Event Highlights

(Subject to change without notice on the part of organisers)

 

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March 2010

Krystian Zimerman
Friday, 19. March 2010
Krystian Zimerman
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 29

Krystian Zimerman: Piano

Photo: Kasskara / DG

 

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

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Anne-Sophie Mutter
Saturday, 20. March 2010
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 57
Violin Concert by Anne-Sophie Mutter and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Photo: Anja Frers

 

Anne-Sophie Mutter: Violin


Ludovic Morlot: Conductor

 
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Wagner
Prelude to “Lohengrin” WWV 75
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 77
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

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April 2010

Bach: “St. Matthew Passion”
Friday, 02. April 2010
Helmut Rilling
Time: 5 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 29
Bach: “St. Matthew Passion” - Helmuth Rilling

Photo: Martin Sigmund

 

Helmuth Rilling: Conductor
Lothar Odinius: Evangelist
Klaus Häger: Jesus

 

Johann Sebastian Bach
“St. Matthew Passion”, BWV 244 ((200’))

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Nils Landgren
Saturday, 10. April 2010
Nils Landgren
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 23

JAZZnight

Photo: Karsten Jahnke

Konzertdirektion GmbH

 

Nils Landgren: Trombone

 

Nils Landgren Jazz Group
Nils Landgren Funk Unit

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Spring in Baden-Baden
Sunday, 11. April 2010
Frühling in der Lichtentaler Allee
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 20

Spring Concert

 

Markus Brock: Host

 
Pavel Baleff: Conductor


Baden-Badener Philharmonic Orchestra

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"Sunday Again" and "Annonciation"
Friday, 16. April 2010 to
Sunday, 18. April 2010
Fsh002
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 27

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet

Performances:

Friday, 16th April 2010 8 p.m.

Saturday, 17th April 2010 7 p.m.

Sunday, 18th April 2010 6 p.m.

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"Sunday Again" and "Annonciation"
Friday, 16. April 2010 to
Sunday, 18. April 2010
Fsh002
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 27

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet

Performances:

Friday, 16th April 2010 8 p.m.

Saturday, 17th April 2010 7 p.m.

Sunday, 18th April 2010 6 p.m.

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Nigel Kennedy
Thursday, 22. April 2010
Nigel Kennedy
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 39

Bach meets Ellington - Violin Concert

Photo: Lukas Beck

 

Nigel Kennedy: Violin and Direction
Orchestra of Life

Works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Duke Ellington (arranged by Nigel Kennedy)

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Chaplin Operas
Friday, 23. April 2010
Jonathan Nott
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 35
Live Music accompanying silent films by Charlie Chaplin

Photo: Priska Ketterer

 

Jonathan Nott: Conductor
Tora Augestad: Mezzo Soprano
Ivan Ludlow: Baritone
Ensemble Modern

Benedict Mason: “Chaplin Operas”
“Easy Street” ((25’))
“The Immigrant” ((25’))
“The Adventurer” ((25’))

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Fauré Quartett
Sunday, 25. April 2010
Fauré Quartett
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 18

Sunday Matinee

Photo: Kasskara

 

Erika Geldsetzer: Violin
Dirk Mommertz: Piano
Sascha Frömbling: Viola
Konstantin Heidrich: Violoncello

Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47

Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26

Following the concert a discussion with the artists will take place in the foyer.

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May 2010

Whitsun Festival - Bizet: „Carmen“
Saturday, 22. May 2010 to
Wednesday, 26. May 2010
Teodor Currentzis
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 69
Bizet: „Carmen" - Philippe Arlaud

Photo: Viktor Dmitriev

 

Performances:

Saturday, May 22nd 2010, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 24th 2010, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 26th, 8 p.m.

 

In French with German and English surtitles.

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Whitsun Festival - Valeriy Sokolov
Sunday, 23. May 2010
Valeriy Sokolov
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 18
Sunday Matinee - Violin Concert

Photo: Patrick Riou

 

Valeriy Sokolov: Violin
Svetlana Kosenko: Piano

 

Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert and Sergej Prokofiev

 

Following the concert a discussion with the artists will take place in the foyer.

