Musikwoche Benediktbeuern — Concerts

Summer Academy for String Players and Guitarists

The Musikwoche Benediktbeuern is primarily a masterclass for guitar, violin, cello, and chamber music. For one week in August, faculty members from the German-speaking concert scene teach participating students and ambitious amateurs in individual lessons and chamber music sessions. For the 2026 edition, registration for active participation is already closed — the courses are sold out.

Three Public Concerts

Even those who don't play themselves can participate in the Musikwoche: Three public concerts form the musical framework. The Opening Concert on August 23rd features the faculty — in the magnificent Baroque Hall of the monastery, which, with its wall and ceiling paintings, is one of the most beautiful concert halls in Upper Bavaria. Two Participant Concerts on August 27th and 28th give students the opportunity to perform their rehearsed solo pieces and chamber music works.

Benediktbeuern Monastery

Benediktbeuern Monastery is one of the oldest monastic foundations in Bavaria. Founded as early as 739/740, it is now a branch of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The Baroque monastery complex with its church, convent buildings, library, and rooms for conferences and concerts is located directly at the gateway to the Loisach-Kochelsee-Moore nature reserve and at the foot of the Benediktenwand. The Carmina Burana, the most famous medieval song manuscript from the German-speaking world, originates from this monastery library.

Benediktbeuern and the Bavarian Prealps

Benediktbeuern is a municipality with around 3,700 inhabitants in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Upper Bavaria administrative region, Bavaria state. Its location on the southern edge of the Upper Bavarian foreland — at the foot of the Benediktenwand (1,801 m) — makes it a popular destination for hikers and day-trippers from Munich (approx. 60 km north). The Musikwoche adds a high-quality cultural component to the tourist offerings.