Festspiele MV — Concert Krakow am See

Festspiele MV — Classical Music in the Countryside

For over three decades, the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has brought international classical stars to concert halls, castles, churches, barns, and industrial buildings throughout the state. A hallmark is the mix of major venues in Schwerin, Rostock, or Wismar with small, often unexpected concert locations in rural Mecklenburg.

Gross Grabow as a Concert Venue

Gross Grabow is part of the municipality of Krakow am See in the Rostock district. The Kulturhaus, often referred to in festival programs as »Haus am Teich« (House by the Pond), is one of the festival's rural concert venues — typical of the Festspiele's programming philosophy of bringing classical music to places where it is otherwise absent.

Armida Quartett and Cuarteto SolTango

The Armida Quartett is among Germany's leading young string quartets; the Berlin-based ensemble has made a name for itself with recordings of classical and romantic literature. Cuarteto SolTango is dedicated to tango as concert music and regularly collaborates with classical ensembles. In Krakow am See, the two meet under the program title »Mit Bach und Bandoneon«.

Program between Beethoven, Schumann, and Tango

The concert program includes works by Beethoven and Schumann, combined with tango adaptations. The format plays with expectations and is typical of the festival's programming — never just standard repertoire, but encounters that would not otherwise take place.