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Calwer Monastery Summer in Hirsau
Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V.
Klosterhof, 75365 Calw-Hirsau
Big names, top-notch productions, and a unique location: The walls of the impressive ruins of the St. Peter and Paul Monastery have served as the backdrop for the summer festival "Calwer Klostersommer in Hirsau" for many years. Both artists and audiences are equally enthusiastic about the atmosphere. This year, among other events, the following concerts will take place: Jethro Tull, SWR1 Pop & Poetry in Concert, Monastery in Flames. More information about the program can be found at www.klostersommer.de.
The impressive ruins of the St. Peter and Paul Monastery, with its ancient sandstone walls, provide the historical setting for this high-class cultural event – with a fantastic ambiance that is unmatched.
The Venue
It is one of the most unusual open-air stages in all of Germany. The 1,000-year-old Benedictine monastery in Calw-Hirsau, Baden-Württemberg, has been the atmospheric backdrop for international stars and emerging artists for ten years now, with its imposing sandstone walls. More than 15,000 spectators flock annually to the two-week cultural festival "Calwer Klostersommer" in the Swabian town, which became world-famous through its notable son Hermann Hesse. Udo Lindenberg has already performed on the open-air stage in the medieval cloister, along with the Buena Vista Social Club, BAP, Jethro Tull, Ritchie Blackmore, and Max Raabe with his Palast Orchester – to name just a few.
The Festival
For the 900th anniversary of Hirsau, then still an independent municipality, a stage was set up in the cloister for the first time in 1959. The Hirsau Monastery Plays were born. Major productions from theater and classical music formed the focus of the soon-to-be-renowned open-air performances. In 2008, the "Calwer Klostersommer in Hirsau" emerged from the monastery plays. With new organizers and a new concept – big names and top-notch productions in an incomparable, historically rich atmosphere – it was possible to immediately turn things around and establish a summer event series in the monastery that radiates far beyond regional borders. The program spectrum ranges from classical music to pop to comedy. More information can be found online at www.klostersommer.de.
The impressive ruins of the St. Peter and Paul Monastery, with its ancient sandstone walls, provide the historical setting for this high-class cultural event – with a fantastic ambiance that is unmatched.
The Venue
It is one of the most unusual open-air stages in all of Germany. The 1,000-year-old Benedictine monastery in Calw-Hirsau, Baden-Württemberg, has been the atmospheric backdrop for international stars and emerging artists for ten years now, with its imposing sandstone walls. More than 15,000 spectators flock annually to the two-week cultural festival "Calwer Klostersommer" in the Swabian town, which became world-famous through its notable son Hermann Hesse. Udo Lindenberg has already performed on the open-air stage in the medieval cloister, along with the Buena Vista Social Club, BAP, Jethro Tull, Ritchie Blackmore, and Max Raabe with his Palast Orchester – to name just a few.
The Festival
For the 900th anniversary of Hirsau, then still an independent municipality, a stage was set up in the cloister for the first time in 1959. The Hirsau Monastery Plays were born. Major productions from theater and classical music formed the focus of the soon-to-be-renowned open-air performances. In 2008, the "Calwer Klostersommer in Hirsau" emerged from the monastery plays. With new organizers and a new concept – big names and top-notch productions in an incomparable, historically rich atmosphere – it was possible to immediately turn things around and establish a summer event series in the monastery that radiates far beyond regional borders. The program spectrum ranges from classical music to pop to comedy. More information can be found online at www.klostersommer.de.
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