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Whitsun Festival - Renaud and Gautier Capuçon
Sunday, 23. May 2010
Renaud und Gautier Capucon
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 27

Violin and Piano Concert

Photo: Marc Ribes

 

Renaud Capuçon: Violin
Gautier Capuçon: Violoncello
Frank Braley: Piano

Music by Franz Schubert and Maurice Ravel

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Whitsun Festival - Hommage à Stéphane Grappelli
Sunday, 23. May 2010
Beni Schmid
Time: 10 p.m.
Place: Kristallsaal, Culture House LA8
Prices: EUR 55
Hommage à Stéphane Grappelli in the Culture House LA8

Photo: Privat

 

Beni Schmid: Violin
Georg Breinschmid: Bass
Diknu Schneeberger: Guitar

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Whitsun Festival - Bizet: „Carmen“
Saturday, 22. May 2010 to
Wednesday, 26. May 2010
Teodor Currentzis
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 69
Bizet: „Carmen" - Philippe Arlaud

Photo: Viktor Dmitriev

 

Performances:

Saturday, May 22nd 2010, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 24th 2010, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 26th, 8 p.m.

 

In French with German and English surtitles.

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Whitsun Festival - Musical Morning Awakenings
Monday, 24. May 2010
Museum Frieder Burda Nacht
Time: 8 a.m.
Place: Museum Frieder Burda
Prices: EUR 60

Museum Frieder Burda

 

Alba Ventura: Piano

 

Music by Domenico Scarlatti, Enrique Granados and Manuel de Falla

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Whitsun Festival - Romantic Choral Music
Tuesday, 25. May 2010
Balthasar Neumann Chor Credit K Forster
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 33
Balthasar-Neumann-Choir

Photo: K. Forster

 

Marcus Creed: Conductor


Balthasar Neumann Choir

French romantic choral music

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Whitsun Festival - Bizet: „Carmen“
Saturday, 22. May 2010 to
Wednesday, 26. May 2010
Teodor Currentzis
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 69
Bizet: „Carmen" - Philippe Arlaud

Photo: Viktor Dmitriev

 

Performances:

Saturday, May 22nd 2010, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 24th 2010, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 26th, 8 p.m.

 

In French with German and English surtitles.

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Whitsun Festival - Flamenco Puro
Thursday, 27. May 2010
Tomatito
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 28
Flamenco Puro by Tomatito

Photo: Universal Music

 

José Fernández Torres, “Tomatito”: Guitar

 
El Cristi: Guitar
Simon Roman: Vocals
Morenito de Illora: Vocals
Lucky Losada: Percussion
José Maya: Dance

“Aguadulce”

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Whitsun Festival - Purcell: "Dido and Aeneas"
Friday, 28. May 2010
Teodor Currentzis
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 55
Purcell: „Dido and Aeneas“

Photo: Viktor Dmitriev

 

Teodor Currentzis: Musical Direction

 
The New Siberian Singers

 
Musica Aeterna

 

In English with German and English surtitles.

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Spring Festival - International Horse Racing
Saturday, 29. May 2010 to
Sunday, 06. June 2010
Pf016
Place: Racecourse Iffezheim

A magical atmosphere, neck and neck racing, nail-biting suspense and the most glamorous and craziest hats you’ve ever seen!

 

Races on:

May 29th, 2010 Saturday
May 30th, 2010 Sunday
June 2nd, 2010 Wednesday
June 3rd, 2010 Thursday
June 5th, 2010 Saturday
June 6th, 2010 Sunday

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Whitsun Festival - Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Saturday, 29. May 2010
Jonathan Nott
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 39
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Photo: Priska Ketterer

 

Jane Irwin: Mezzo Soprano
Jonathan Nott: Conductor

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Choir

 
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

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Whitsun Festival - The Hilliard Ensemble & Arditti Quartett
Saturday, 29. May 2010
Arditti Quartett
Time: 10 p.m.
Place: Stiftskirche
Prices: EUR 20
The Hilliard Ensemble & Arditti Quartett

Photo: Philippe Gontier

 

Wolfgang Rihm - “Et Lux”

Anton Webern - Works for string quartet

Vocal works from the Renaissance period

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Whitsun Festival - Yuja Wang
Sunday, 30. May 2010
Yuja Wang
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 18

Sunday Matinee

Yuja Wang: Piano

Photo: Qi Ke

 

