Festspiele MV — Klosterkirche Rühn
Chamber music in the Romanesque brick church near Bützow
2026
About Festspiele Rühn
Festspiele Rühn — edition 2026
The concert at the Klosterkirche Rühn is one of the several hundred concert offerings of the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2026. The renowned violist Nils Mönkemeyer takes center stage, presenting a program centered around Robert Schumann and his contemporaries, along with other soloists.
The selection of works and the ensemble — typically a chamber music formation of strings and piano — will be published on the Festspiele's program page. The title "Festspiel-Gipfeltreffen" (Festival Summit Meeting) signals a format featuring multiple prominent soloists performing together at the highest level. The Klosterkirche, with its 43m long, acoustically distinctive space, provides an ideal setting for chamber music with clear lines.
Highlights Festspiele Rühn 2026
- Concert in a medieval monastery church from the 13th century
- Soloist Nils Mönkemeyer (viola)
- Homage to Robert Schumann with a "Festspiel-Gipfeltreffen" of multiple soloists
- Venue awarded the Nordkurier Venue Award 2010
- One of over a hundred concerts of the Festspiele MV 2026
Programme Festspiele Rühn 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026 — Klosterkirche Rühn, Klosterhof, 18246 Rühn
- 7:00 PM — Concert start
- Title — "Homage to Robert Schumann — Festspiel-Gipfeltreffen"
- Soloist — Nils Mönkemeyer (viola)
- Program Focus — Works by Robert Schumann and the Romantic era, embedded in a "Festspiel-Gipfeltreffen" of multiple soloists
- Program and Performers — exact list at festspiele-mv.de/alle-konzerte
Tickets are available through the Festspiele ticket service at 0385 591 85 85 or by email at [email protected].
Prices Festspiele Rühn 2026
Ticket prices vary by category and date on the Festspiele website. Booking is available through the ticket service at 0385 591 85 85 or online at festspiele-mv.de/alle-konzerte. The Klosterkirche has limited seating — early booking is recommended, especially for concerts featuring prominent soloists like Nils Mönkemeyer.
Practical information — Festspiele Rühn
Getting There
By car via the B103/B104 to Bützow, then about 3 km towards Rühn. Parking is available at the Klosterhof. By train to Bützow Hauptbahnhof, then taxi or bus.
Tickets
Tickets are available through the Festspiele-MV ticket service at 0385 591 85 85 or by email at [email protected]. Online sales are available via the Festspiele website. As the Klosterkirche has limited seating, early booking is recommended.
Tip
Bring warm clothing — the medieval masonry keeps the church cool even in midsummer. Before the concert, take a stroll through the monastery grounds and the old farm buildings.
One of Northern Germany's Most Beautiful Concert Monasteries
Kloster Rühn, located about three kilometers southwest of Bützow in the Rostock district, was founded in 1232 as a Benedictine convent and is one of the oldest preserved building complexes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The associated Klosterkirche — a 43-meter-long, flat-roofed brick building from around 1280 — is one of the characteristic examples of North German brick Gothic with Romanesque origins. The medieval masonry of the three monastery wings has been preserved.
Venue for the Festspiele MV
For years, the Klosterkirche Rühn has been a regular venue for the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — one of Germany's largest classical music festivals, offering over 150 concerts in extraordinary venues throughout Mecklenburg-Vorpommern every summer. In 2010, Kloster Rühn and its Klosterverein received the Nordkurier Venue Award from the Festspiele for being a particularly innovative and exemplary cultural and concert venue.
Programmatic Focus 2026
The concert on August 21, 2026, at 7:00 PM, is titled "Hommage à Robert Schumann — Festspiel-Gipfeltreffen" and features soloist Nils Mönkemeyer (viola). Programmatically, it draws connections between composers of the Romantic era, with Robert Schumann's work at its center. The exact program and participating artists will be announced on the Festspiele MV website.
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