Gstaad Baroque Academy
Preview 2026
The Gstaad Academy extends its deepest gratitude to Maurice Steger and his exceptional team for thirteen years of inspiring collaboration, marked by artistic excellence and dedication.
In 2026, the Gstaad Baroque Academy will take a creative pause.
Maurice Steger
Maurice Steger, professor for early music, flauto dolce (recorder) and conducting, has championed young musicians intensively ever since – in workshops, in university courses as a guest professor, in master classes as well as in collaborative training and preparation for concerts. The support he offers is truly comprehensive, whether with suggestions with regard to technique, sharing his profound knowledge of music and music history, integrating and testing musical ideas, as well as promoting the social structure of the groups he works with and the joy of sharing with one another.
Gstaad Baroque Academy offers the perfect basic conditions for that. Guided by a team of professors headed by Maurice Steger, this intense and inspiring week is for many young musicians the peak of their year of musical training.
Period 2025
31 August until 6 September 2025
(Arrival day: 30 August; Departure: 7 September)
Masterclasses for
Place
Professors
Prof. Maurice Steger, recorder & direction
Prof. Christoph Dangel, baroque violoncello & chamber music
Prof. Théotime Langlois de Swarte, baroque violin & chamber music
Prof. Justin Taylor, harpsichord & chamber music
Prof. Sophie De Bardonnèche, baroque violin
Further accompanists, professors and workshop lecturers
Host in Chalet Sandra
Elisabeth Pfäfflin & Team
Repertoire
The repertoire comprises the complete instrumental work of the Renaissance and the baroque period.
The pieces have to be announced to the professor in the application.