Experience Verbier Festival at Schloss Elmau: 21 to 28 November 2026

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Offers
Academy
Intensive training for soloists, chamber ensembles, singers, conductors and audio engineers, enriched by Musicpreneurship.
Orchestra Training
Intensive training in the craft of orchestral playing, through the experience of rehearsal and performance in the Verbier Festival’s two training orchestras.
Young Artists 2026
Meet the young artists of the Verbier Festival Academy and Orchestra Training programmes.
Prizes & Honours
Discover the prizes that recognise outstanding Academy artists and support their continued development.
Success Stories
Meet Verbier Generation alumni and discover the paths they have forged since their time at the Festival.
Summer 2026
Your summer of unlimited music starts with these concerts.
Buskers 2026
Calling all street performers! Apply now to play at next summer's Verbier Festival.
Aftermovie 2025
Relive the energy, the music and the moments that made UNLTD 2025 shine.
UNLTD Collective
Alumni of the Verbier Festival Academy creating bold, original projects for today.
Amplifiers
Join the community that helps UNLTD spark new sounds and ideas.
Summer 2026
Concerts, workshops and outdoor fun for children during the Verbier Festival.
Storytellers in the Classroom
A journey through words, music and images to dream and create.
Drawing Contest
A creative contest inviting children to draw through music.
Zoo
Short animated films inspired by The Carnival of the Animals.
Ludwig's World
An interactive playspace to discover Beethoven.
Amplifiers
Amplifiers help VF KiDS grow and keep the magic of music alive.
Verbier Festival Gold
Gems from the Festival archives.
VF Collection
An ambitious heritage project that extends our artistic mission beyond the summer season.
Virtual Hall®
The Verbier Festival presents its first virtual reality experience, in partnership with Cybel’Art.
Jukebox
An immersive audiovisual space for archival treasures.
Broadcast and Streaming
The Verbier Festival lets music-lovers worldwide enjoy concerts live or on replay.
Apple Music Classical
The Verbier Festival is pleased to announce its partnership with Apple Music Classical.
Public Funders
The Verbier Festival thanks its public funding partners for their unwavering support.
Our Sponsors
The Verbier Festival thanks its sponsors and partners for their valuable support.
The Entrepreneurs’ Circle
The Entrepreneurs’ Circle aims to become the Verbier Festival’s economic partner network.
Cercle des Combins
The Cercle des Combins connects the people who make our local economy thrive in a truly authentic setting.
Donors to the Friends
The Friends is a group of music-loving donors whose support has been a cornerstone of the Festival’s rise to the top.
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Patrons
The Verbier Festival is grateful to its philanthropic patrons for their generous support.
Legacy Giving
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Founder & Director
En 1991, Martin Engstroem put the wheels in motion for what in 1994 would become the Verbier Festival & Academy.
Sustainability
Our Corporate Social Responsibility policy.
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Board of Directors
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Verbier Festival Personnel
ADDRESS

Fondation du Verbier Festival
Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau 4
1800 Vevey
Switzerland

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

Reception
T +41 (0)21 925 90 60
info@verbierfestival.com

Ticket Office
T +41 (0)848 771 882
ticketing@verbierfestival.com

The Friends of the Verbier Festival
T +41 (0)21 925 90 66
amis@verbierfestival.com

DIRECTION

Founder & Co-CEO Martin T:son Engstroem
Co-CEO Hervé Boissière
Director Academy & Cultural Development Stephen McHolm
Techincal Director and Chief Public Safety Officer Erick Sez
direction@verbierfestival.com

ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES

Manager, Administration & Finance Pascal Mottier
Office Assistant Arthur Favre
finance@verbierfestival.com

HR Assistant Zaklina Peric
rh@verbierfestival.com

ARTISTIC

Co-Artistic Director Blythe Teh Engstroem
Co-Founder & Artistic Consultant Avi Shoshani
Manager, Artistic Administration & Production Manuel Lopez Baumann
manuel.lopez@verbierfestival.com

ARTIST TRAINING / ACADEMY – ORCHESTRAS

Academy Administrator Sébastien Cayet
academy@verbierfestival.com

Manager, Orchestras Samuel Goldscheider
Orchestra Artistic Administrator Mattia Bornati
Orchestra Coordinator Camille Coisne
orchestras@verbierfestival.com

Librarian Juliette Bertrand
bibliothecaire@verbierfestival.com

COMMUNICATION – MARKETING

Communications & marketing manager Yasmine Deixonne
Visual communication coordinator Silvia Laurent
Interactive media designer Yassin Mäder
Digital Marketing Coordinator Eléonore Malicornet
Digital Marketing Intern Mélanie Colin
communication@verbierfestival.com

Official Photographer
Nicolas Brodard

COMMUNICATION – PRESS

Press Relations & Engagement Manager (WORLD) Alessandra Cossu
presse@verbierfestival.com

The Publicists (FR/BE/LU) Thierry Messonnier
thierry@thepublicists.fr

TICKET OFFICE

Ticket Office Manager Shpend Raka
Ticketing Agent Matila Corminboeuf
Ticketing Agent Arthur Favre
Ticketing Agent Léa Manesse-Lamri
ticketing@verbierfestival.com

OPERATIONS

Head of Operations Sandra Güniat
Operations & IT Coordinator Joann Acher
operations@verbierfestival.com

DEVELOPMENT & PROTOCOL

Director Development Marina Gross
mecenes@verbierfestival.com

Partnerships and Development Officer Frédérique Poffet
sponsorship@verbierfestival.com

 

ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF THE VERBIER FESTIVAL

Head of Development Marie-Jo Valente
Administration and Projet Support Eloïse Du Saillant
amis@verbierfestival.com

HOUSING & HOSPITALITY

Chateau Swiss
Manager, Housing & Hospitality Thibaut Hannedouche
Assistant Manager, Housing & Hospitality Anaïs Marc Bruckert
housing@verbierfestival.com
hospitality@verbierfestival.com

 UNLTD

Manager, UNLTD François Vasseur
Coordinator & Actor, UNLTD Kids René-Claude Emery
unltd@verbierfestival.com

 

VERBIER FESTIVAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Head of International Touring and Projects Michael Fuller
vfco@verbierfestival.com

 

VERBIER FESTIVAL GOLD

Label Manager Claire-Aimée Allyndrée
vfgold@verbierfestival.com

VOLUNTEERS

Manager, Volunteers Louise Mauerhofer
benevoles@verbierfestival.com

  

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