Classical concerts featuring

Dr. Rüdiger Thomsen-Fürst Führung

Im Paradies der Tonkünstler

In 1772, English musicologist Charles Burney described Schwetzingen as a "colony of musicians." This year's "In the Paradise of Musicians" event explores this heritage. A tour of Schwetzingen will highlight where the court musicians of Elector Carl Theodor lived and worked. Students of the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts will then perform a short concert at Palais Hirsch featuring songs and arias by composers such as Anton Schweitzer and Ignaz Holzbauer, reflecting Carl Theodor's promotion of the German language in music. The event concludes with a glass of sparkling wine at Schwetzingen Palace Square in collaboration with the Research Center Court | Music | City and the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts.