Cultural enjoyment at Irma

The best comedic journalist of 2006, Hans ZIppert, will regale you with his comic texts.

As accompaniment Hans-Martin Hofmann. Just close your eyes and relax.

Buddha Scheidegger is back! He is considered to be the best swing pianist in Switzerland.

E.W. Heine is a successful writer and expert on the middle ages. Fun and excitement await you.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Biermeier will perform a monologue.

Stefan Camenzind plays “Der weiße Dampfer“ (the white steamer), a mixture of theatre and music, words and sound.

Stefan Slupetzky from "Slupetzky Buam“ is an award-winning Austrian writer of murder-mystery novels.

Tomas Slupetzky, guitarist and singer of "Slupetzky Buam", awaits you with a mixture of selected songs.

Irma Hildebrandt writes portraits of women full of zest and determination, women full of strength and courage.

Laugh out loud with the cabaret performer Bernd Kohlhepp. A genius in his field, Kohlhepp will entertain you with his music and voice. Irresistible!

3rd and 4th May 2010
Simon Weber is more than just a piano accompaniment; his way of playing which is full of skill and sensitivity will enthuse you.

The versatile Franz Binder writes about his experiences travelling in foreign lands, essays, novels, stories, lyric poetry and fairy tales.

Two special evenings of romantic music on the cello and piano await you. Susanne Goetz (piano) and Urs Laeplle (cello) will bewitch you with their expressive powers.

Two illustrious soloists, Daniel Lappert (flute) and Jinki Kang (piano) come together to form a very special duo.

Helge Thun is a prestigious magician and comedian. This 'jack of all trades' will amaze you with his brilliant play on words, unusual humour, literature and magic tricks.

Sabine and Steve Bachmann, Fredy Felber and Judith Mueller play different styles of music : klezmer, jazz and tango and are brilliant in every way!

The brothers Peter Lenzin (sax) and Enrico Lenzin (drums) make music which relaxes and gets under your skin. An explosion of melodies and rhythm and romantic solos. A must for all jazz fans!

Garden-lover Gudrun Sulzenbacher presents portraits of South Tyrolean gardens, and the people behind them. South Tyrol is in fact one large garden where you can find lots of little worlds which exist thanks to the passion of the people you will get to know.

Fun, smoky and wild...a mix of jazz, blues, folk, klezmer and swing with Tobias Escher the accordion player and singer. Together with the Chinese musician Li Tian Long, alias 'Jazzboy' (trumpet, harmonica) they offer a live show which is not to be missed.

Felix Reuter returns with his virtuoso guitar playing. He alternates between playful, merry music typical of the south, and music which is much more calm and deep. Simply not to be missed!

The charming Swiss accordion player, Bettina Buchmann, will entertain you with her jaunty music in the open-air in our garden. Let yourself be enchanted by the versatility and creativity of her music.

Gabriel Palacois is one of the most famous Swiss mind-readers. The combination of music from the pan pipes and his prestigious talent are a world-wide attraction.

The fabulous Peter Maurer will transport you into a fairy-tale world full of witches and gnomes with his enchanting music.

Wieslaw Pipcynsky, alias Pip, plays excellent Latin American music and blues on his accordion, harpsichord, organ and teremin.

The transparency of music is born out of the simplicity of the instruments: the beautiful voice of Irene, a guitar and a piano.

The musician Tobias Escher plays a mixture of blues, folk, hip-hop, klezmer, swing and jazz.

Susanne Burger's clarinet sings and laughs! As does flute player and orchestra conductor Renata Wursten's music. Unconventional, surprising and fun evenings from the first to the last note.

Hannelore Marzi stimulates the imagination with her "Rose and Eros". She tells fables and stories about love, roses, passion and cunning. Accompanied by the harp player from the Bamberger Symphonic, Rosmarie Schmid-Muenster, with her moving and pure music.

Two wonderful evenings with Goran Koracevice, fantastic accordion player and versatile artist. Is the accordion a living thing? Maybe, after all it moans and whimpers, breathes and sings...providing you play like Goran Koracevic that is!

Dany Kuhn will play the piano and guitar and Irene Garbini will sing songs from all over the world, from Piaf's 'chansons' to Mercedes Sosa's 'cantas'. Melancholy, vivacity and rhythm mixed together.

E.W. Heine is back. The writer presents his very comical book, proving that he is a comic genius.

The jazz brothers have returned! The saxophonist Peter Lenzin plays relaxing music which gets under your skin. Enrico Lenzin immerses himself with his drums into the rhythm of different cultures, from the Balkans to New Orleans.

Not in his role as politician this time, but as author and art-lover, Norbert Hochreutner will read extracts from his book. The legendary piano player of swing and slide, Buddha Scheidegger, will transport you with his music as his fingers dance on the keyboard.

Helen Wepfer (piano) and Adrian Wepfer (percussion and South Tyrolean story-teller) are full of humour and sensibility. Accompanied by music, they will regale you with interesting stories about SouthTyrol. An intimate evening allowing you to get a taste of this land!

Discover and experience legends and mystical places. Immerse yourself into the magical world of the legends of the Dolomites, discover the secrets of the "Schlernhexe", the witch of the Schlern. The narrator Gudrun Rathke will regale you with legends and sagas in the evening, and then in the day will take you to see those magical places.

Ulla Lachauer will read from her wonderful book about the lives of some exceptional people and their extraordinary destinies, which is both moving and warming. Regula Kuefer plays many styles of music on the flute, from classic to jazz and pop, and loves improvising.

Martin C. Maechler - writer, vagabond and rover - will read comical texts which will entertain and interest you. Architecture and wine with the architect Bettina Schlorhaufer: visits to vine-growers and extraordinary modern constructions.

Shoko Hayashizaki and Michael Hagemann are one of the best piano duos in the world. They play wonderfully together, in perfect unison! They offer a rich and varied programme of music.