Christoph Müller takes over Klosters Music
Basel-based cultural manager Christoph Müller has been appointed Artistic Director of Klosters Music. He succeeds David Whelton in this position.
Müller will take over the role at the Graubünden festival on November 1, 2026, succeeding David Whelton, who will retire as artistic director with the upcoming festival edition (July 31 - August 9, 2026). From 2027, Müller will launch an additional project as part of Klosters Music, the "Klosters Fine Violin Summit", which combines music and the art of violin making. The new project he has planned is also linked to Müller's work as Vice President of the Swiss Stradivari Foundation Habisreutinger-Huggler-Coray, the most important Swiss institution for the preservation and awarding of historical string instruments.
Klosters Music is organized by the Art & Music Foundation, Klosters. With the establishment of the foundation and the support association of the same name in spring 2019, a basis was created to develop a cultural offering. In future, the foundation will realize various styles and formats in the fields of art and music in Klosters, Prättigau and beyond.
Müller directed the Gstaad Menuhin Festival from 2002 to 2024. He will also take over the artistic direction of the Settimane Musicali Ascona in 2026. Born in 1970, the cultural manager is a trained cellist and has held various positions with the Basel Chamber Orchestra since 1996. He has been the orchestra's artistic delegate and concert manager since 2011.
