GV Glatt&Verkehrt 2026

The renowned Krems Music Festival invites you to its anniversary. Since 1997, musicians from all over the world have come to Krems and its surroundings every July to surprise, captivate, and inspire their audience for more than two weeks at various idyllic festival venues. Even COVID-19 could not change that.

The anniversary edition features 17 concerts with musical ideas from 13 countries and 4 continents – showcasing all the ingredients that Glatt&Verkehrt has been known for over the past 30 years: uncovering and bringing "musical truffles" (Der Standard) to Krems, initiating special programs or world premieres, and reuniting celebrated bands from previous years with new programs.

Among the Austrian debuts in 2026 are the English band Honeyfeet with the charismatic singer Ríoghnach Connolly (July 22), the large Berlin-West Africa project Le Mali 70 (July 23), and the Franco-Colombian band leader Ëda Diaz (July 25). Local musicians have once again received special commissions: singer and composer Anja Om will present a song program for its world premiere, inspired by legendary colleagues from Björk to Nina Simone, featuring new songs with a prominent band specially assembled for this occasion. The premiere will take place on July 24 at the Winzers Krems in Sandgrube 13.

The five-day program at this venue will also kick off with a premiere: "wia i tua" - the CD release of the new program by Die Strottern & Blech. From the creative experimental field of the music workshop (which will take place this year from July 11-17 with around 80 participants, including the legendary public workshop reprises, again in Göttweig), the team of speakers will break away this time: The Göttweiger Sieben will perform a concert together in the Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche (July 11): Swedish folk music meets singer-songwriter, yodeling meets Yiddish song.

The atmospheric Minoritenkirche in Krems-Stein will be the venue for the first weekend. The festival will be opened there a day earlier, on July 10, with an NÖ Festival and Cinema GmbH event at Minoritenplatz 5, 3500 Krems an der Donau.

Press information as of April 15, 2026 (subject to change). 30th edition! July 10 - 26, 2026 Krems / Göttweig.

The ensemble that made a lasting impression with its debut in 2018 – back then on the Winzer stage – is This is How we Fly from Ireland/USA/Sweden.

For the exuberant festival finale on July 26, two almost legendary bands from the Glatt&Verkehrt universe will perform: the Finnish band Värttinä and the Romanian brass band Fanfare Ciocărlia. This legendary formation is as old (or young) as the festival, but will actually come to Glatt&Verkehrt for the first time in 2026.

In addition to established venues, the Gothic Ursulakapelle in the heart of Krems will be a new location this time (July 25 and 26). In intimate solo settings, cellist Asja Valčić and trombonist Bertl Mütter will perform several short concerts.

Since 2018, the Gasthaus Salzstadl has been the venue for a small, particularly popular series: Tafelmusik will take place twice on July 23 and 24, featuring Austrian acts and equally Austrian lunch.

Before all Winzer concerts, there will again be introductory artist talks (Note: reservation of counting cards required!). Ö1, a festival partner from the very beginning, will again be present at all concerts in Sandgrube 13.

The complete program with detailed texts and information is now available online. On May 24 at 4:30 PM, there will be a publicly accessible program presentation with live music from Anja Om and Die Strottern at the Wiener Radiokulturhaus.