DECEMBER 2019 –– JUNE 2020 When nothing is done, nothing is left undone. LAOTSE There are many ways to relax and recharge your batteries. While some already master the art of just doing nothing, others rather wish to decelerate slowly: by unwinding in spas and pools for adults or families; inhaling fresh mountain air while swimming in warm water; heating up in spacious saunas or an authentic Oriental Hamam; cooling off in crystal-clear mountain streams or lakes; being pampered with soothing treat- ments or the healing methods of TCM; practicing mind- fulness in Taiji, Yoga or Meditation Retreats; walking, hiking, climbing, jogging, trail running, forest bathing, e-mountain-biking or skiing in virgin nature – and of course, enjoying immaculate service and superb food. If in addition you want to clear your head, stimulate your imagination and release emotional tensions, I recommend you visit our bookstore and our concerts and festivals with great artists on the pulse of time. After all it is music and literature which not only give everything meaning, but also let us experience time truly suspended. I look forward to welcoming you back or for the first time to Schloss Elmau! Dietmar Müller-Elmau SCHLOSS ELMAU IN NUMBERS 100 km south of Munich. 1000 meters above sea level. 300 ha sanctuary in natural preserve. 2 Leading Hotels. A Luxury Spa Retreat & Cultural Hideaway. 5* Superior. 162 rooms & suites. 330 employees. 6 Steinway grand pianos, 3 concert halls. 170 concerts p.a.. 60 literary & political events p.a. 3 l ibraries & 1 bookstore. 9 restaurants. 2 Michelin stars. 47 Gault Millau points. 6 spas with 7500 sqm for adults and families. 15 saunas & steam baths. 500 sqm Oriental Hamam. 2 outdoor infinity lap pools (25 m) heated yearound to 32 °C. 2 outdoor infinty saltwater pools (20 m) heated yearround to 35 °C. 1 indoor infinity lap pool (25 m) in the Family Spa heated to 32 °C. 15 ha Nature Spa with lap pool (25 m) heated to 27 °C and sauna 25 treatment rooms. 2 gyms. 30 sqm Pilates studio. 120 sqm Yoga Pavilion. Jivamukti Yoga Center. TCM Medical Spa. 70 peaks and 7 lakes nearby. 60 e-mountainbikes. 40 edutainment workshops & 12 soccer camps for kids & teens. 3 tennis courts. 2 golf courses nearby. Heated with 1000 kw renewable energy (wood pellets). Water & cogeneration plant for electric energy. PROGRAM FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON 21 | Sa | 20:30 | Modern Classical BOXING DAY A stroll through Partnachklamm Gorge Alexej Gerassimez percussion 26 | Th | 10:00 – 15:00 | Winter sports SIGNUM saxophone quartet Dog sledding workshop „Starry Night“ – A musical journey to the stars with music from Gustav Holst 26 | Th | 11:00 | Discussion to John Williams Monika Grütters Federal Commissioner 22 | Su | 20:30 | Classical for Culture and the Media Ilija Trojanow author Nicolas Altstaedt cello David Kadouch piano on “Der Weltensammler und die Kunst der Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango, Barber et al. Heimatliebe” – Die Suche nach Identität in einer immer unbehausteren Welt 23 | Mo | 20:30 | Jazz Jazzrausch Bigband 26 | Th | from 17:30 „Still! Still! Still!“ – Christmas songs Torchlit hike followed by 30 December arranged for Bigband Fondue at Elmauer Alm Max Mutzke & MIKIs with musical accompaniment Takeover! Ensemble CHRISTMAS EVE 26 | Th | 19:15 | Jazz 24 | Tu | 15:00 | Reading Nils Landgren trombone Shenja Lacher reads Joel Lyssarides piano Dylan Thomas “Weihnachten in meiner Kindheit” framed by Christmas poems 27 | Fr | from 17:30 Torchlit hike followed by 24 | Tu | 17:00 | Kids & Teens Fondue at Elmauer Alm Santa Claus is coming with musical accompaniment 24 | Tu | in the afternoon 27 | Fr | 19:15 | Classical Afternoon visit to the Lilit Grigoryan piano Protestant children’s Chopin: Nocturne No 13, Sonata No 3 et al. service with nativity play or the Catholic children’s service 28 | Sa | 19:15 | Classical in Mittenwald Daniel Sepec violin Tabea Zimmermann viola 24 | Tu | in the evening Jean-Guihen Queyras cello Evening visit to the Beethoven: String Trios Op 9 No 1 & 2 Protestant Christmas service or Catholic mass in Mittenwald 30 | Mo | 19:15 | Jazz/Pop Max Mutzke vocals CHRISTMAS DAY MIKIs Takeover! Ensemble 25 | We | 19:15 | Book presentation Soul and pop classics Ilija Trojanow presents the autobiography of SILVESTER Mahatma Gandhi 31 | Tu | 9:00 – 23:00 | Kids & Teens “Mein Leben oder Die Geschichte Sports & Adventure Program meiner Experimente mit der Wahrheit” 31 | Tu | 17:30 Champagne reception in the Lobby 31 | Tu | 18:00 New Year’s Eve concert Janine Jansen violin 31 December & Lars Vogt piano 4 January Brahms: Violin Sonata No 3 D minor et al. Janine Jansen 31 | Tu | 19:00 – 22:00 Festive New Year’s Eve dinner in the various restaurants 31 | Tu | from 21:00 Casino, Magician & further highlights in the lounges 31 | Tu | from 22:00 Dance Party in the Al Camino Lounge with the swing band “Echoes of Swing” or in the snow 31 | Tu | 23:30 – 1:00 Midnight Sushi in the lounges 28 December 31 | Tu | from 