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Summer Top Events 2008

Summer Top Events 2008. Festivals & Musicals. Martha Argerich Festival. Lugano June 9 - 28, 2008 Exclusiv classic festival Argerich and her worldwide known classical star-friends play together. St. Galler Festspiele. St. Gallen June 20 - July 6, 2008

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Summer Top Events 2008

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  1. Summer Top Events 2008 1ITitel/ Name/ Datum

  2. Festivals & Musicals 2ITitel/ Name/ Datum

  3. Martha Argerich Festival • Lugano • June 9 - 28, 2008 • Exclusiv classic festival • Argerich and her worldwide known classical star-friends play together

  4. St. Galler Festspiele • St. Gallen • June 20 - July 6, 2008 • Open-air performances of the opera “GIOVANNA D'ARCO” • A real verismo thriller at the UNESCO world culture heritage site

  5. JazzAscona Festival • Ascona • June 26 - July 6, 2008 • Many legends of New Orleans Jazz and great artists from the international scene of Jazz • Most important old-time jazz festival in Europe

  6. Trucker and Country Festival • Interlaken • June 27 - 29, 2008 • No 1 C&W Festival in the Alps • Fairs and markets

  7. “Caliente” Tropical Festival • Zurich • July 4 - 6, 2008 • Latin- and South American rhythms on the streets and in different venues • The Top Tropical Event in Europe

  8. 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival • Montreux • July 4 - 19, 2008 • Artists: Buddy Guy, Gary Moore, Robert Cray, Deep Purple, Lenny White, Paul Simon, Scorpions, Gilberto Gil, Joa Bosco, CSS and Lenny Kravitz.

  9. Opera Festival Avenches • Avenches • July 4 - 19, 2008 • ”La Traviata”, a famous opera composed by Verdi in the magnificent Roman amphitheater

  10. Moon and Stars • Locarno • July 9 - 16, 2008 • Piazza-Grande Feeling • Most intimate Openair-Stage • World Stars like R.E.M., Santana, Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz

  11. Estival Jazz • Lugano • July 10 -12 , 2008 • World stars • Piazza-Feeling • Free entry to all concerts

  12. Basel Tattoo 2008 • Basel • July 15 - 19, 2008 • 2nd Best next to Edinburgh • Scotland at the Rhine

  13. West Side Story • Thun • 15 July - 30 August 2008 • Unique experience • Most beautiful lake-stage • The lake and the Eiger

  14. Verbier Festival & Academy • Verbier • July 18 - August 3, 2008 • Classical concerts with Martha Argerich, Misha Maisky, Joshna Bell, Alfred Brendel

  15. Blue Balls Festival • Lucerne • July 18 - 26, 2008 • Over 100 shows with blues, jazz, soul, funk, world, rock, pop music • All information on the artists will be unveiled on April 29.

  16. Paléo Festival • Nyon • July 22 - 27, 2008 • The biggest open-air Festival in Switzerland • More information about the artists will follow on the 10th April.

  17. Heidi, the Musical, part two • Walenstadt • 23 July - 30 August 2008 • The secret story beyond Heidi • Great songs • Unique lakestage • Huge success in 2007

  18. 52th Menuhin Festival • Gstaad • July 25 - September 7, 2008 • Classical music festival with famous orchestras and numerous star soloists and conductors • Cecilia Bartoli

  19. International Film Festival Locarno • Locarno • August 6 - 16, 2008 • Europe top 3 festival, unique atmosphere • Largest screen in Europe

  20. Lucerne Festival Sommer • Lucerne • August 13 - September 21, 2008 • 40 symphony concerts performed by the world's most outstanding orchestras

  21. Zermatt Festival • Zermatt • September 5 - 21, 2008 • A chamber music festival in the highest location • Berlin Philharmonic soloists

  22. Customs & Traditions 22ITitel/ Name/ Datum

  23. The medieval festival • Bellinzona • May 9 - 11, 2008 • Most important medieval festival in Switzerland • Unique scenery

  24. Steamin’Brienz • June 18 - 22, 2008 • Steam Town of Switzerland • Boats, Trains, Cars, Trucks • Unique Parade

  25. Federal Yodeller Festival in Luzern • June 27 - 29, 2008 • Yodeling at his best • 150’000 visitors • Best of Swiss traditional music • Alpine Culture Parade

