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55-579: He received a number of awards including Discovery of the Year in 1983, and Frankfurt's Musikpreis for extraordinary achievements in 1989. He was a founding member of the Rheingau Musik Festival , Hesse , and has appeared regularly since the first season in 1988. As head of the society of the Dresdner Frauenkirche , Ludwig Güttler promoted the reconstruction of this famous Baroque church, which

110-656: A clarinet soloist in two chamber music concerts playing the clarinet quintets by Mozart and Brahms with the Arcanto Quartet and works by Stravinsky, Schumann and Bartók with his sister, Carolin Widmann , and Dénes Várjon , in a Rendezvous and a Werkstattkonzert with students of the Musikhochschule Frankfurt . In the workshop, he presented four of his chamber music works, playing in two of them, Fieberphantasie for string quartet, clarinet and piano, and

165-610: A composer for an interview with chamber music. The modern ESWE Atrium was a fitting venue, but since a larger audience got interested the talks were moved to Schloss Johannisberg. In later years more concerts were added, sometimes in different locations, sometimes showing the works of the featured composer in relation to other music, concentrating on large scale works since 2005. Some composers have played or conducted themselves. Songs by Wolfgang Rihm on texts by Goethe were performed, juxtaposed with Goethe-settings by Schubert, by Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber on 3 August 2014, just before

220-673: A concert at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden the vocalist Andreas Schaerer , the saxophonist Émile Parisien and the accordionist Vincent Peirani . The festival usually concludes with a choral concert in Eberbach Abbey, including rarely performed works. In 2005 Frieder Bernius conducted Penderecki's Polish Requiem , Helmuth Rilling conducted Messa per Rossini in 2001 and works entitled Messiah by both Sven-David Sandström and Handel in 2009. Artists have included Anne-Sophie Mutter , Alfred Brendel , Mstislav Rostropovich ,

275-641: A diverse program. The Rheingau Musik Festival is traditionally opened in Eberbach Abbey by a concert of the hr-Sinfonieorchester , broadcast live. The first concert was on 23 June 1988 a performance of two works by C. P. E. Bach , his Magnificat and the oratorio Die Israeliten in der Wüste . Frieder Bernius conducted the Kammerchor Stuttgart and the Barockorchester Stuttgart, with soloists Nancy Argenta , Lena Lootens , Mechthild Georg , Howard Crook and Stephen Roberts . A cycle of

330-523: A number of other foundations were made: Schönau Abbey near Heidelberg in 1142; Otterberg Abbey in the Palatinate in 1144; Gottesthal Abbey near Liège in 1155; and Arnsburg Abbey in the Wetterau in 1174. At its height in the 12th and 13th centuries, the population is estimated to have been about 100 monks and over 200 lay brothers . Eberbach Abbey was also very successful economically, principally as

385-591: A performance at the Salzburg Festival . They included the second performance of Harzreise . Beginning in 2013 a new format presents a composer in residence, first Fazıl Say, who was also awarded the Rheingau Musikpreis of 2013. He appeared in a Werkstadtkonzert (workshop concert) after preparing three compositions with seven students of the Musikhochschule Frankfurt . He introduced to

440-656: A quintet for piano and winds, the scoring of Mozart's quintet K. 452 . The other works were Air for horn solo, and the String Quartet No. 3 Jagdquartett . The composer in residence of 2015 was Lera Auerbach, who performed her works as a pianist in several concerts, including a Werkstattkonzert (workshop concert) of chamber music with students of the Frankfurt Musikhochschule . In 2017, two pianists were artists in residence, Igor Levit and Michael Wollny , who both played several concerts. Wollny invited for

495-456: A result of profits from the cultivation of vineyards and the production of wine. At least 14 members of the family of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen were buried in the church. Among them was Count Johann IV of Katzenelnbogen, who was the first to plant Riesling vines, in a new vineyard in the nearby village of Rüsselsheim , when the monks of Eberbach were still growing red grapes such as Grobrot ,

