Events/Bistro
General assembly and dinner at the Hotel Palace
The Festival Friends celebrate the festival all year round.
An important and fixed component is the association assembly, which generally takes place during the festival in August.
The Festival Friends normally meet in spring to get in the mood for the coming summer.
The crowning highlight is the Festival Friends' Evening during the festival with a joint concert visit and subsequent dinner.
The various dates are announced here in good time and invitations are sent out individually.
Association assembly
Friday, August 15, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Wellness & Spa Hotel Ermitage, Schönried
Festival Friends Evening
Sunday, 17th August 2025, 6 pm at the Gstaad Festival Tent
The dinner at the Gstaad Palace will take place after the concert (for invited guests, invitation will follow).
We extend our thanks to the Gstaad Palace for the generous invitation to the festive dinner.
concert introduction in the Festival Friends’ bistro (Concerts in the Tent)
This summer, Festival Friends will once again have access to their own lounge and bar at selected concerts in the Gstaad festival tent: the Bistro - a place to meet and a venue for interesting conversations among friends.
The concert introductions by experts, insiders or artists enrich the concert visit and provide insights into the programme of the evening.
The opening hours of the bistro and the dates of the concert introductions will be published here shortly before the festival begins.
Saturday, August 9, 2025 - «From the New World»- Gstaad Festival Orchestra I
6:45 pm - Welcome by Manfred Weilguni, concert introduction by Christoph Müller
7:30 pm - Concert
The bistro is open to festival friends before the concert and during the intermission.
Sunday, August 10, 2025 - Recital Khatia Buniathishvili
17:15 pm - Welcome by Claudine Kunz, concert introduction by Christoph Müller
18:00 pm - Concert without intermission
The bistro is open to festival friends before the concert.
Saturday, August 16, 2025 - Conflict and Triumph - Gstaad Festival Orchestra II
18:45 pm - Welcome by Manfred Weilguni, concert introduction by Christoph Müller
19:30 pm - Concert
The bistro is open to festival friends before the concert and during the intermission.
Sunday, August 17, 2025 - Les Choristes - Movie Classics: Film with the score performed live by orchestra
17:15 pm - Welcome by Caroline Schwenter, concert introduction by Antonin Scherrer
18:00 pm - Concert without intermission
The bistro is open to festival friends before the concert.
Friday, August 22, 2025 - Norma - Gstaad Festival Orchestra III
18:45 pm - Welcome by Claudine Kunz, concert introduction by Christoph Müller
19:30 pm - Concert
The bistro is open to festival friends before the concert and during the intermission.
Saturday, August 23, 2025 - Bizet Celebration
18:45 pm - Welcome by Claudine Kunz and Hannes Bach, concert introduction by Antonin Scherrer
19:30 pm - Concert
The bistro is open to festival friends before the concert and during the intermission.
Friday, August 29, 2025 - Russian Life in the Exil
18:45 pm - Welcome by Caroline Schwenter, concert introduction by Antonin Scherrer
19:30 pm - Concert
The bistro is open to festival friends before the concert and during the intermission.