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Where to stay
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Eat & drink
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Venues & Accessibility
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Offers
Atelier Lyrique
Intensive opera and song training for exceptional young singers.
Soloists & Ensembles
Intensive training for soloists and chamber ensembles.
Conducting
Training for emerging conductors at the heart of the Verbier Festival.
Musicpreneurship
Supporting artists as they develop their creative and professional projects.
Audio Recording
Professional training for emerging audio engineers specialising in classical music.
Shenzhen Masterclasses
Academy masterclasses with leading Verbier Festival artists at the Shenzhen Verbier Festival.
Young Artists 2026
Meet the young artists who took part in the Verbier Festival Academy in 2026.
Prizes and Honours
Discover the awards recognising outstanding Academy artists and supporting their next steps.
Success Stories
Discover where the careers of Academy alumni have taken them since Verbier.
Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra
The VFJO offers exceptional young musicians aged 15 to 18 an immersive experience of orchestral life.
Verbier Festival Orchestra
The VFO offers young musicians aged 18 to 28 an immersive experience of life in a professional orchestra.
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
The VFCO is the Verbier Festival’s professional chamber orchestra, composed largely of VFO alumni.
Musicians 2026
Meet the musicians of the 2026 VFJO and VFO.
Success Stories
Discover the paths VFJO and VFO alumni have taken into leading international orchestras.
What is UNLTD?
Music without borders. Discover UNLTD and experience the Verbier Festival differently.
UNLTD Collective
Academy alumni reunite to imagine, develop and bring new artistic projects to life.
Amplifiers
Join the community that helps UNLTD spark new sounds and ideas.
Summer 2026
Concerts, workshops and outdoor fun for children during the Verbier Festival.
Storytellers in the Classroom
A journey through words, music and images to dream and create.
Drawing Contest
A creative contest inviting children to draw through music.
Zoo
Short animated films inspired by The Carnival of the Animals.
Ludwig's World
An interactive playspace to discover Beethoven.
Amplifiers
Amplifiers help VF KiDS grow and keep the magic of music alive.
Verbier Festival Gold
Gems from the Festival archives.
VF Collection
An ambitious heritage project that extends our artistic mission beyond the summer season.
Virtual Hall®
The Verbier Festival presents its first virtual reality experience, in partnership with Cybel’Art.
Jukebox
An immersive audiovisual space for archival treasures.
Broadcast and Streaming
The Verbier Festival lets music-lovers worldwide enjoy concerts live or on replay.
Apple Music Classical
The Verbier Festival is pleased to announce its partnership with Apple Music Classical.
Public Funders
The Verbier Festival thanks its public funding partners for their unwavering support.
Our Sponsors
The Verbier Festival thanks its sponsors and partners for their valuable support.
The Entrepreneurs’ Circle
The Entrepreneurs’ Circle aims to become the Verbier Festival’s economic partner network.
Cercle des Combins
The Cercle des Combins connects the people who make our local economy thrive in a truly authentic setting.
Donors to the Friends
The Friends is a group of music-loving donors whose support has been a cornerstone of the Festival’s rise to the top.
Become a Friend
Become a Friend and enjoy numerous benefits to fully experience the Verbier Festival.
Patrons
The Verbier Festival is grateful to its philanthropic patrons for their generous support.
Legacy Giving
Help us build a sustainable future.
Founder & Director
En 1991, Martin Engstroem put the wheels in motion for what in 1994 would become the Verbier Festival & Academy.
Sustainability
Our Corporate Social Responsibility policy.
Contact
Our telephone numbers, email and postal addresses, office hours and directory of personnel.
Board of Directors
Learn more about the Verbier Festival's Board of Directors.
Your experience at the Verbier Festival
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深圳·韦尔比耶音乐节 2026
Verbier Festival 2026 Shenzhen
The inaugural Verbier Festival in Shenzhen: 30 January to 8 February 2026
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The Festival as seen by the international press.
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Masterclass
GAFFIGAN / MASTERCLASS OPERA
FULLY BOOKED - WAITING LIST AVAILABLE
Singers of the Atelier Lyrique
Conductor James Gaffigan gives a masterclass devoted to the musical interpretation of opera arias. In this artistic and pedagogical setting, he shares his perspective as conductor and offers the singers a valuable exchange on the relationship between voice and orchestra.