550-508: A theme; in 2010, Fernweh , in eight concerts, including one of the ensemble amarcord , in 2011 the opposite: Heimweh . The theme of 2014 was Liebespaare (Lovers). The theme of 2016, Starke Frauen (Strong women), was expressed in a concert of Mad Songs of the time of English restoration , performed by Dorothee Mields and the Lautten Compagney , combining folk songs and art songs mostly by Henry Purcell . In 2023,

605-505: A year there are wine auctions. On the night of 26 April 2005 the abbey suffered severe damage from flooding. This was due to heavy rain, which caused the Kisselbach river to overflow its banks, and the increased volume of water brought about the collapse of the 18th century storm drain under the abbey. Major restoration of the complex began in 1986, financed by the State of Hesse. Restoration of

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660-619: Is a former Cistercian monastery in Eltville in the Rheingau , Germany. On account of its Romanesque and early Gothic buildings it is considered one of the most significant architectural heritage sites in Hesse . In the winter of 1985/86 some of the interior scenes of The Name of the Rose were filmed here. The abbey is a main venue of the annual Rheingau Musik Festival . The first monastic house at

715-662: Is a member of the European Festivals Association . For the 2023 season, 164 concerts at 29 locations were announced. On 17 June 2012, the 25th anniversary of the festival was celebrated at the Kurhaus, Wiesbaden . The concerts of the first season took place at Kloster Eberbach , in the hall and church of Schloss Johannisberg, at St. Martin in Lorch (part of the Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site ), at

770-893: Is a member of the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP). The church contains numerous interesting monuments and tombs, notable among them being those of: The abbey has been the principal venue for the concerts of the Rheingau Musik Festival since 1988, with concerts in the Basilika (church), the Dormitorium, the Laiendormitorium and the Kreuzgang (cloisters). It has also been used for other concerts. The public areas can be viewed daily, either with or without guided tours. Rooms can be booked for conferences and events. Wine tastings for groups can also be booked, and twice

825-491: Is an international summer music festival in Germany, founded in 1987. It is mostly for classical music, but includes other genres. Concerts take place at culturally important locations, such as Eberbach Abbey and Schloss Johannisberg , in the wine-growing Rheingau region between Wiesbaden and Lorch . The festival was the initiative of Michael Herrmann , who has served as its artistic director and chief executive officer. Like

880-526: The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss the abbey was dissolved on 18 September 1803 and with its assets and territory became the property of Prince Friedrich Augustus of Nassau-Usingen . The lands passed from Nassau-Usingen in 1866 to Prussia , from 1918 to 1945 to the People's State of Hesse , and from 1945 have formed part of the State of Hesse. The premises were put to a variety of uses. An asylum

935-830: The Alban Berg Quartet , Zubin Mehta , and Riccardo Muti . Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has appeared as a recitator, and Giora Feidman and Bobby McFerrin included their audience in their performance. In 2001, Dave Brubeck and his quartet appeared with the Jacques Loussier Trio. Chick Corea visited in 2009 and jammed with Roy Haynes , whose band had opened the concert. Other artists of 2009 included Colin Davis , Ludwig Güttler , Martha Argerich , Frank Peter Zimmermann , Anne Sofie von Otter and Olga Scheps . Lorin Maazel conducted

990-719: The Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main . Concerts have been staged in churches such as St. Jakobus, Rüdesheim , castles and former presshouses ( Kelterhalle ). An annual Sommerfest is held at Schloss Johannisberg while other open-air concerts have taken place in wineries and vineyards, on river boats, in the cloisters of Eberbach, the courts of Vollrads and the Kurpark Wiesbaden . Most events are dedicated to classical music, but cabaret, jazz, readings, musical cruises, children's concerts, wine tastings or culinary events with music add to

