be Gay!", highlights the work of two composers who were open about their sexual orientations at a time when few contemporaries came out.

An eclectic programme running from Purcell to Nina Simone kept with the Festival's tradition of presenting up-and-coming classical musicians.

If ever there were an original programme at one of Switzerland’s esteemed summer festivals, this Festivalwanderung was it.

Staged in the town’s quaint St Johann Church, the Davos Festival’s “Tiefsinn” concert featured a fine choir and soloists, saxophone quartet, chamber orchestra and a dauntless solo cellist.

The annual Davos Festival offers a platform to gifted young musicians from around the world to explore and exchange musical genres in a stellar alpine landscape.

A dramatic setting in Davos was the backdrop to both a premiere of an compelling work recently commissioned by the Davos Festival and a Schubert masterpiece.

The “Festival Tour” and its three-venue concerts of the Davos Festival programme included almost as many visual and outdoor delights as it did musical treats. 

Since its inception in 1986, the Davos Festival has given a platform to more than 2,080 young artists of promise. This 33rd festival year is no exception. 

Mit dem Münchner Ensemble Vokalzirkel und dem in London ansässigen Barbican Quartet präsentierte das Davos Festival zwei vielversprechende Formationen. Die Kombination war indes mehr ein Nebeneinander als ein Miteinander. 

Die jungen Musikerinnen und Musiker, die sich am Davos Festival präsentieren, sind noch nicht in aller Leute Mund und haben noch keine Starallüren. Eines dieser Ensembles ist das Barbican Quartet.