Opening Ceremony – Welcome to the European Harp Symposium “Stellae Matutinae” 2025!

10 a.m., Festsaal, ground floor

Exhibition opening – Horngacher Harps (until Sunday, 13 April, 4.30 pm)

10 a.m., Bistro, ground floor

„Stars of tomorrow I” – matinée concert of young talents

Henriette Urban – Works of the 18th Century on a historical Single Action Harp

Deborah Haag – Contemporary and Experimental Music on the Harp

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Chapel, 2nd floor

Seminar – “Clelia Gatti Aldrovandi” – her life, her work and her legacy

Elisabeth Plank and Emanuela Degli Esposti will talk about one of the most important harpists of the 20th century.

12.30 – 2 p.m., Room 306, 3rd floor

Exhibition opening – Salvi and Lyon&Healy Harps (until Friday, 18 April, 2 pm)

2 p.m., Room 10, ground floor

Exhibition opening – Camac Harps (until Friday, April 18, 2 p.m.)

2 p.m., rooms 07 and 08, ground floor

Masterclass – Jana Boušková

2.00 p.m. Zeynep Duru Güleç

2.30 p.m. Henriette Urban

3.00 p.m. Deborah Haag

3.30 p.m. Duo: Anna Voronova & Daria Khoroshun

4.00 p.m. Silvia Cape

4.30 p.m. Daria Batschi

2 – 5 p.m., Festsaal

Opening concert “Érard Extravaganza” 

Eva Curth, Elisabeth Plank, Viktor Hartobanu and Giuliano Marco Mattioli play music related to their historical treasures

7 – 9 p.m., Festsaal, ground floor

Exhibition opening – Small Harps and Lever Harps by Jonathan Dentler (until Monday, April 14, 7 p.m.)

10 a.m., Kleiner Saal, ground floor

Exhibition opening – historical harps “Parfett & Stübenrath” (until Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m.)

10 a.m., Library Foyer, 1^st floor

Meeting of the European Harp Societies

10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Room 306, 3^rd floor

Harp Marathon – Music students from the Lake Constance region introduce themselves

1 – 3 p.m., Festsaal

Seminar – „The Érard family“

Giuliano Marco Mattioli presents the English version and expansion of his book about the Érard family and harp-making company.

3 – 5 pm, Room 306

Presentation – “Don’t be afraid of changing strings”

Jonathan Dentler offers useful tips on everything from changing strings to regulating lever harps

3 – 5 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Concert – Magdalena Hoffmann, principal harpist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

5 – 6.30 p.m., Festsaal

Candle concert “Clair de lune” 

Petra Schöch (soprano), Saskia Vallazza (puppeteer) and Viktor Hartobanu tell the love story between Pulcinella and Columbine

9 – 10 p.m., Chapel

Exhibition – Small Harps and Lever Harps by Jonathan Dentler (until 7 p.m.)

10 a.m., Library Foyer (new location)

„Stars of tomorrow II” – matinée concert of young talents

Maria Pogolski – Female and Male Composers in Dialogue

Nadja Floder – “Grenzenlos – Ad Infinitum”: New and Contemporary Music in Dialogue with Original Compositions

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Chapel

Masterclass – Emanuela Degli Esposti

1.00 p.m. Nadja Floder

1.30 p.m. Maria Pogolski

2.00 p.m. Julia Dermendjieva

2.30 p.m. Martin Sadílek

3.00 p.m. Jakub Sadílek

3.30 p.m. Janessa Embley

1 – 4 p.m., Festsaal

Presentation – Lena Rummel presents small harps by Jonathan Dentler with her own compositions

1 – 2 p.m., Kleiner Saal, ground floor

Presentation – Vanja Contu presents the new Salvi “Electra”– sponsored by Salvi Harps

2 – 5 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Seminar – „Quintette Instrumental de Paris“ – Context and Significance of Chamber Music

Adrian Nowak presents his practical and musicological research

2 – 3 pm, Room 306

Seminar – “Small, but mighty!” – The unimagined possibilities of the mini lever harp

Eva Curth presents small harps, their areas of application and their repertoire

4 – 6 pm, Room 306

Presentation – Andrea Ventura from Salvi Harps presents the work of the Harp Tech Guild

5 – 6.30 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Concert – Park Stickney, jazz harpist

8 – 9.30 p.m., Festsaal

Exhibition opening – Eclipse Harps by Andrea Pretzler, folk harps made of carbon fibres (until Wednesday, April 16, 7 p.m.)