1045-573: The Collegium Vocale Gent under Philippe Herreweghe . In 2010, Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin were celebrated in 16 concerts, such as Das Paradies und die Peri and piano music by Chopin with Daniel Barenboim . Seven concerts were devoted to Mahler and Hugo Wolf , such as Spanisches Liederbuch . Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber performed Mahler's Sieben Lieder aus letzter Zeit (Seven Songs of Latter Days) and songs from Das Lied von der Erde . In 2011 they performed

1100-887: The Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany . Erich Iltgen awarded him the Sächsische Verfassungsmedaille on 26 May 2005. Queen Elizabeth II appointed him Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in November 2007 in recognition of his contributions to the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche and his significant contribution to the reconciliation of the two peoples by this project. Rheingau Musik Festival The Rheingau Musik Festival (RMF)

1155-737: The Gächinger Kantorei and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart with Helmuth Rilling , and Enoch zu Guttenberg with his ensembles. Other themes of the anniversary season were " Festmusiken " (Festive Music), " Geigenreigen " (Violin Circle) and " Orgeldimensionen " (Organ Dimensions). The Marienvesper was a sequence of works by Alessandro Melani , performed by Das kleine Konzert and the Rheinische Kantorei , conducted by Hermann Max , with soloists Veronika Winter , Franz Vitzthum , Hans Jörg Mammel and Markus Flaig , among others. The music

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1210-743: The Münchner Philharmoniker with Olli Mustonen and Herbert Blomstedt , and the Windsbacher Knabenchor , among others. In 2013, Andris Nelsons conducted the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with soloist Sol Gabetta in a program including Elgar's Cello Concerto and Dvořák's Eighth Symphony . In 2014, Maurizio Pollini made his debut at the festival, playing in the Kurhaus Wiesbaden Chopin's Preludes (Op. 28) and Book 1 of Debussy's Preludes . On 17 June 2012,

1265-1016: The Rheingauer Dom in Geisenheim , and in Wiesbaden at the Marktkirche and the Kurhaus . Important locations have also included Schloss Vollrads , the Abbey St. Hildegard in Eibingen, the churches St. Valentin in Kiedrich, the romanesque Basilika St. Aegidius of Mittelheim and St. Georg und Katharina in Wiesbaden-Frauenstein , the Parkhotel of the spa Schlangenbad , the Lutherkirche in Wiesbaden and

1320-513: The Romanesque , Gothic and Baroque periods. A property list, the Oculus Memoriae , survives from as early as the year 1211, giving detailed information on the possessions and premises of the abbey complex. It was edited and published 1981–1987. The buildings include: The vineyards of Eberbach Abbey were, at 300 hectares, the largest in medieval Europe. Most of them are now the property of

1375-788: The Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival founded in 1986, the Rheingau festival was intended to add life to a region rich in musical heritage. The gothic church of Kiedrich houses the oldest playable organ in Germany, and has its own "dialect" of Gregorian chant that dates back to 1333. In more recent times, the Rheingau has inspired composers such as Johannes Brahms , who composed his Symphony No. 3 in Wiesbaden and frequently stayed in Rüdesheim , and Richard Wagner , who worked on Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Biebrich . To test

1430-531: The Swedish army in 1631. Many valuable items from the church and the library were looted, and the monks were forced to flee. Only 20 of them returned in 1635 to begin a laborious reconstruction. The 18th century was a period of great economic success: surviving accounts show that the abbey profits were regularly invested on the Frankfurt money market. The final decline set in with the French Revolution . After

1485-1333: The Vienna Philharmonic in Bruckner's Symphony No. 3 and Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps . In 2011, the Thomanerchor sang a concert of mostly motets , including Bach's Jesu, meine Freude in Eberbach Abbey, part of the choir's tour in its 800th year. Andreas Scholl , born in the Rheingau, made his debut at the festival in three events, an interview, a trip ( Rheingaureise ) to three churches with different concert programs, and an opera recital with his sister Elisabeth in Eberbach Abbey. The Lautten Compagney performed in concert Handel's opera Rinaldo , 300 years after its premiere. The ensemble Le Concert Spirituel , conducted by Hervé Niquet , performed music for up to 40 voices by Alessandro Striggio , together with music of Orazio Benevoli , Francesco Corteccia , Stefano Fabbri and Claudio Monteverdi . Other artists of 2011 included Freddy Cole , Yo-Yo Ma , Mitsuko Uchida , Waltraud Meier , Sabine Meyer , Heinrich Schiff , Frank Peter Zimmermann , Arabella Steinbacher , Daniel Müller-Schott , Xavier de Maistre , Omara Portuondo , Dianne Reeves , Nils Landgren , The King's Singers ,