  26. Rigi Wrestling and Alpine Festival • July 13, 2008 • The most beautiful Mountain Wrestling Arena • More than Wrestling • Traditional Alpine Music Festival

  27. Summer Night’s Festival • Locarno • July 24 - 26, 2008 • The best of fireworks • Typical Italian lakeside Party • The mood of the south

  28. Geneva Summer Festival • Geneva • July 24 - August 8, 2008 • Highlight of the two season with giant fireworks • Lakeparade for Ravers

  29. International Festival of Alphorn Players • Nendaz • July 25 - 27, 2008 • 200 Alphorn players from different nations gather at 2’200 m • No 1 Festival in the Alps

  30. Folklore festival on Männlichen • July 27, 2008 • Traditional costumes • Swiss Folk Dances • Best of Alpine Culture • Great place

  31. National horse festival • Saignelégier • August 9 - 10, 2008 • Unique event • Huge farmer and horse markets • Folkloric parade • “Ben Hur”-races

  32. Street Parade • Zurich • August 9, 2008 • Top event with 1 million visitors • The city goes party

  33. Roman Party 2008 • Augst BL • August 30 - 31, 2008 • Julius Caesar is back • Best of good old Roman times • Gladiators fights • Fine market

  34. Shepherd’ Festival • Belalp • August 30 - 31, 2008 • Over 1000 Sheeps • Unique Landscape

  35. Wine festival • Bellinzona • September 5 - 7, 2008 • Best traditionel style • Markets and parades • More than wine • Discover the Ticino Culinary

  36. Exhibitions 36ITitel/ Name/ Datum

  37. Tutankhamun • Toni-Areal, Zürich • 8 March - 29 June 2008 • His tomb and ist treasures • See the grave three-dimensionally • All items are replicas

  38. Egyptian apotheosize • Fondation Pierre Gianadda in Martigny • 17 March - 8 June 2008 • Masterpieces from old Egypt • Co-Production with the Metropolitian Museum of Art, New York • Exclusive in Europe

  39. Ferdinand Hodler - A vision • Bern Art Museum • April 9 - August 10, 2008 • The best of Hodler • Huge success in Paris • A portrait of his life

  40. Napoleon III • Schloss Arenenberg in the museum of Napoleon • 20 April - 15 October 2008 • Still a secret • A French emperor from Switzerland • Great retrospecitve

  41. Charles the Bold • Historisches Museum Bern • 25.4. - 24.8.2008 • European Highlight • CoProduction with Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna & Metropolitan Museum New York • Burgundian Masterworks from the 15th Century

  42. Fair for Book, Press and Multimedia • Geneva • Palexpo • 30 April - 4 May 2008 • More than books • Unique Mulitmedia fair • Incl. International art fair

  43. Secrets • Textilmuseum St. Gallen • 8 May - 30 December 2008 • More than a secret... • The history of Dessous • The Swiss Influence

  44. Klee’s Magic Garden Paintings • Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern • 17 May - 31 August 2008 • The nature in pressions in his work • Unique

  45. Segantini’s Muse and model • St. Moritz • Segantini-Museum • 31 May - 14 September 2008 • 150th birthday • Unique Retrospective • Most of his masterworks

  46. Fernand Léger, Paris - New York • Fondation Beyeler • 1 June - 7 September 2008 • The Best of his life • Unique Retrospective • Including his friends: Warhol, Lichtenstein and many more

  47. ART • Basel • 4 - 8 June 2008 • No 1 worldwide • 300 state of the art galleries • The very best of today’s art

  48. Balthus, 100th birthday • Fondation Pierre Gianadda • 13 June - 19 November 2008 • Dedication to his 100th birthday • Retrospective • A painters life • Famous masterworks

  49. The Habsburg’s in Switzerland • Brugg AG • 13 June - 21 September 2008 • 900 years in Switzerland • Aargau as the starting point for the emperor dynasty

  50. The Marc Rich Collection • Kunsthaus Zürich • 20 June - 3 August 2008 • Outstanding collection • All the famous photographers • Worldwide well-known photos

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