Ludwigsburg Festival

The Ludwigsburg Festival (Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, also Internationale Festspiele Baden-Württemberg) is a culture festival with programs in music, dance, theatre and literature. The festival is held in Ludwigsburg annually between May and July. Founded in 1932, the festival is among the oldest festivals in German-speaking countries. Many events are held at the Ludwigsburg Palace.

History

The beginning of the festival was a series of chamber music concerts in 1932[1][2] at the palace, organized by the Ludwigsburger Mozartgemeinde. Wolfgang Gönnenwein, who was the artistic director from 1972 to 2004, developed the festival to an event of three months with around 100 events. The state Baden-Württemberg made the festival a state event with a new official name from 1980. From 2005 to 2009 it was directed by Wulf Konold and the conductor Michael Hofstetter. Thomas Wördehoff has been director from 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Festival / History / Chronicle". schlossfestspiele.de. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele" (in German). Ludwigsburg. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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