1540-416: The ensemble amarcord with additional singers, and the Lautten Compagney conducted by Wolfgang Katschner . Organ concerts have been played on the historic instruments of the region by organists such as Marie Claire Alain , Gabriel Dessauer , Edgar Krapp and Ignace Michiels . In 2010 a new series started, presenting artists before their concerts in a separate Rendezvous : Christoph Eschenbach ,

1595-625: The piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven by Rudolf Buchbinder . From 2003 to 2011, Eliahu Inbal conducted a series of the complete symphonies of Bruckner at Eberbach Abbey with the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne , concluding with the unfinished Ninth Symphony . Every year on 15 August the Assumption of Mary is celebrated by a Marienvesper ( Vespers for the Virgin Mary), in 2010 Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine

1650-479: The 25th season of the festival was celebrated at the Kurhaus, Wiesbaden , with speeches by Volker Bouffier , Roland Koch and Enoch zu Guttenberg . A concert was played by the hr-Sinfonieorchester and violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann , conducted by Paavo Järvi . The 25th season of the festival is celebrated by concerts of " Wegbegleiter " ("Companions along the way"), artists who have appeared regularly from

1705-603: The Frauenkirche. After the German reunification, Ludwig Güttler became chairman of the society for promoting the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche Dresden and curator of the foundation Stiftung Frauenkirche. He regularly conducted "Wiederaufbaukonzerte" (concerts for the reconstruction). For his involvement in the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche, he received several honours. President Horst Köhler awarded him in September 2007

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1760-584: The State of Hesse transferred the entire abbey complex into the ownership of a publicly owned charitable foundation, the Stiftung Kloster Eberbach ("Eberbach Abbey Foundation"), which has the goal of conserving the architectural and cultural monument by overseeing its appropriate, controlled and sustainable use as well as of maintaining the historical tradition of wine production. All wine production activities are bundeled since 2003 by Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach . The buildings date from

1815-582: The beginning, such as the Virtuosi Saxoniae , conducted by Ludwig Güttler , the Kammerchor Stuttgart , conducted by Frieder Bernius who had performed the very first concert of the festival, the piano duo Anthony & Joseph Paratore , the boys choir Windsbacher Knabenchor , percussionist Babette Haag , pianists Ewa Kupiec , Gerhard Oppitz , Justus Frantz , Tzimon Barto , Christoph Eschenbach and Oleg Maisenberg , actor Walter Renneisen ,

1870-505: The composer's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen , Des Knaben Wunderhorn and Kindertotenlieder . 2014 remembers three anniversaries of birth, 450 of Shakespeare, 300 of C.P.E. Bach and 150 of Richard Strauss . Bach's oratorio Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu was performed by Hermann Max conducting the Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert , with soloists Veronika Winter , Markus Schäfer and Matthias Vieweg . Every year, some concerts are grouped around

1925-750: The concert, he invited to a reception at various areas of the property, addressing each group there. The opening concert in 2023 was focused on French music with the Te Deum by Berlioz, conducted by Alain Altinoglu . Every year, composers' anniversaries are celebrated. In 2009, six concerts were given each to music by Handel, including Israel in Egypt with the Monteverdi Choir under John Eliot Gardiner ; by Haydn, including The Creation conducted by Enoch zu Guttenberg ; and by Mendelssohn, including Elijah with

