International Summer Academy Radolfzell
2026-08-04 19:00 - 2026-09-19 21:00 (Europe/Berlin)
A musical highlight in the cultural calendar of the city of music
on Lake Constance are the concerts of the International
Summer Academy. Since 1994, the master classes have attracted students
from all over the world to the lake, and the enthusiastic audience
is presented with a series of performances.
Anke Dill, Gustav Rivinius and Florian Wiek, international
outstanding musicians and renowned university professors,
lead the master classes in the subjects violin, violoncello
and piano. They traditionally open the academy with
the faculty concert on August 4th in the Christuskirche.
When teaching the daily master classes in the following
week, interested visitors can learn how to file
and interpretation and can be followed directly in a
series of open-air and evening concerts the young course participants
with the results on various concert stages
experience. The highlight of the summer academy is the
Final concert with award ceremony in the Christuskirche.
This will be followed in September by the conducting master class under the
headed by the Zurich professor Johannes Schlaefli. In this
2nd part of the Summer Academy, offered for the first time in 2016
six selected female and male conductors will receive
conductors the opportunity to work with the Bodensee Philharmonie
Constance to develop a highly demanding concert program
and bring it to a stage.

International Summer Academy Radolfzell
2026-08-04 19:00 - 2026-09-19 21:00
Since 1994, the master classes have been attracting students from all over the world to the lake and have presented enthusiastic audiences with a series of performances.
Anke Dill, Gustav Rivinius and Florian Wiek, outstanding international musicians and renowned university professors, lead the masterclasses in violin, cello and piano. They traditionally open the academy with the lecturers’ concert on August 4 in the Christuskirche.
During the daily master classes in the following week, interested visitors can directly follow the honing of technique and interpretation and experience the young course participants and their results on various concert stages in a series of open-air and evening concerts.
The highlight of the summer academy is the final concert and award ceremony in the Christuskirche. This is followed in September by the conducting master class under the direction of Zurich professor Johannes Schlaefli. In this second part of the Summer Academy, which was offered for the first time in 2016, six selected conductors are given the opportunity to work on a highly demanding concert program with the Lake Constance Philharmonic Orchestra and bring it to the stage.
THE SUMMER ACADEMY AT A GLANCE
” Tue, 04.08.26, 7 pm: Opening concert of the lecturersin the Christuskirche, Brühlstr. 5a, Radolfzell
” Wed, 05.08. – Wed, 12.08.26: open lessons in the master classesfor violin, violoncello and piano at the Radolfzell Music School,Güttingerstr. 19. Admission free
” Fri, 07.08. – Tue, 11.08.26, daily at 7 pm: Open-air and evening concertsby the students in the Christuskirche. Free admission
” Sat, 08.08. & Sun, 09.08.26, 10.30 am: Matinee concert atMettnausteg at the Strandcafé, Strandbadstr. 102. Free admission
” Wed, 12.08.26, 7 pm: Final concert of the students withaward ceremony in the Christuskirche. Free admission
” Mon, 14.09. – Sat, 19.09.26: Conducting master class
Author of the event picture: Norbert Braun