Music by Domenico Scarlatti, Robert Schuman, Sergei Prokofiev

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Whitsun Festival - Thomas Quasthoff
Sunday, 30. May 2010
Thomas Quasthoff
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 29

German Folk Songs 

Thomas Quasthoff: Vocals

Photo: Kasskara / DG

 

With folk songs by Johannes Brahms, drinking songs, and well-known folk songs such as “Der Mond ist aufgegangen” and “Die Gedanken sind frei”

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June 2010

Rhythm & Blues
Thursday, 03. June 2010 to
Thursday, 02. December 2010
Kurhaus
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Kurhaus
Prices: EUR 20,-

Blues in the Kurhaus with different artists

 
Performances:

June 3rd, 2010

August 5th, 2010

October 7th, 2010

December 2nd, 2010

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Spring Festival - International Horse Racing
Saturday, 29. May 2010 to
Sunday, 06. June 2010
Pf016
Place: Racecourse Iffezheim

A magical atmosphere, neck and neck racing, nail-biting suspense and the most glamorous and craziest hats you’ve ever seen!

 

Races on:

May 29th, 2010 Saturday
May 30th, 2010 Sunday
June 2nd, 2010 Wednesday
June 3rd, 2010 Thursday
June 5th, 2010 Saturday
June 6th, 2010 Sunday

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The Barbirolli Quartet
Sunday, 06. June 2010
The Barbirolli Quartet
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 13

Sunday Matinee

Violin Concert

Photo: Michael Robert Williams

 

Music by Joseph Haydn, Frank Bridge and Leoš Janáček

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Summer in Baden-Baden
Sunday, 06. June 2010
Sa004
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 20

Summer Concert by the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra

 

Markus Brock: Host
Pavel Baleff: Conductor

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Hubbard Street Dance
Friday, 25. June 2010 to
Sunday, 27. June 2010
Hubbard Street Dance
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 27
„Walking Mad“, „Slipstream“, „Off Screen“

Photo: Todd Rosenberg

 

Performances:

Friday, June 25th 2010, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 26th 2010, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 27th 2010, 6 p.m.

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Hubbard Street Dance
Friday, 25. June 2010 to
Sunday, 27. June 2010
Hubbard Street Dance
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 27
„Walking Mad“, „Slipstream“, „Off Screen“

Photo: Todd Rosenberg

 

Performances:

Friday, June 25th 2010, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 26th 2010, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 27th 2010, 6 p.m.

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Hubbard Street Dance
Friday, 25. June 2010 to
Sunday, 27. June 2010
Hubbard Street Dance
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 27
„Walking Mad“, „Slipstream“, „Off Screen“

Photo: Todd Rosenberg

 

Performances:

Friday, June 25th 2010, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 26th 2010, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 27th 2010, 6 p.m.

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July 2010

Baden-Baden Summer Nights
Friday, 02. July 2010 to
Sunday, 04. July 2010
Kurhaus
Place: Kurgarten
The Baden-Baden Summer Nights invite you for the nicest open air party of the summer.
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Violin Gala
Sunday, 04. July 2010
Fsh002
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 45

Lisa Batiashvili, Alina Pogostkina, Baiba Skride

 

Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Sergei Prokofiev, Jean Sibelius and Nicolas Bacri

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International Oldtimer Meeting
Friday, 09. July 2010 to
Sunday, 11. July 2010
Oldtimer Meeting
Place: Kurgarten

„Germany’s most beautiful classic car show, a real open-air museum of the car history in a gorgeous coulisse.”


International Oldtimer Meeting
Friday, 09. July 2010 to
Sunday, 11. July 2010
Oldtimer Meeting
Place: Kurgarten

„Germany’s most beautiful classic car show, a real open-air museum of the car history in a gorgeous coulisse.”


Summer Festival - Rossini: "Il Viaggio a Reims"
Friday, 16. July 2010 to
Sunday, 18. July 2010
Szenenfoto Rossini
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 69
Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg

Photo: Mariinsky Theatre

 

Performances:

Friday, July 16th 2010 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 18th 2010 6 p.m.

 

Valery Gergiev: Musical Direction

 

In Italian with German and English surtitles.