1980-573: The earliest grape variety recorded in Eberbach. In about 1525 it is said that in the abbey there was an enormous wine barrel with a volume of between c. 50,000 and 100,000 litres, which in the German Peasants' War of 1525 was heavily used by rebels from the Rheingau, who were encamped just below the monastery. During the Thirty Years' War , the abbey was severely damaged, beginning with an attack by

2035-796: The festival Musikwoche Hitzacker in Hitzacker . Güttler is a member of the Sächsische Akademie der Künste (Saxon Academy of Arts). Güttler founded the Leipziger Bach-Collegium in 1976, the Blechbläserensemble Ludwig Güttler in 1978, and in 1985 the chamber orchestra Virtuosi Saxoniae. The group of members of the Staatskapelle Dresden concentrates on performing music from the 18th century found in Dresden libraries, in

2090-437: The festival announced themes including works by Gustav Mahler , Bach's Goldberg Variations and Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps , both these works in several interpretations. Soloists still in their teens are presented at the regular series Treffpunkt Jugend (meeting point youth). They play in two Marathon concerts chamber music and concertos with orchestra. Some performances are presented over several years, such as

2145-453: The festival idea, two concerts took place in Eberbach Abbey in the summer of 1987. In November 1987 the Rheingau Musik Festival e. V. was founded by Michael Herrmann, Tatiana von Metternich-Winneburg , Walter Fink , Hans Otto Jung , Michael Bolenius, Hans-Clemens Lucht, Ulrich Rosin and Claus Wisser . The association organized the festival from the first season in 1988 which included 19 concerts until 1992. It has continued to support

2200-446: The festival since. The RMF receives significant financial help from sponsors who choose to fund their own concerts. The Rheingau Musik Festival is under the patronage of the minister-president of Hesse . Michael Herrmann was awarded the Goethe-Plakette of Hesse in 2002. The RMF has grown to be one of Germany's important festivals presenting around 140 events every summer with international orchestras, ensembles and soloists. It

2255-413: The fields of opera, sacred music and chamber music. He supported the Rheingau Musik Festival from the beginning in 1988, both as a performer and a curator. In 2011 he appeared with his Brass Ensemble. In 2012, he conducted his orchestra Virtuosi Saxoniae in Eberbach Abbey in works by Bach, Handel, Johann Friedrich Fasch , Christoph Förster , Telemann and Mozart, as part of the series "Companions along

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2310-417: The orchestra of the Handel Festival in Halle and from 1969 to 1980 with the Dresden Philharmonic . He has been teaching the trumpet at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden until 1990, and at the annual International Music Seminar in Weimar from 1980 to 1990. Since the mid-1970s, Güttler has been mainly active as a soloist and later as a conductor, at home and abroad, devoted mainly to

2365-399: The percussionist Martin Grubinger and Menahem Pressler . The guests in 2011 were Andreas Scholl and Christian Gerhaher . A special feature of the RMF is the annual Komponistenporträt , the presentation of a living composer in talk and music. It was initiated by Walter Fink and has been sponsored by him. From the beginning in 1990 the core of this portrait has been the invitation of

2420-439: The pieces and after each work answered questions from the audience. In two sonatas composed in 2012, with Turkish place names as movement titles, he played the piano, first a cello sonata in four movements, then a clarinet sonata in three movements, both including elements of Turkish music as well as jazz. The program ended with his wind quintet Op. 31. Jörg Widmann, Composer and Artist in Residence in 2014, appeared four times, as

2475-424: The program was played without intermission. Augustin Hadelich was the soloist in the Violin Concerto by Jean Sibelius, which was followed by Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony . The concert was at the same time a charity concert of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier who spoke at the beginning with a focus on the support and encouragement of music students to follow their calling even in critical times. After

2530-449: The site was founded in 1116 by Archbishop Adalbert of Mainz , as a house of Augustinian canons . It was then bestowed by him in 1131 upon the Benedictines . This foundation failed to establish itself, and the successor, Kloster Eberbach , was founded in 1136 by Bernard of Clairvaux as the first Cistercian monastery on the east bank of the Rhine . Eberbach soon became one of the largest and most active monasteries of Germany. From it

