Program Information

AlpenKammerMusik is a highly unique experience for the serious amateur chamber musician, 11 days of intense rehearsals and study time alongside other serious amateur chamber players and Camerata Pangaea, the festival's dynamic resident ensemble of professional musicians of the highest calibre from all over the world. In addition to daily morning and afternoon rehearsals, the festival presents a series of master classes and lectures intended to help participants gain a deeper understanding of the works they and their colleagues perform throughout the festival. The festival culminates in a series of concerts with faculty and participants performing together in Liesing's Kultursaal.

You will also find yourself walking in the footsteps of Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler, Anton Webern, Alben Berg and Hugo Wolf, all who spent their summers on Lake Worth composing some of their most memorable works. On this tour, you will visit the house where Brahms spent several summers composing such works as his first violin sonata, the violin concerto, the second symphony, and more. We will also visit the house at Maiernigg where Gustav Mahler lived from 1899 to 1907 and composed his 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th symphonies as well as his "Kindertotenlieder" and other songs. AlpenKammerMusik also plans to visit the summer home of the great 20th century composer Alben Berg.

Visits will also be made to the beautiful neighboring town of Maria Luggau, the site of a 16th century monastery and a series of old and beautiful water mills that used to serve as the region's lifeline. Trips will also be made to restaurants high up in the hills above Lesachtal, all commanding stunning views of the surrounding area.

Your time spent at AlpenKammerMusik will be an experience that you will never forget, a place where you will forge strong friendships and experience a region of Austria both rich cultural tradition and a deep historical heritage dating back to pre-Roman times.

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Comments Of Past Participants:

"It was the highlight of my year! I felt like I learned more the week at AKM about playing chamber music than I have in a long time."
- Felicia Weiss, Washington D.C.

"I can't say enough good things about the coaches that worked with my groups. My expectations were that they would help with ensemble and that I would really enjoy actually playing with them. These expectations were exceeded far beyond what I could have imagined."
- Norma Dermond, Seattle WA