Audi Summer Concerts Ingolstadt
Four weeks of classical, crossover, and open-air music in Ingolstadt
About Audi Summer Concerts
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A Festival Between Concert Hall and Open Air
The Audi Summer Concerts are among the most distinguished classical festivals in Bavaria. AUDI AG has been organising the concert series in its home city of Ingolstadt, the centre of the supra-regional economic area in Upper Bavaria, since 1990. The programme spans around four weeks, bringing together top-class orchestras, acclaimed soloists, and selected emerging artists.
Classical Open Air in Klenzepark
The centrepiece and most popular part of the festival are the two free open-air evenings in Ingolstadt's Klenzepark. Thousands of people gather on the lawns to experience great orchestral music under the open sky. In 2025, around 8,000 guests attended two balmy summer evenings in the park; the entire festival counted about 22,000 visitors across fourteen concerts.
Programmatic Diversity
A characteristic of the Audi Summer Concerts is the mix of tradition and experiment. In addition to symphonic concerts and chamber music, the programme includes opera productions, children's operas, and cross-genre projects. Crossover formats combine Baroque music with beatboxing, urban dance, or big band sound, opening up classical music to a broad, including young, audience.
Venues in Ingolstadt
Concerts take place at several locations in Ingolstadt: in Klenzepark for the open-air concerts, in the Festspielhalle for opera and ensemble productions, and in the Audi Forum. This distribution across the city makes the festival a cultural event that shapes the summer in Upper Bavarian Ingolstadt.
Talent Development
A declared aim of the Audi Summer Concerts is to promote young artists. Prize winners of international competitions and ensembles such as the Audi Youth Choir Academy are given a stage here alongside established stars of the concert scene.
Audi Summer Concerts — edition 2026
The 2026 edition spans around four weeks with concerts in Klenzepark, the Festspielhalle, and the Audi Forum Ingolstadt. New chief conductor Mathias Wehr introduces himself during the opening weekend; the programme ranges from symphonic classical music and Baroque opera to big band crossover. Highlights include the free open-air evenings, the new production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with an urban dance ensemble and beatboxer, and the grand finale concert with the Audi Youth Choir Academy.
Programme Audi Summer Concerts 2026
Opening Weekend — Classical Open Air in Klenzepark (free)
- June 26, 8:30 PM — Audi Wind Philharmonic under Mathias Wehr, soloist Elad Navon (clarinet, ARD laureate): Clarinet Concerto by Shaw, plus Ravel, Paso doble, Tango, and jazz classics
- June 27, 8:30 PM — Baltic Sea Philharmonic with twelve-year-old cellist Charlotte Melkonian: Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, Sibelius (The Swan of Tuonela), Swan Lake music
Main Festival (Festspielhalle / Audi Forum)
- July 4 & 5, 7:00 PM — Dido and Aeneas (Purcell), new production with vocal ensemble LauschWerk, Ingolstadt Chamber Philharmonic, Flying Steps dance company (Berlin), and beatboxer Antrix
- July 10 — Jazzrausch Bigband: Verdi's Breakdown, jazz/techno interpretation of Verdi
- July 12 — ADUI (interactive robot) with the Audi Wind Philharmonic
- July 18 — Barbican Quartet (ARD laureates 2022): Adès (Arcadia), Mozart, Ravel (String Quartet in F major)
- July 19 — Frau Holle, children's opera (production by Salzburg Festival)
- July 25 — The Fisherman and His Wife (Grimm), puppet production with ensemble from Ingolstadt Music School
- July 26 — Closing Concert: Verdi Messa da Requiem with soprano Chen Reiss, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, and Audi Youth Choir Academy
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Getting There
Ingolstadt is easily accessible via the A9 (Munich–Nuremberg) motorway and by train. Klenzepark is centrally located near the Danube and is within walking distance of the main train station and the city centre.
Admission
The two classical open-air concerts in Klenzepark are free. Tickets are required for all other concerts in the Festspielhalle and Audi Forum (available for purchase via www.sommerkonzerte.de, ticket hotline 0841 95919591, and Ticket-Regional sales points).
Tip
Early arrival and a picnic blanket are recommended for the open-air concert in Klenzepark; popular concerts in the Festspielhalle often sell out quickly.
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Where it takes place Audi Summer Concerts
Klenzepark, Festspielhalle und Audi Forum Ingolstadt