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Summer Festival - Verdi Requiem
Saturday, 17. July 2010
Valery Gergiev
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 39
Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da Requiem

Photo: Marco Borggreve

 

Valery Gergiev: Conductor


Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg Choir and Orchestra

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Summer Festival - Rossini: "Il Viaggio a Reims"
Friday, 16. July 2010 to
Sunday, 18. July 2010
Szenenfoto Rossini
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 69
Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg

Photo: Mariinsky Theatre

 

Performances:

Friday, July 16th 2010 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 18th 2010 6 p.m.

 

Valery Gergiev: Musical Direction

 

In Italian with German and English surtitles.

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Summer Festival - Anne-Sophie Mutter
Monday, 19. July 2010
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 57

Violin Concert

Anne-Sophie Mutter: Violin

Photo: Anja Frers

 

Valery Gergiev: Conductor
Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg Choir and Orchestra

 

Music by Franz Liszt, Sofia Gubaidulina and Richard Wagner

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Summer Festival - Stars of the Opera
Tuesday, 20. July 2010
Valery Gergiev
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 51

"Stars of the Opera"

Valery Gergiev: Conductor

Photo: Marco Borggreve

 

Susan Foster: Soprano
Gary Lehman: Tenor
René Pape: Bass
Valery Gergiev: Conductor
Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg Choir and Orchestra

 

Music by Richard Wagner and Modest Mussorgski

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August 2010

Sir Simon Rattle
Wednesday, 04. August 2010
Sir Simon Rattle
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 57
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Photo: Mat Hennek

 

Hector Berlioz
“Romeo and Juliet” Op. 17 (Excerpts)

Richard Wagner
“Tristan and Isolde”, Act 2

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Rhythm & Blues
Thursday, 03. June 2010 to
Thursday, 02. December 2010
Kurhaus
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Kurhaus
Prices: EUR 20,-

Blues in the Kurhaus with different artists

 
Performances:

June 3rd, 2010

August 5th, 2010

October 7th, 2010

December 2nd, 2010

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Philharmonic Park Night at the Art and Culture Mile
Saturday, 07. August 2010
Philharmonischeparknacht
Time: 9 p.m.
Place: Lichtentaler Alley

Saturday, 7th or Sunday, 8th August 2010

 

Baden-Baden Philharmonic

 

An open-air extravaganza by the Philharmonic set under the towering, flood-lit trees of the Lichtentaler Alley.

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The Cleveland Orchestra
Sunday, 22. August 2010
Franz Welser-Möst
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 39
Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 8 in C minor

Foto: Roger Mastroianni

 

Franz Welser-Möst: Conductor

 
The Cleveland Orchestra

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Kurpark-Meeting
Friday, 27. August 2010 to
Sunday, 05. September 2010
Kurpark
Place: Kurhaus Garden
The Open Air Party and meeting point in the Kurgarten on the occasion of the Great Festival Week.
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Great Festival Week - International Horse Racing
Saturday, 28. August 2010 to
Sunday, 05. September 2010
Racing
Place: Iffezheim Racecourse

A magical atmosphere, neck and neck racing, nail-biting suspense and the most glamorous and craziest hats you’ve ever seen!

 

Races on:

August 28th, 2010 Saturday

August 29th, 2010 Sunday
August 31st, 2010 Tuesday
September 1st, 2010 Wednesday
September 3rd, 2010 Friday
September 5th, 2010 Sunday

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September 2010

Kurpark-Meeting
Friday, 27. August 2010 to
Sunday, 05. September 2010
Kurpark
Place: Kurhaus Garden
The Open Air Party and meeting point in the Kurgarten on the occasion of the Great Festival Week.
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Great Festival Week - International Horse Racing
Saturday, 28. August 2010 to
Sunday, 05. September 2010
Racing
Place: Iffezheim Racecourse

A magical atmosphere, neck and neck racing, nail-biting suspense and the most glamorous and craziest hats you’ve ever seen!

 

Races on:

August 28th, 2010 Saturday

August 29th, 2010 Sunday
August 31st, 2010 Tuesday
September 1st, 2010 Wednesday
September 3rd, 2010 Friday
September 5th, 2010 Sunday

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SWR3 New Pop Festival
Thursday, 23. September 2010 to
Saturday, 25. September 2010
Swr3
Place: divers locations

Concerts with international artists at different locations.