2585-482: The state of Hesse and are run by the Hessische Staatsweingüter GmbH Kloster Eberbach , which manages the largest connected area of wine production in Germany, comprising vineyards on the slopes of the Rhine Valley and on the Hessische Bergstrasse . Of the 238 hectares which are under cultivation, three-quarters are planted with Riesling , but Chardonnay , Pinot blanc , Pinot gris , Pinot noir and Dornfelder are also grown. Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach

2640-428: The symphonies of Gustav Mahler , conducted by Paavo Järvi , continued in 2011 with the Fifth Symphony , programmed with Alban Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder , sung by Elena Garanca . In 2013, Mahler's Sixth Symphony was preceded by Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder , sung by Anne Sofie von Otter. In 2016, Christoph Eschenbach conducted Schubert's Unfinished Symphony and Bruckner's Sixth Symphony The 2019 festival

2695-417: The trumpet literature of the 18th century, especially the high-pitched piccolo trumpet . He was also involved in the development of a modern brass instrument to play parts designated for the historic corno da caccia . The instrument was made by Friedbert Syhre in Leipzig. Güttler is also musical director of the festival "Sandstein und Musik" (Sandstone and Music) in Saxon Switzerland , founded in 1983 and of

2750-406: The way". In 1983 he received a record prize of the Deutsche Phono-Akademie in Hamburg as "Discovery of the Year". In 1988 he was the second recipient of the Georg-Philipp-Telemann-Preis of Magdeburg , in 1989 the Frankfurter Musikpreis . In both 1978 and 1985 he received the National Prize of East Germany , which he returned in 1989, asking that the money should be devoted to the reconstruction of

2805-438: Was accommodated here until 1873 (the forerunner of the Zentrum für Soziale Psychiatrie Rheinblick ) and until 1912 a prison. Management of the vineyards and wine production has continued in state hands. After considerable structural work Eberbach serves inter alia as a venue for cultural events and displays, and as a film location, as for example for Umberto Eco 's The Name of the Rose (1985). With effect from 1 January 1998

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2860-431: Was destroyed during World War II and was rebuilt in 1994–2004. In recognition of these contributions, Queen Elizabeth II appointed him Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in November 2007. Güttler was born in 1943 in Sosa , in the Ore Mountain region of Saxony . He studied at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik – Mendelssohn-Akademie in Leipzig with Armin Männel . From 1965 to 1969 he played in

2915-456: Was juxtaposed to Monteverdi's Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda , with James Gilchrist . In 1994 the festival initiated the Rheingau Musik Preis that has been awarded annually for musical achievements, to Many concerts have been conducted in collaboration with broadcasting stations, namely Hessischer Rundfunk . Selected events were recorded, including: Eberbach Abbey Eberbach Abbey (German: Kloster Eberbach )

2970-442: Was opened by Dvořák's Stabat Mater , with the MDR Rundfunkchor and the hr Sinfonieorchester conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada . The 2020 festival had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 festival was opened on 26 June, traditionally by the hr-Sinfonieorchester, and as the last program with Orozco-Estrada. Due to restrictions, the 650 listeners were placed like a checker board, 2 seats taken, and 2 seats empty;

3025-557: Was performed to mark the 400th anniversary of the work, with the RIAS Kammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin , conducted by Hans-Christoph Rademann . In 2011 the ensemble Concerto Romano, conducted by Alessandro Quarta, performed a combination of works by composers from Rome, Vincenzo Ugolini ( Laudate pueri ), Paolo Tarditi (c.1580–1661, Lauda Jerusalem ), Domenico Massenzio (d.1650, " Ave maris stella "), and in particular Lorenzo Ratti (c.1589–1630). In 2013 Monteverdi's Vespers were performed again, this time by

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