Internationale Wolfegger Konzerte

One of Upper Swabia's Most Traditional Classical Initiatives

The Internationale Wolfegger Konzerte are among the finest classical festivals in Southern Germany. Founded in 1989 by the Freundeskreis Wolfegger Konzerte e.V., the festival has been held for 36 years in the extraordinary spaces of Wolfegg Castle and its two churches. For years, the artistic director has been the Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck, Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and one of the most renowned conductors of our time. His motto for the festival: "Music moves us and brings people together."

Three Venues, Three Concerts

The Wolfegg model is sophisticated: each festival evening features a different historical space and a different genre, acoustically perfectly matched to the respective program.

Friday, June 26, 2026, is the prize winners' concert in the Alte Pfarr — a Romanesque church interior with warm acoustics. The Fibonacci Quartet will perform works from Mozart to Janáček. The young British string quartet is among the European elite of the next generation.

Saturday, June 27, 2026, features the orchestral concert in the Rittersaal of Schloss Wolfegg — one of the most magnificent Renaissance halls in Southern Germany. On the program: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the British cellist who gained worldwide fame at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018 — and has since established himself as a serious classical star.

Sunday, June 28, 2026, concludes with the Church Concert in the Parish Church of St. Katharina — a Baroque church with excellent choral acoustics. The program: Choral music by Anton Bruckner with guest soloists, a program personally curated by Honeck, a Bruckner specialist.

Wolfegg in the Ravensburg District

Wolfegg is a market town with just under 3,800 inhabitants in Upper Swabia, nestled in a hilly pre-Alpine landscape. Schloss Wolfegg has belonged to the noble family of the same name (Fürst zu Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee) for centuries — a magnificent Renaissance ensemble with a castle church, Rittersaal, library, and park. The family has supported the festival from the beginning and provides the Rittersaal every year. Wolfegg is also home to the Bauernhausmuseum (open-air museum) and the Wolfegg Wildlife Park.

What to Expect

Expect an elegant, but not stiff, classical audience — regulars from Ravensburg, Wangen, Lindau, Memmingen, and interregional travelers from Stuttgart, Munich, and Zurich. The concerts are world-class, the venues extraordinary, and tickets are in high demand — early booking recommended.