0:00 Tabea Zimmermann Fireworks & Dance Party Jean-Guihen Queyras in the Al Camino Lounge Daniel Sepec with DJ Torsten Abels 6 – 12 JANUARY 66TH CHAMBER MUSIC WEEK ALL ABOUT THE CELLO 1 | We | 15:00 | Swing “The cello touches our emotions 9 | Th | 20:30 Echoes of Swing on a deep and unfathomable level,” Maximilian Hornung cello Colin T. Dawson trumpet, vocals Yehudi Menuhin once said. The Herbert Schuch piano Chris Hopkins alto saxophone 66th Chamber Music Week at Schloss Dvořák: Sonatine, Mahler: “Lieder eines Bernd Lhotzky piano Elmau centers on this string instru- fahrenden Gesellen” (for cello & piano) Oliver Mewes drums ment. Celebrated cellists, outstanding 10 | Fr | 11:00 up-and-coming musicians and ex- 2 | Th | 19:15 | Great cinema Frans Helmerson cello Free Solo cellent chamber music ensembles Brannon Cho, Julia Hagen, illuminate the wide spectrum of A breathtaking and award-winning Aurélien Pascal, Bruno Philippe, film portrait of climber Alex Hon- the instrument and its repertoire in Alexander Warenberg cello nold scaling El Capitan in Yosemite numerous concerts. The music Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano National Park ... without ropes or journalist Harald Eggebrecht, author Cello duos & trios by Popper et al. other safety gear. of a book on great cellists, gives Kronberg Academy @ Schloss Elmau Direction: Jimmy Chin, introductory talks introducing the Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi audience to the world of the cello. 10 | Fr | 20:30 The week culminates in and con- Sascha Maisky violin 3 | Fr | 19:15 | Classical Mischa Maisky cello cludes with the “Long Night of the 6 January Julian Prégardien tenor Lily Maisky piano Kristian Bezuidenhout piano Cello” featuring musicians from Gautier Capuçon & Yuja Wang the Kronberg Academy, the elite Duos & trios Schubert: “Die schöne Müllerin” school for next-generation cellists 11 | Sa | 11:00 4 | Sa | 19:15 | Classical from all over the world. Veriko Tchumburidze, Louis Janine Jansen violin Vandory, Sofiko Tchumburidze, Mischa Maisky cello 6 | Mo | 20:30 Valerie Steenken violin & Friends Gautier Capuçon cello Lilya Tymchyshyn, Cristina Cordero Chamber music Yuja Wang piano viola | Benedikt Sinko, Jakob Stepp Chopin & Franck: Cello Sonatas cello 5 | So | 19:15 | Lecture & Discussion Strauss: Capriccio for String Sextet Joseph E. Stiglitz 7 | Tu | 11:00 Enescu: String Octet Nobel prize for Economics 2001 Tanja Tetzlaff cello in cooperation with the Hochschule für in conversation with SIGNUM Saxophone Quartet Musik und Theater München Udo Philipp State Secretary in the “BACHianas” 11 | Sa | 20:30 Ministry of Finance of the State of Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango, Popper & Bach Schleswig-Holstein Long Night of the Cello on 7 | Tu | 16:30 | Lecture with music samples Kian Soltani cello & curation Harald Eggebrecht Brannon Cho, Julia Hagen, The Necessity of Maciej Kułakowski, Aurélien Pascal, “Wie aus einem Ochsen eine Rethinking the Global Economy Bruno Philippe, Erica Piccotti, Nachtigall wird” – Kurze Reise durch Lecture in English Alexander Warenberg cello die Welt des Violoncellos Special Guests 8 January 7 | Tu | 20:30 Mischa Maisky, Daniel Müller-Schott Daishin Kashimoto violin Frans Helmerson et al. Alena Baeva violin Works for cello ensemble from Vivaldi Gareth Lubbe viola to Piazzolla and Bach Cello Suites 4, 10 & 11 January Claudio Bohórquez cello Kronberg Academy @ Schloss Elmau Erica Piccotti cello Mischa Maisky & Yeol Eum Son piano 12 | Su | 11:00 Family Arensky: String Quartet No 2 A minor Stephen Waarts violin Brahms: Piano Quintet Maciej Kułakowski cello Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano 8 | We | 11:00 Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio et al. Daniel Müller-Schott cello Kronberg Academy @ Schloss Elmau Robert Neumann piano Brahms: Cello Sonata No 2 F major Beethoven & Schumann STAY ONE NIGHT FREE when booking 6 nights 8 | We | 20:30 and arriving on Monday, 6 January. Aris Quartett string quartet Daniel Müller-Schott cello Schubert: String Quintet 9 | Th | 11:00 11 January Aris Quartett string quartet Kian Soltani Haydn: String Quartet D major Hob. III:34 Schumann: String Quartet No 1 A Minor 9 | Th | 16:30 | Lecture with music samples Harald Eggebrecht “Im Zeichen Don Quixotes” – Die Vielfalt des Violoncellos und seiner überragenden Spieler CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Cross-country skiing increases mental fitness, lifts the mood, and improves sleep. 20 km of superb trails for cross- country skiers & skaters start directly in front of the hotel. A free 5-minute shuttle ride con- nects you with 200 km of cross- country trails in the region. At the hotel: Professional ski servicing, top-of-the-line equipment rentals, heated lockers for ski boots, private ski instruc- tors and lessons for beginners and experienced skiers MINDFUL SKIING PACKAGES Stay one night free when booking 5 nights and arriving on 12, 19, 26 January, 2, 9 February & 8, 15, 22 March including.