 




October 2010

Rhythm & Blues
Thursday, 03. June 2010 to
Thursday, 02. December 2010
Kurhaus
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Kurhaus
Prices: EUR 20,-

Blues in the Kurhaus with different artists

 
Performances:

June 3rd, 2010

August 5th, 2010

October 7th, 2010

December 2nd, 2010

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Sales & Racing Festival
Friday, 22. October 2010 to
Sunday, 24. October 2010
Racing
Place: Iffezheim Racecourse

A magical atmosphere, neck and neck racing, nail-biting suspense and the most glamorous and craziest hats you’ve ever seen!

 

Races on:

October 22nd, 2010 Friday

October 23rd, 2010 Saturday

October 24th, 2010 Sunday

 

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Sales & Racing Festival
Friday, 22. October 2010 to
Sunday, 24. October 2010
Racing
Place: Iffezheim Racecourse

A magical atmosphere, neck and neck racing, nail-biting suspense and the most glamorous and craziest hats you’ve ever seen!

 

Races on:

October 22nd, 2010 Friday

October 23rd, 2010 Saturday

October 24th, 2010 Sunday

 

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November 2010

Christkindelsmarkt
Tuesday, 23. November 2010 to
Sunday, 26. December 2010
Christkindelsmarkt
Place: City Center
Surrounded by the hills of the Black Forest, the picturesque backdrop of the Kurhaus and the Colonnades invites you to explore Christmassy Baden-Baden. A visit to the traditional Baden-Baden Christmas Market is like strolling through a scene from a winter fairytale...
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Christkindelsmarkt
Tuesday, 23. November 2010 to
Sunday, 26. December 2010
Christkindelsmarkt
Place: City Center
Surrounded by the hills of the Black Forest, the picturesque backdrop of the Kurhaus and the Colonnades invites you to explore Christmassy Baden-Baden. A visit to the traditional Baden-Baden Christmas Market is like strolling through a scene from a winter fairytale...
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December 2010

Christkindelsmarkt
Tuesday, 23. November 2010 to
Sunday, 26. December 2010
Christkindelsmarkt
Place: City Center
Surrounded by the hills of the Black Forest, the picturesque backdrop of the Kurhaus and the Colonnades invites you to explore Christmassy Baden-Baden. A visit to the traditional Baden-Baden Christmas Market is like strolling through a scene from a winter fairytale...
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Rhythm & Blues
Thursday, 03. June 2010 to
Thursday, 02. December 2010
Kurhaus
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Kurhaus
Prices: EUR 20,-

Blues in the Kurhaus with different artists

 
Performances:

June 3rd, 2010

August 5th, 2010

October 7th, 2010

December 2nd, 2010

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Christkindelsmarkt
Tuesday, 23. November 2010 to
Sunday, 26. December 2010
Christkindelsmarkt
Place: City Center
Surrounded by the hills of the Black Forest, the picturesque backdrop of the Kurhaus and the Colonnades invites you to explore Christmassy Baden-Baden. A visit to the traditional Baden-Baden Christmas Market is like strolling through a scene from a winter fairytale...
more

Christkindelsmarkt
Tuesday, 23. November 2010 to
Sunday, 26. December 2010
Christkindelsmarkt
Place: City Center
Surrounded by the hills of the Black Forest, the picturesque backdrop of the Kurhaus and the Colonnades invites you to explore Christmassy Baden-Baden. A visit to the traditional Baden-Baden Christmas Market is like strolling through a scene from a winter fairytale...
more

Christkindelsmarkt
Tuesday, 23. November 2010 to
Sunday, 26. December 2010
Christkindelsmarkt
Place: City Center
Surrounded by the hills of the Black Forest, the picturesque backdrop of the Kurhaus and the Colonnades invites you to explore Christmassy Baden-Baden. A visit to the traditional Baden-Baden Christmas Market is like strolling through a scene from a winter fairytale...
more

Christkindelsmarkt
Tuesday, 23. November 2010 to
Sunday, 26. December 2010
Christkindelsmarkt
Place: City Center
Surrounded by the hills of the Black Forest, the picturesque backdrop of the Kurhaus and the Colonnades invites you to explore Christmassy Baden-Baden. A visit to the traditional Baden-Baden Christmas Market is like strolling through a scene from a winter fairytale...
more