10 a.m., Library Foyer

„Stars of tomorrow III” – matinée concert of young talents

Zeynep Duru Güleç – Works by Turkish and International Composers of the 20th Century

Teodora Cotuna Rizea – From Sonatas to Symphonies for Solo Harp

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Chapel

Presentation – Viktoria Schmitter presents the carbon harp of Andrea Pretzler’s company “Eclipse”

1 – 2 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Masterclass – Park Stickney

2.00 p.m. Álmos László Tallós

2.30 p.m. Teodora Cotuna Rizea

3.00 p.m. Katharina Eichbauer

3.30 p.m. Paula Streicher

4.00 p.m. Yana Georgieva 

4.30 p.m. Duo: Wojciech Trefon & Maria Gmyrek

2 – 5 p.m., Festsaal

Workshop – „Flow my Harp“

Lena Rummel presents ways to get into a “flow state” while practicing, improvising and playing.

2.30 – 6.30 p.m., Pförtnerhaus, ground floor

Presentation – Vanja Contu presents the new Salvi “Electra” – Sponsored by Salvi Harps

5 – 8 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Concert “Chube Live” – Benjamin Creighton Griffiths (electric harp), Ashley John Long (bass) and Jon Bradford-Jones (percussion)
Chube are excited to bring you a fresh take on jazz fusion – lead by the harp

8 – 9.30 p.m., Festsaal

“40 years of harp class in Feldkirch”

Presentation “The Harp Class Introduces Itself I”

10 a.m. – 10.30 a.m., Kleiner Saal

„Stars of tomorrow IV” – matinée concert of young talents

Mizuki Namba – traditional Japanese music and the “Belle Époque”

Álmos László Tallós – From Interpretation to Inspiration

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Chapel

Presentation “The Harp Class Introduces Itself II”

12.15 – 12.45 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Presentation – Viktoria Schmittner presents the carbon harp of Andrea Pretzler’s company “Eclipse”

1 – 2 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Concert “Between Earth, Sea & Sky” – Monika Stadler
A program beyond clichés, combining elements of classical, jazz, world and improvised
music in a unique style

2 – 3 p.m., Festsaal

Workshop – “An Introduction to Jazz Improvisation and Standards”

Benjamin Creighton Griffits shows the first steps into the world of jazz

2 – 3.30 p.m., Pförtnerhaus

Concert « Helvetica » – Elisa Netzer
From Switzerland with love

4 – 5 p.m., Festsaal

Workshop – “New Approaches to the Pedals”

Park Stickney presents unexpected methods for using the pedals on the harp

4 – 6 p.m., Pförtnerhaus

Presentation “From the idea to the work” – Daria Batschi presents “Fantasia” for harp solo together with the composer Simon Stampfer

5.30 – 6.30 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Concert – Marcel Cara, semi-finalist of the ARD Music Competition

8 – 9.30 pm, Festsaal

Party

40 years of harp class in Feldkirch – It’s going to be a party! With a lounge in the foyer for conversations, disco with DJ in the pool, a bar and snacks, everyone is invited to celebrate and get to know each other!

10 p.m., Altes Hallenbad

„Stars of tomorrow V” – matinée concert of young talents

Rosie Murphy – „Between the Strings: Echoes of the Harp” – Music of the 21st century

Gabriela Dudziak – Arabesque and New Objectivity – Between Ornamentation and Pure Form

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Chapel

Presentation – Andrea Ventura from Salvi Harps presents the work of the Harp Tech Guild

1 – 2.30 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Masterclass – Sylvain Blassel

2.00 p.m. Gabriela Dudziak

2.30 p.m. Mizuki Namba

3.00 p.m. Rosie Murphy

3.30 p.m. Maximilian Robin Treller

4.00 p.m. Nicole Samareva

4.30 Uhr Iskra Đuđik

2 – 5 p.m., Festsaal

Presentation – Francesca Di Nicola presents her project “Miniatures”

4 – 5 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Seminar – „Wunderkind“ 

Viktor Hartobanu offers an insight into the world of the musically gifted from a personal and scientific point of view

5 – 7 pm, Room 306

Candle Concert “Hommage” – Cracow Harp Quintet

Adrian Nowak (Harp), Magdalena Di Blasi (Flute), Barbara Mglej (Violin), Jan Czyżewski (Viola), Paweł Czarakcziew (Cello)

8 – 9.30 pm, Chapel

„Stars of tomorrow VI” – matinée concert of young talents

Liné Lipnickaité – From the small suite to the grand opera

Iva Dimitrijević – When female composers meet in the garden

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Kapelle

Masterclass – Isabelle Moretti

2.00 p.m. Iva Dimitrijević

2.30 p.m. Liné Lipnickaité

3.00 p.m. Leto Križanič Žorž

3.30 p.m. Paula Juhasz-Böss

4.00 p.m. Eva Maria Kochs

4.30 p.m. Maria Eduarda Guedes Rodrigues de Sousa  

2 – 5 p.m., Festsaal

Presentation – Francesca Di Nicola presents her project “Miniatures”

5 – 6 p.m., Kleiner Saal

Closing Concert – Sylvain Blassel, Professor at the University of Music in The Hague

8 – 9.30 pm, Festsaal